TWICE AS MUCH
Two men had stores across the street from each other. They competed for the same customers. Their rivalry became intense, and the shopkeepers began to dislike each other greatly. They became angry when their customers went into the other man’s store, and sometimes they would yell nasty things at each other across the street. Up in heaven God saw that this was getting out of hand, so He sent an angel down to work it out. The angel appeared to one of the men and said, “I am going to grant you any wish you ask. If you wish for riches, you will get riches. But whatever you wish for, the man across the street will get double. If you wish for honor, the man across the street will get double honor. If you wish for customers you will get them, but he will get twice as many.” There was a long silence. The angel was sure the man had learned…
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