Not too good to be you.

Once upon a time there was a wealthy man. Recently divorced, he was having a hard time taking care of his two daughters, maintaining their home, and working a high profile job. 

And so one day he put out an ad for a house manager.

Shortly after, having seen the ad, a young woman knocked on his door to express her interest. 

The wealthy man invited her in. But as they begin to discuss the details of the job they both discovered there was a mismatch. 

The wealthy man was looking for a live-in house manager, and the young woman was looking for job she could work during the day and return home to her two daughters at night.

As the conversation ensued, the young woman revealed that her husband had recently passed and she was the only one taking care of her children. She expressed how difficult it had become. So much so, that her children were currently out of school because of her inability to afford the school fees. 

And so the wealthy man thought…

“How about you and your daughters move here. There is more than enough space for us all. I will pay you a salary and you won’t have to worry about paying rent.”

The young woman was taken back by this. A bit overwhelmed, she asked for some time to consider. 

After a few days living together, the wealthy man could not stomach the fact that there were two children living in his house that were not in school. 

And so he thought..

“I could do something about this.”

He pulled the young woman aside and asked for the name of the school her children were attending and the cost of the school fees. 

But upon hearing the name of the school, he changed his mind. 

“My children attend a much better school, I will arrange for your children to go there and cover all of the fees.”

Again, the mother was overwhelmed with gratitude, yet insisted that this kind gesture was not necessary. 

She felt indebted enough having received a place to stay, food provisions, and a nice salary. 

Her eldest daughter agreed..

“Why is this man being so nice to us? What is the catch?”

As I sat and watched this story unravel, I wondered..

Is it possible to be so generous. 

So generous without a catch. 

So generous that the receiver of your generosity would not fully believe. 

So generous they become overwhelmed. 

So generous that when they tell others they won’t believe it either. 

Too good to be true, but yet it is..

not too good to be you.