My husband is S/W
Engineer by profession, I love him for his steady nature and I love the warm
feeling when I lean against his broad shoulders.
Two years of
courtship and now, five years into marriage, I would have to admit, that I am
getting tired of it. The reasons of me loving him before, has now transformed
into the cause of all my restlessness.
I am a sentimental
woman and extremely sensitive when it comes to a relationship and my feelings.
I yearn for the romantic moments, like a little girl yearning for candy. My
husband is my complete opposite; his lack of sensitivity, and the inability of
bringing romantic moments into our marriage has disheartened me about LOVE.
One day, I finally
decided to tell him my decision, that I wanted a divorce.
"Why?” he
asked, shocked.
"I am tired.
There are no reasons for everything in the world!" I answered.
He kept silent the
whole night, seemingly in deep thought. My feeling of disappointment only
increased. Here was a man who was not able to even express his predicament, so
what else could I expect from him?
And finally he asked
me: "What can I do to change your mind?"
Somebody said it
right... It's hard to change a person's personality, and I guess, I have
started losing faith in him.
Looking deep into
his eyes I slowly answered: "Here is the question. If you can answer and
convince my heart, I will change my mind.
Let's say, I want a
flower located on the face of a mountain cliff, and we both are sure that
picking the flower will cause your death. Will you do it for me?"
He said: " I
will give you your answer tomorrow...." My hopes just sank by listening to
his response.
I woke up the next
morning to find him gone, and saw a piece of paper with his scratchy
handwriting underneath a milk glass, on the dining table near the front door,
that goes....
My dear, "I
would not pick that flower for you, but....please allow me to explain the
reasons further.....
This first line was
already breaking my heart. I continued reading.
"When you use
the computer you always mess up the Software programs, and you cry in front of
the screen. I have to save my fingers so that I can help to restore the
programs.
You always leave the
house keys behind, thus I have to save my legs to rush home to open the door
for you.
You love traveling
but always lose your way in a new city. I have to save my eyes to show you the
way.
You always have the
cramps whenever your "good friend" approaches every month. I have to
save my palms so that I can calm the cramps in your tummy.
You like to stay
indoors, and I worry that you will be infected by infantile autism. I have to
save my mouth to tell you jokes and stories to cure your boredom.
You always stare at
the computer, and that will do nothing good for your eyes. I have to save my
eyes so that when we grow old, I can help to clip your nails and help to remove
those annoying white hairs. So I can also hold your hand while strolling down the
beach, as you enjoy the sunshine and the beautiful sand...and tell you the
colour of flowers, just like the colour of the glow on your young face...
Thus, my dear,
unless I am sure that there is someone who loves you more than I do... I could
not pick that flower yet, and die ...”
My tears fell on the
letter, and blurred the ink of his handwriting. .. And as I continue on reading... "Now,
that you have finished reading my answer, and if you are satisfied, please open
the front door for I am standing outside bringing your favorite bread and fresh
milk...
I rushed to pull
open the door, and saw his anxious face, clutching tightly with his hands, the
milk bottle and loaf of bread....Now I am very sure that no one will ever love
me as much as he does, and I have decided to leave the flower alone...
That's LIFE, and
LOVE. When one is surrounded by love, the feeling of excitement fades away, and
one tends to ignore the true love that lies in between the peace and dullness.
Love shows up in all
forms; even in very small and cheeky forms. It has never been a model. It could
be the dullest and most boring form...
Flowers, and
romantic moments are only used and appear on the surface of the relationship.
Under all this, the pillar of true love stands... AND THAT'S LIFE
P/s: This is not my
experience but it truly happens.. Lets get the moral of this story.. Most of
the time we do not appreciate people around us, they may not good in expressing
their feelings but it doesn't mean that they don't love u. If they aren't good
at expressing love, then why don't we take the first step to show some love??? Great
day ahead my friends...
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