There was once this guy who is very much in love with his girl.
This romantic guy folded 1,000 pieces of paper cranes as a gift to
his girl. Although, at that time he was just a small fry in his
company, his future doesn't seem too bright, they were very happy
together. Until one day, his girl told him she was going to Paris
and will never come back. She also told him that she cannot
visualize any future for the both of them, so they went their own
ways there and then.
Heartbroken, the guy agreed. But when he regained his confidence,
he worked hard day and night, slogging his body and mind just to
make something out of himself. Finally with all the hard work and
the help of friends, this guy had set up his own company.
One rainy day, while this guy was driving, he saw an elderly couple
sharing an umbrella in the rain walking to some destination. Even
with the umbrella, they were still drenched. It didn't take him
long to realize they were his girl's parents. With a heart in
getting back at them, he drove slowly beside the couple, wanting
them to spot him in his luxury sedan.
He wanted them to know that he wasn't the same anymore, he had his
own company, car, condo, etc. He made it! What he saw next confused
him, the couple was walking towards a cemetery, and so he got out
of his car and followed and he saw his girl, a photograph of her
smiling sweetly as ever at him from her tombstone and he saw his
paper cranes right beside her.
Her parents saw him. He asked them why had this happened. They
explained. She did not leave for France at all. She was ill with
cancer. She had believed that he will make it someday, but she did
not want to be his obstacle. Therefore she had chosen to leave him.
Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to,
doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have. She had wanted
her parents to put his paper cranes beside her, because, if the day
comes when fate brings him to her again, he can take some of those
back with him. Once you have loved, you will always love. For
what's in your mind may escape but what's in your heart will remain
forever.
The guy just wept. The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting
right besides her knowing you can't have her, see her or be with
her ever again. Hope you understand.
* Find time to realize that there is one person who means so much
to you, for you might wake up one morning losing that person who
you thought meant nothing to you.
