Another touching story from a friend... May all you people be blessed by it... I WAS!!
A girl in love asked her boyfriend:
"Tell me, to whom do you love most in this world?"
"You, of course," he replied.
"In your heart, what do you see me as?" she continued to ask.
The boy thought for a moment, looking intently into her eyes, and said, "You are my rib. In the Bible, it was said that God saw that adam was lonely, so He decided to create Eve out of Adam's ribs. He put Adam to sleep and begin working on His new mission. Every man has been searching for his missing rib. Wen you find the woman of your life, only then will you no longer feel the lingering ache in your heart."
After their wedding, the couple had a sweet and happy life for a while. However, the youthful couple beganto drift apart due to the busy schedule of life ahd the never-ending worries of daily problems. Their life became mundane. All the challenges posed by the harsh realities of life began to gnaw away their dreams and love for each other. The couple began to have more quarrels and each quarrel became more heated.
One day, after the quarrel, the girl ran out of the house. At the opposite side of the road, she shouted, "You dont love me!" The boy hated her childishness, and out of impulse, he retorted, "Maybe it was a mistake for us to be together! You were never my missing rib!" Suddenly, she turned quiet and stood there for a while. He regretted what he said but words spoken are like thrown-away water, you can never take it back. With tears, she went home to pack her things and was determined on breaking up.
Before she left the house, "If i'm really not your missing rib, please let me go." In between sobs,
she continued, "It is less painful this way. Let us go on our seperate ways and search for our own partners."
Five years went by...
He never re-married, but he had tried to find out about her life indirectly. She had left the country and came back again. She had married a foreigner and divorced. He felt anguished that she never waited for him. In the dark and lonely night, he lit his cigarette and felt the lingering ache in his heart. He couldnt bring himself to admit that he was missing her. One day, they finally met at the airport, a place where there were many reunions and good byes. He was going away on a business trip.
She was standing there alone, with only the security door seperating them. She smiled at him gently.
"How are you?" the boy began.
"I'm fine. How about you? Have you found your missing rib?"
"No," he replied plainly.
"I'll be flying to New York in the next flight."
"I'll be back in two weeks time. Give me a call when you are back... You know my number. Nothing has changed." With a smile, she turned around and waved good-bye.
Good bye...
One week later, news of her death reached him. She had died in New York. In the event that shocked the world. Midnight, once again, he lit his cigarrete, and like before, he felt the lingering ache in his heart. He finally knew she WAS the missing rib that he had carelessly broken.
Sometimes, we, humans, say things out of moments of fury. Most often than not the outcome could be disastrous and detrimental. We vent our frustrations at our loved ones 99 percent of the time, but it is often easier said than done despite knowing that we ought to "think twice and act wisely". Things happen each day, many of which are beyond our control. Let us treasure every moment and everyone in our lives.
Tomorrow may never come. Give and accept what you have today. The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman must be seen in her EYES, becoz that is the doorway to her HEART - the place where LOVE resides!!