This story’s truth is heart-
wrenching and moving. LOVE IS HARD WORK… After the marriage honeymoon
period is over, the hard work
begins. A wife shares her
dilemma, that after 5 years of
marriage she’s become frustrated
with a husband who is non- romantic, whereas she’s very
sentimental. “I hate to admit it, but
I am getting tired of it. I love his
steady nature, and the feeling I
get when I lay on his chest. But
something just isn’t quite right anymore.” she says. THE WIFE ASKS FOR A
DIVORCE… The wife explains she “craves”
romance and her husband lacks
sensitivity, “..his inability to be
romantic has disheartened me
about love,” she says. Eventually
being unsatisfied and feeling unable to things things, she asks
for a divorce. HUSBAND REACTS TO
THE PROSPECT OF
DIVORCE… Shocked and surprised at his
wife’s decision to breakup their
marriage, he asks “Why?” He
then retreats into silence for the
entire evening unable to express
his feelings. This further fuels his wife’s disappointment, but finally
he asks, “What can I do to
change your mind?” SHE TESTS HER
HUSBAND WITH A
QUESTION… She didn’t know what to say at
first as she felt it was hopeless to
change his personality. . . Then
she thought of this question,
which was more like a test, she
asked: “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 paused, and then replied, “I
will give you your answer
tomorrow.” The wife’s heart sank,
but she awaited until the next
morning.. THE WIFE AWOKE THE
NEXT DAY TO A
LETTER… Her husband left her a piece of
paper with scruffy handwriting, it
said: “I would not pick that flower
for you, but please allow me to
explain the reasons further..” The
wife gathered herself together to read further, “I need my fingers
so that when you mess up on the
computer I can restore the
programs for you. You have a
tendency to leave your keys at
home, so I need my legs so I can rush home to open the door for
you. You always get lost when
we travel to new cities, so I need
my eyes to show you the way.
You always have cramps when it
is the time of the month, so I have to save my palms so that I
can calm the cramps in your
tummy.” “I need my mouth to tell you
jokes, and stories to cure your
boredom. Your eyes are already
bad, so I need to save mine
because I’ll hold your hand and
walk you down the beach as you enjoy the sunshine on your face
and the sand between your toes.
Unless there is someone out
there who loves you more than I
do, I could not pick that flower yet
and die…” She felt tears rolling down her
face, but she continued reading.
“Now that you have finished
reading, if you are satisfied I’m
waiting outside with your
favourite bread and fresh milk.” SHE RUNS OUTSIDE
LOOKING FOR HER
HUSBAND… He was standing anxiously
waiting for her, and smiled the
moment he saw her. She
explains her overwhelming
feelings: “In that moment I knew that no
one will love me as much as he
does, and I have decided to leave
the flower alone. . . When you are
surrounded by love, the feeling of
excitement can fade away, but it doesn’t mean it ceases to exist.
We forget the fact that true love
lies in between the peace and the
dullness.”
