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Topic: A Successful Relationship
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sweetlibra Knowflake Posts: 1382 From: Registered: Oct 2004
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posted December 13, 2005 03:47 AM
A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and the boy was the apple of their eyes. When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for work so he asked his wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. His wife, preoccupied in the kitchen totally forgot the matter. The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to the bottle and fascinated by its color, drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous medicine meant for adults in small dosages. When the child collapsed the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was stunned. She was terrified how to face her husband. When the distraught father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just four words.. The husband just said "I Love You Darling" The husband's totally unexpected reaction is proactive behavior. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no point in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if only he had taken time to keep the bottle away, this would not happen. No one to be blamed. She had lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy from the husband. That is what he gave her. If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective, there would be much fewer problems in the world. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiving attitude, selfishness, and fears. And you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think. "A successful relationship requires falling in love many times with the same person . . . " IP: Logged |
nannyfish Knowflake Posts: 242 From: England Registered: Aug 2005
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posted December 13, 2005 04:17 AM
That brought tears to my eyes. If only everyone could be so compassionate and understanding about people's infallibities the world would be a better place IP: Logged |
peace Knowflake Posts: 1055 From: Honolulu,HI Registered: Apr 2004
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posted December 13, 2005 07:50 AM
Nannyfish, If only there were more husbands like these,the divorce rate would decline. IP: Logged |
BlueTopaz124 Knowflake Posts: 1382 From: Portland, OR Registered: Jan 2004
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posted December 13, 2005 08:31 AM
This brought tears to my eyes and a chill, his love was tangible despite the sadness. Beautiful. What is done is done.IP: Logged | |