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*A long time ago in China , a girl named Li-Li got married & went to livewith her husband and mother-in-law. In a very short time, Li-Li found thatshe couldn't get along with mother-in-law at all. Their personalities werevery different, and Li-Li was angered by many of her mother-in-law's habits.In addition, she criticized Li-Li constantly.Days passed, and weeks passed. Li-Li and her mother-in-law never stoppedarguing and fighting. But what made the situation even worse was that,according to ancient Chinese tradition, Li-Li had to bow to hermother-in-law and obey her every wish. All the anger and unhappiness in thehouse was causing Li-Li's poor husband great distress.Finally, Li-Li could not stand her mother-in-law's bad temper anddictatorship any longer, and she decided to do something about it! Li-Liwent to see her father's good friend, Mr. Huang, who sold herbs. She toldhim the situation and asked if he would give her some poison so that shecould solve the problem once and for all.Mr. Huang thought for a while, and finally said, "Li-Li, I will help yousolve 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 Huangwent into the back room, and returned in a few minutes with a package ofherbs. 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 havegiven you a number of herbs that will slowly build up poison in her body.Every other day prepare some delicious meal and put a little of these herbsin her serving. Now, in order to make sure that nobody suspect you, when shedies, you must be very careful to be actively friendly towards her. "Don'targue with her, obey her every wish, and treat her like a queen." Li-Li wasso happy. She thanked Mr. Huang and hurried home to start her plot ofmurdering her mother-in-law.Weeks went by, and months went by, and every other day, Li-Li served thespecially treated food to her mother-in-law. She remembered what Mr. Huanghad said about avoiding suspicion, so she controlled her temper, obeyed hermother-in-law, and treated her like her own mother.After six months had passed, the whole household had changed. Li-Li hadpracticed controlling her temper so much that she found that she almostnever got mad or upset. She hadn't had an argument with her mother-in-law insix months because she now seemed much kinder and easier to get along with.The mother-in-law's attitude toward Li-Li changed, and she began to loveLi-Li like her own daughter. She kept telling friends and relatives thatLi-Li was the best daughter-in-law one could ever find. Li-Li and hermother-in-law were now treating each other like a real mother and daughter.Li-Li's husband was very happy to see what was happening.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 mymother-in-law. She's changed into such a nice woman, and I love her like myown 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 worryabout. I never gave you any poison. The herbs I gave you were vitamins toimprove her health. The only poison was in your mind and your attitudetoward her, but that has been all washed away by the love which you gave toher."There is a wise Chinese saying: "The person who loves others will also beloved in return." God might be trying to work in another person's lifethrough you. Send this to your friends and spread the POWER OF LOVE.