Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and Love

Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived. HAPPINESS, SADNESS, KNOWLEDGE and all others including LOVE.
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One day, it was announced to all the feelings that the island would sink. So, they all prepared their boats and left.
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LOVE was the only one who stayed because he had no boat. When the island started sinking, LOVE decided to ask for help. RICHNESS, can you take me with you? But RICHNESS answered, "No, I can't. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place for you here."
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LOVE decided to ask VANITY. "VANITY, please help me". But VANITY answered, "I can't help you, LOVE. You are all wet and will probably damage my boat." SADNESS was close by and so LOVE ask for help, "SADNESS, let me go with you." But SADNESS answered, "Oh! LOVE, I am so sad and prefer to be alone."
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HAPPINESS passed by and LOVE called her. But HAPPINESS was happy by herself that she did not listen to LOVE.
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Suddenly, there was a voice......"Come LOVE...I will take you with me...."It was an ELDER..LOVE was so happy that he forgot even to ask for his name. When they arrived on a dry land, the elder simply went off on his way. LOVE asked KNOWLEDGE, another ELDER, "who was that kind elder who helped me? "That was TIME, answered KNOWLEDGE.
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TIME? asked LOVE..but why would TIME help me? LOVE continued...Because only TIME is capable of understanding how great LOVE is, answered KNOWLEDGE.