Once girl in love asked her
boyfriend.
Girl (g): Tell me... whom do you
love most in this
world?
Boy (b): You, of course!
(g): In your heart, what am I to
you?
... (b): The boy thought for a
moment
and
looked intently in her eyes and
said,
"You are my rib. In the Holy
Book, it was said that
God saw that Adam was lonely,
during his sleep;
God took one of Adam's rib and
created Eve.
Every man has
been searching for his missing rib,
only when you
find the
woman of your life;
you'll 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
began to drift apart
due to the busy
Schedule of life and 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 don't love me!" ..
The boy hated her childishness
and out of impulse, 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 long 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 in breaking-up..
Before she left the house, "If I'm
really not your missing rib, please
let me go. She continued, "It is
less painful this
way... let us go on
our separate ways and search for
our own
partners..."
♥♥♥
Five years went by...
He never remarried but he had
tried to find out
about her life
indirectly.
She had left the country and
back. 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 couldn't 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 just the
security door separating them.
She smiled at him gently.
(b): How are you?
(g): I'm fine. How about you?
Have you found your
missing
rib?
(b): No.
(g): I'll be flying to New York in
the next flight.
(b): I'll be back in 2 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, he heard of her
death.
She had
perished in New York.
In the event that shocked the
world.
Midnight, once
again, he lit his cigarette 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, people say things out
of moments of
fury.
Most often than not, the
outcome could be disastrous and
detrimental.
We vent our frustrations 99% at
our loved ones
and even though we know
that we ought to "think twice and
act wisely", it's
often easier said than done.
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..