One of the most difficult things that we may ever have to go through in life is a divorce. Most people don’t start out getting married and thinking that someday it is going to end but it is a reality for far too many people. It sometimes happens when we reach a certain age, which is why they may refer to something like the ‘7-year itch’. On the other hand, there are plenty of people who get divorced after a very short amount of time in a marriage and others who may wait many years. In the following fictional story, we hear about a 70-year-old woman who wants a divorce but learns a life lesson when it is too late.
*** Life Together ***
Author: Unknown
One fine day, an old couple around the age of 70, walks into a lawyer’s office.
Apparently, they are there to file a divorce.
Lawyer was very puzzled, after having a chat with them, he got their story….
This couple had been quarreling all their 40 over yrs of marriage nothing ever seems to go right.
They hang on because of their children, afraid that it might affect their up-bringing. Now, all their children have already grown up, have their own family, there’s nothing else the old couple have to worry about, all they wanted is to lead their own life free from all these years of unhappiness from their marriage, so both agree on a divorce….
A lawyer was having a hard time trying to get the papers done because he felt that after 40 yrs of marriage at the age of 70, he couldn’t understand why the old couple would still want a divorce.
While they were signing the papers, the wife told the husband.
“I really love u, but I really can’t carry on anymore, I’m sorry..”
“It’s ok, I understand..” said the husband. Looking at this, the lawyer suggested a dinner together, just 3 of them, wife thought, why not, since they are still gonna be friends.
At the dining table, there was a silence of awkwardness.
The first dish was roasted chicken, immediately, the old man took the drumstick for the old lady, “take this, it’s your favorite..”
Looking at this, the lawyer thought maybe there’s still a chance, but the wife was frowning when she answer..” This is always the problem, you always think so highly of yourself, never thought about how I feel, don’t you know that I hate drumsticks?”
Little did she know that, over the years, the husband has been trying all ways to please her, little did she know that drumsticks were the husband’s favorite. Little did he know that she never thought he understands her at all, little did he know that she hates drumsticks even though all he wants is the best for her.
That night, both of them couldn’t sleep, toss and turn, toss and turn… after hours, the old man couldn’t take it anymore, he knows that he still loves her, and he can’t carry on life without her, he wants her back, he wants to tell her, he is sorry, he wanted to tell her “I love you”.
He picks up the phone, starting dialing her number… ringing never stops, he never stops dialing.
On the other side, she was sad, she couldn’t understand how come after all these years, he still doesn’t understand her at all, she loves him a lot, but she just can’t take it anymore… phone’s ringing, she refuses to answer knowing that its him… “what’s the point of talking now that it’s over… I have asked for it and now I wanna keep it this way, if not I will lose face… “she thought… still ringing… she has decided to pull out the cord.
Little did she remember, he has heart problems.
The next day, she received news that he had passed away… she rushed down to his apartment, saw his body, lying on the couch still holding on to the phone… he had a heart attack when he was still trying to get through her phone line.
As sad as she could be… she will have to clear his belongings… when she was looking thru the drawers, she saw this insurance policy, dated from the day they got married, with the beneficiary being her… And together in those file, there was this note.
“To my dearest wife, by the time you’re reading this, I’m sure I’m no longer around, I bought this policy for you, though the amount is only $100k, I hope it will be able to help me continue my promise that I have made when we got married, I might not be around anymore, I want this amount of money to continue taking care of you, just like the way I will if I could have live longer. I want you to know I will always be around, by your side… I love you”
Tears flowed like river……
“When you love someone, let them know… You never know what will happen the next minute… Learn to build a life together… Learn to love each other. For who they are, not what they are.”
Sometimes we take too much about ourselves that we neglect to see what the other person is trying to tell us. Love is never selfish and never should be. Sometimes, we have to look deeper into ourselves and say “What does he/she want to tell me that I cannot seem to comprehend?” instead of saying “Why can’t he/she understands me – can’t he/she, I am struggling?” …only then we will be able to understand that LOVE will always be a two-way street and a mirage of what we truly and deeply want.
