A girl in love asked her

A girl in love asked her
boyfriend. Girl: Tell me. Who do you love
most in this world?
Boy: You, of course!
Girl: In your heart, what am I to
...you? The boy thought for a moment
and looked intently in her eyes
and said, "You are my rib. It was
said that God saw that Adam
was lonely. Hence, when Adam
was sleeping, God took one of his rib and created Eve. Ever since
then, every man has been
searching for his missing rib. It is
said that only when you find the
woman of your life then you'll no
longer feel the lingering ache in your heart." The girl was extremely touched
at his reply. Before long, there
were married. 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 schedules in their lives 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 a particularly
heated 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 the
words spoken are like water
that was thrown away, you can
never take it back. With tears, she went home to pack her
things and was determined to
breakup. Before she left the house she
said, "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 for a while but retuned
eventually. She had married a foreigner and that relationship
ended with a divorce. 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 each
other by chance at the airport,
a place where there were many
reunions and goodbyes. He was
going away on a business trip.
She was standing there alone. They were separated by the
security door She smiled at him
gently. Boy: How are you?
Girl: I'm fine. How about you?
Have you found your missing rib?
Boy: No.
Girl: I'll be flying to New York in
the next flight. Boy: 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 goodbye. Goodbye... One week later, he heard of her
death. She had perished in New
York in the event that shocked
the world on September 11. Once again on another dark and
lonely night, 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. More often
than not, the outcome could be
disastrous and detrimental. We
vent our frustrations 99% of the
time 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. Many of the things which
happened each day 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