All the anger and unhappiness in the house was causing the poor husband great distress. Finally, Li-Li could not stand her mother-in-law’s bad temper and dictatorship any longer, and she decided to do something about it.
Li-Li went to see her father’s good friend, Mr.Huang, who sold herbs. She told him the situation and asked if he would give her some poison so that she could solve the problem once and for all. Mr Huang thought for a while, and finally said, Li-Li, I will help you solve your problem, but you must listen to me and obey what I tell you. Li-Li said,
“Yes, Mr Huang, I will do whatever you tell me to do.”
Mr Huang went into the back room, and returned in a few minutes with a package of herbs. He told Li-Li,
“You can’t use a quick-acting poison to get rid of your mother-in-law, because that would cause people to become suspicious. Therefore, I have given you a number of herbs that will slowly build up poison in her body. Every other day prepare some pork or chicken and put a little of these herbs in her serving. Now, in order to make sure that nobody suspects you when she dies, you must be very careful to act very friendly towards her. Don’t argue with her, obey her every wish, and treat her like a queen.”
One day, Li-Li came to see Mr. Huang and asked for his help again. She said,
“Dear Mr Huang, please help me to keep the poison from killing my mother-in-law! She has changed into such a nice woman, and I love her like my own mother. I do not want her to die because of the poison I gave her.”
Mr. Huang smiled and nodded his head.
“Li-Li, there’s nothing to worry about. I never gave you any poison. The herbs I gave you were vitamins to improve her health. The only poison was in your mind and your attitude toward her, but that has been all washed away by the love which you gave to her.”
MORAL : Friends, have you ever realized that how you treat others is exactly how they will treat you? In China it is said : The person who loves others will also be loved.
This story is fairly one-sided. How about the mother-in-law? Does she need to change her attitude too? Is she going to be a dictator with her other daughter-in-laws? And can’t she just move out with dignity and be independent rather then resorting to using poison – which is both moreally and legally wrong… This sounds so medieval
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I love the story so much……….