There was this guy who believed very much in true love and decided
to take his time to wait for his right girl to appear. He believed
that there would definitely be someone special out there for him,
but none came.
Every year at Christmas, his ex-girlfriend would return from
Vancouver to look him up. He was aware that she still held some
hope of re-kindling the past romance with him. He did not wish to
mislead her in any way. So he would always get one of his girl
friends to pose as his steady whenever she came back.
That went on for several years and each year, the guy would get a
different girl to pose as his romantic interest. So whenever the
ex-girlfriend came to visit him, she would be led into believing
that it was all over between her and the guy.
The girl took all those rather well, often trying to casually tease
him about his different girlfriends, or so, as it seemed! In fact,
the girl often wept in secret whenever she saw him with another
girl, but she was too proud to admit it. Still, every Christmas,
she returned, hoping to re-kindle some form of romance. But each
time, she returned to Vancouver feeling disappointed.
Finally she decided that she could not play that game any longer.
Therefore, she confronted him and professed that after all those
years, he was still the only man that she had ever loved. Although
the guy knew of her feelings for him, he was still taken back and
have never expected her to react that way. He always thought that
she would slowly forget about him over time and come to terms that
it was all over between them. Although he was touched by her
undying love for him and wanted so much to accept her again, he
remembered why he rejected her in the first place-she was not the
one he wanted. So he hardened his heart and turned her down
cruelly. Since then, three years have passed and the girl never
return anymore. They never even wrote to each other. The guy went
on with his life..... still searching for the one but somehow deep
inside him, he missed the girl.
On the Christmas of 1995, he went to his friend's party alone.
"Hey, how come all alone this year? Where are all your girlfriends?
What happened to that Vancouver babe who joins you every
Christmas?", asked one of his friend. He felt warm and comforted by
his friend's queries about her, still he just surged on.
Then, he came upon one of his many girlfriends whom he once
requested to pose as his steady. He wanted so much to ignore her
..... not that he was impolite, but because at that moment, he just
didn't feel comfortable with those girlfriends anymore. It was
almost like he was being judged by them. The girl saw him and
shouted across the floor for him. Unable to avoid her, he went up
to acknowledge her.
"Hi......how are you? Enjoying the party?" the girl asked.
"Sure.....yeah!", he replied.
She was slightly tipsy..... must be from the whiskey on her hand.
She continued,
"Why...? Don't you need someone to pose as your girlfriend this
year?" Then he answered, "No, there is no need for that
anymore......"
Before he can continue, he was interrupted, "Oh yes! Must have
found a girlfriend! You haven't been searching for one for the past
years, right?" The man looked up, as if he has struck gold, his
face beamed and looked directly at the drunken girl. He replied,
"Yes......you are right! I haven't been looking for anyone for the
past years."
With that, the man darted across the floor and out the door,
leaving the lady in much bewilderment. He finally realized that he
has already found his dream girl, and she was.....the Vancouver
girl all along! The drunken lady has said something that awoken
him.
All along he has found his girl. That was why he did not bother to
look further when he realized she was not coming back. It was not
any specific girl he was seeking! It was perfection that he wanted,
and yes.....perfection!!
Relationship is something both parties should work on. Realizing
that he had let away someone so important in his life, he decided
to call her immediately. His whole mind was flooded with fear. He
was afraid that she might have found someone new or no longer had
the same feelings anymore..... For once, he felt the fear of losing
someone.
As it was Christmas eve, the line was quite hard to get through,
especially an overseas call. He tried again and again, never giving
up. Finally, he got through......precisely at 1200 midnight. He
confessed his love for her and the girl was moved to tears. It
seemed that she never got over him! Even after so long, she was
still waiting for him, never giving up.
He was so excited to meet her and to begin his new chapter of their
lives. He decided to fly to Vancouver to join her. It was the
happiest time of their lives! But their happy time was short-lived.
Two days before he was supposed to fly to Vancouver, he received a
call from her father. She had a head-on car collision with a
drunken driver. She passed away after 6 hours in a coma.
The guy was devastated, as it was a complete loss. Why did fate
played such cruel games with him? He cursed the heaven for taking
her away from him, denying even one last look at her! How cruel he
cursed! How he damned the Gods...!! How he hated himself....for
taking so long to realize his mistake!! That was in 1996.
The moral of this story is : -
Treasure what you have...
Time is too slow for those who wait;
Too swift for those who fear;
Too long for those who grief;
Too short for those who rejoice;
But for those who love...
Time is Eternity.
For all you out there with someone special in your heart, cherish
that person, cherish every moment that you spend together that
special someone, for in life, anything can happen anytime. You may
painfully regret, only to realise that it is too late.
