The Humble Rug

There once was this girl who found this rug. It was in a variety of beautiful colors all which just happen to be her favorite colors. Orange, teal, red, gold, and some green. The moment she saw this rug she knew she had to have it. It was the most beautiful rug and would give the feeling in her home that she was looking for. So, she speaks to the salesman and ask to bring it home for a day to see it in her home. The girl couldn't have been more pleased with the cozy, fun, and inviting feeling it brought into her home. There was no other rug that could compare. This was the one.

The she realized that this rug was far more than she could really pay and the man of the home said it must go back. Disappointed that she would have to return it the next day she tried to think of ways to purchase this fine item. She looked for possible flaws, begged for a discount, tried to deduct from her monthly food savings, called different merchants for a better price, and a few other things. She was unsuccessful and the man of the home said it must go back.

Then, along came her fairy mother-in-law who said she would pay for half. No strings attached. The girl was surprised and excited. The man of the house agreed to the terms. The girl looked at the rug and all it's beauty. She thought of it's fine design, excellent wool and beautiful colors used to construct it's perfectness. She knew this rug would last forever.

Then she thought some more. It wasn't the rug that created the feeling of her home but her. The rug made her happy but so does the the man of the house and the little ones she tends to. The young lady was taught to work hard for the things she would like and knew when she made the decisions to tend to little ones she would have to give up some things. There was a lot of money to be spent here and was the rug really where she wanted to put that investment? The rug may last a lifetime but not forever.

The young lady rolled up the rug, placed it in it's plastic cover and returned it to the store. Though the offer was just what she wanted it's price no longer mimicked it's worth. The girl was right about it being perfect and maybe it was just what she needed...to help remember the important things.