Once girl in love asked her boyfriend.

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..