> There was this guy who believed very much in true love and decided to
take
> his time to wait for his right girl to appear. He believed that there
would
> definitely be someone special out there for him, but none came.
>
> Every year at Christmas, his ex-girlfriend would return from
Vancouver to
> look him up. He was aware that she still held some hope of
re-kindling the
> past romance with him. He did not wish to mislead her in any way. So
he
> would always get one of his girlfriends to pose as his steady
whenever she
> came back. That went on for several years and each year, the guy
would get
a
> different girl to pose as his romantic interest.
>
> So whenever the ex-girlfriend came to visit him, she would be led
into
> believing that it was all over between her and the guy. The girl took
all
> those rather well, often trying to casually tease him about his
different
> girlfriends, or so, as it seemed! In fact, the girl often wept in
secret
> whenever she saw him with another girl, but she was too proud to
admit it.
>
> Still, every Christmas, she returned, hoping to re-kindle some form
of
> romance. But each time, she returned to Vancouver feeling
disappointed.
> Finally she decided that she could not play that game any longer.
Therefore,
> she confronted him and professed that after all those years, he was
still
> the only man that she had ever loved. Although the guy knew of her
feelings
> for him, he was still taken back and have never expected her to react
that
> way. He always thought that she would slowly forget about him over
time
and
> come to terms that it was all over between them. Although he was
touched
by
> her undying love for him and wanted so much to accept her again, he
> remembered why he rejected her in the first place - she was not the
one he
> wanted. So he hardened his heart and turned her down cruelly.
>
> Since then, three years have passed and the girl never returned
anymore.
> They never even wrote to each other. The guy went on with his
life....still
> searching for the one but somehow deep inside him, he missed the
girl.
>
> On the Christmas of1995, he went to his friend's party alone. "Hey,
how
come
> all alone this year? Where are all your girlfriends? What happened to
that
> Vancouver babe who joins you every Christmas?", asked one of his
friend.
He
> felt warm and comforted by his friend's queries about her,
> still he just surged on. Then, he came upon one of his many
girlfriends
whom
> he once requested to pose as his steady. He wanted so much to ignore
> her.....not that he was impolite, but because at that moment, he just
didn't
> feel comfortable with those girlfriends anymore. It was almost like
he was
> being judged by them. The girl saw him and shouted across the floor
for
him.
>
> Unable to avoid her, he went up to acknowledge her. "Hi......how are
you?
> Enjoying the party?", the girl asked. "Sure.....yeah!", he replied.
She
was
> slightly tipsy.....must be from the whiskey on her hand. She
continued,
> "Why...? Don't you need someone to pose as your girlfriend this
year?"
Then
> he answered, "No, there is no need for that anymore......" Before he
can
> continue, he was interrupted, "Oh yes! Must have found a girlfriend!
You
> haven't been searching for one for the past years, right?"
>
> The man looked up, as if he has struck gold, his face beamed and
looked
> directly at the drunken girl. He replied,"Yes......you are right! I
haven't
> been looking for anyone for the past years."
>
> With that, the man darted across the floor and out the door, leaving
the
> lady in much bewilderment. He finally realized that he has already
found
his
> dream girl, and she was.....the Vancouver girl all along!
>
> The drunken lady has said something that awoken him. All along he has
found
> his girl. That was why he did not bother to look further when he
realized
> she was not coming back. It was not any specific girl he was seeking!
It
was
> perfection that he wanted, and yes.....perfection!!
>
> Relationship is something both parties should work on. Realizing that
he
had
> let away someone so important in his life, he decided to call her
> immediately. His whole mind was flooded with fear.
> He was afraid that she might have found someone new or no longer had
the
> same feelings anymore.....For once, he felt the fear of losing
someone.
>
> As it was Christmas eve, the line was quite hard to get through,
especially
> an overseas call. He tried again and again, never giving up. Finally,
he
got
> through......precisely at 1200 midnight. He confessed his love for
her and
> the girl was moved to tears. It seemed that she never got over him!
Even
> after so long, she was still waiting for him, never giving up.
>
> He was so excited to meet her and to begin his new chapter of their
lives.
> He decided to fly to Vancouver to join her. It was the happiest time
of
> their lives! But their happy time was short-lived.
> Two days before he was supposed to fly to Vancouver, he received a
call
from
> her father. She had a head-on car collision with a drunken driver.
She
> passed away after 6 hours in a coma.
>
> The guy was devastated, as it was a complete loss. Why did fate play
such
> cruel games with him? How he hated himself....for taking so long to
realize
> his mistake!!
> That was in 1996.......
> ********************************
> The moral of this story is : -
>
> Treasure what you have...
> Time is too slow for those who wait;
> Too swift for those who fear;
> Too long for those who grief;
> Too short for those who rejoice;
> But for those who love...
> Time is Eternity.
>
> For all of you out there with someone special in your heart, cherish
that
> person, cherish every moment that you spend together with that
special
> someone, for in life, anything can happen
> anytime. You may painfully regret, only to realise that it is too
late.