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AWIFE IS A GODDESS
A WIFE IS A GODDESS
From the book by Vladimir Megre "The Energy of Life"
(translated by Marian Schwartz)
Once upon a time there lived in the world an ordinary husband and wife.
The wife’s name was Elena, the man’s Ivan.
The husband would come home from work, sit in the armchair by the tele-
vision, and read the paper. His wife, Elena, would cook dinner. She would
serve her husband dinner and grumble that he did nothing useful around the
house and made too little money. His wife’s grumbling would irritate Ivan.
He wouldn’t say anything rude in reply, he would just think privately, “She’s
a sloppy hag herself, and she’s making comments. When I just married, she
was completely different, pretty and kind.”
One day, when his grumbling wife asked Ivan to take out the garbage, he
reluctantly tore himself away from the television and went into the court-
yard. Returning, he stopped by the apartment house doors and prayed si-
lently to God.
“My God, my God! What a muddled life mine’s turned out to be. Am I
really going to have to live my whole life with a wife like this? Grumbling
and ugly to boot? This isn’t life, it’s nothing but torture.”
Suddenly, Ivan heard the quiet voice of God.
“I could help you in your misfortune, My son. I could give you a beautiful
goddess for a wife, but if your neighbors see a sudden change in your fate,
they will be greatly mystified. Let’s try this. I will gradually change your wife
and instill in her the spirit of a goddess and improve her appearance. Only
