Once upon a time, there was a kingdom far away, where a great wedding was about to take place. The King had invited all of his subjects to the wedding, and the people were filled with joy and anticipation.
Among the guests were ten young women, all of whom were virgins. They were all dressed in their finest clothes and were ready to celebrate the wedding.
The King had instructed the ten virgins to wait outside the palace gates until the wedding procession arrived. He told them that when the procession arrived, they should light their lamps and join the procession.
The ten virgins waited patiently outside the palace gates, but as time passed, they began to grow weary. Five of the virgins had brought extra oil for their lamps, but the other five had not.
Suddenly, the procession arrived and the ten virgins lit their lamps and joined the procession. But when the five virgins without extra oil saw that their lamps were beginning to flicker, they realized that they had not brought enough oil.
The five virgins without extra oil ran off to find more oil, but by the time they returned, the wedding procession had already entered the palace. The five virgins without extra oil were not allowed to enter the palace, and they were left outside in the dark.
The moral of this story is that it is important to be prepared for any situation. The five virgins who had brought extra oil were prepared for the unexpected, and they were rewarded for their foresight. The five virgins who had not brought extra oil were not prepared, and they were left outside in the dark.
This parable teaches us that it is important to be prepared for any situation. We should always be ready for the unexpected, and we should never take anything for granted. We should always be prepared for the future, and we should never forget to bring extra oil for our lamps.
