Once upon a time on Earth there was a beautiful island where everyone lived in total spiritual wealth.

Then, one horrible day, its inhabitants discovered that their island had started to be flooded. All spiritual wealth set off on a ship or swam away.  

Only Love stayed behind, as she has been waiting to the very end and, only when there was no longer any reason for staying, she decided to swim away from the island too.  

She called Wealth and asked him to take her to his ship. Wealth answered:

“There are tons of jewels and gold on my ship, there is no room for you.” 

Then the ship of Melancholy passed by and Love asked her to let her board it, but Melancholy answered:

“I’ m sorry Love. I’ m so sad, I’d rather be alone!”  

Then Love saw the ship of Pride and asked him to help her. Pride answered that Love’s presence would disturb the harmony on the boat.  

Suddenly she saw Joy swimming, but she was so busy having fun that she didn’t hear Love’s appeal.

When Love was just about to loose her hopes, she suddenly heard a voice behind her:

“Come with me Love, I shall take you!”

Love turned and saw an old man. He took her to the land and left. Only too late she remembered to ask his name.  So she asked Knowledge:

“Tell me Knowledge, who was my saver? Who was this old man?”

Knowledge looked at Love:

“It was Time”

“Time?” said Love, “Why would he save me?”

Knowledge looked at Love and then turned her glance far away, to the place where the old man was swimming:

“I’ll tell you why…….because only Time knows the importance of Love in life”