"Things aren’t always as they seem, are they?"

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A package arrives at Sue’s home around the holidays. It’s addressed to Bessie, a friend that once lived with Sue. Printed in big letters on the package is: "Keep frozen." So Sue puts the package in her freezer downstairs in the basement, planning to take it to Bessie the next time she visits her.

Well, Sue forgets about the package until one day when she’s looking for something else in the freezer, she sees it, pulls it out, and reads Bessie’s name on it. Of course, Sue is embarrassed because by this time the holidays are over and somebody’s probably asked Bessie about the gift and she knows nothing about it.

So Sue calls Bessie, tells her the situation, and asks, "Do you want me to bring it to you or just open it and tell you what it is?" "Just open it," Bessie says.

Sue puts down the phone, unwraps the package, then picks up the phone and says, "Well, it’s a shawl wrapped in a frozen food box."

Things aren’t always as they seem, are they? Yet another reason to listen to life today and make a life, not just a living.

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