A very young lady who was in love asked her fiancee. Girl: Tell me. Who, in this world do you love most?
Boy: You’re the one I love, of course! Girl: Deep down In your heart, what do you think I am to you? Boy:
The boy thought deeply for almost a minute and looked straight into the
girl’s eyes and said, “You are my missing rib. It was recorded that God
saw that Adam was alone, during one of his sleeps, God took one of
Adam’s rib and from it, created Eve and ever since, every man has been
searching for his missing rib, it’s only when you find the woman of your
life, you’ll no longer feel the lingering ache in your heart and I’m
grateful to God because I’ve found you.” A few months later, they got
wedded. After their wedding, the couple had a sweet and happy married
life for a while.
But
unfortunately, on the long run, the youthful couple began to drift
apart due to the busy schedules of life and the never-ending worries of
daily problems, their life became mundane. As all these challenges posed
by the harsh realities of life began to fade away their dreams and love
for each other. Soon, the couple began to have more and more quarrels
and each quarrel became more and more heated.
One
day, after one of their quarrels, the girl ran out of the house. At the
other side of the road, she shouted, “You don’t love me!”The boy grew
very angry and hated her childish behavior and out of annoyance,
replied, “Maybe, it was even a mistake for us to have been together! You
were never my missing rib!”Suddenly, she became quiet and stood there
for a while. He regretted what he said greatly but for the nature of
words, which when spoken are like thrown away water, you can never take
it back. With tears, she went inside to pack her belongings and was
determined to break-up. But 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’s go on our separate ways and search for our
own rightful partners.
* Six years passed *
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 bad that she never waited for him. In the dark and
lonely night, he lit up 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 a security door separating them. She
smiled gently at him. Boy: How are you doing? Girl: Not bad, I’m fine. How about you? Have you found your missing rib? Boy: Not yet. Girl:
I’ll be flying to New York city in the next flight. Boy: I’ll be back
in 2 weeks time. Call me when you’re back. You know my phone number.
Nothing has changed, it’s still the same. With a smile, she nodded,
turned around and waved him good bye.
About
a week later, he heard of her death. She had deceased in New York city,
in an event that shocked the world. At midnight, once again, he lit his
cigarette. And like before, he felt the lingering ache in his heart. He
finally knew and admitted…. She was the missing rib that he had
carelessly broken.
Never
make a decision in haste. Trust God. Keep Him first and love your
spouse deeply through God. Let God be the center of your family and
everything will be in its right place.
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