PAPERCRANES

Once upon a time, there was once a guywho was very much in love with thisgirl. This romantic guy folded 1,000pieces of papercranes as a gift to hisgirl. Although, at that time he wasjust a small executive in his company,his future doesn't seemed too bright,they were very happy together. Untilone day, his girl told him she wasgoing to Paris and will never comeback. She also told him that she cannotvisualise any future for the both ofthem, so let's go their own ways thereand then... heartbroken, the guyagreed.When he regained his confidence, heworked hard day and night, slogging hisbody and mind just to make somethingout of himself. Finally with all thesehardwork and with the help of friends,this guy had set up his own company..."You never fail until you stop trying."he always told himself. "I must make itin life!"One rainy day, while this guy wasdriving, he saw an elderly couplesharing an umbrella in the rain walkingto some destination. Even with theumbrella, they were still drenched. Itdidn't take him long to realise thosewere his ex-girlfriend's parents. Witha heart in getting back at them, hedrove slowly beside the couple, wantingthem to spot him in his luxury sedan.He wanted them to know that he wasn'tthe same anymore, he had his owncompany, car, condo, etc. He had madeit in life!Before the guy can realise, the couplewas walking towards a cemetary,and hegot out of his car and followedthem...and he saw his ex-girlfriend, aphotograph of her smiling sweetly asever at him from her tombstone... andhe saw his precious papercranes in abottle placed beside her tomb. Herparents saw him. He walked over andasked them why this had happened. Theyexplained, she did not leave for Franceat all. She was stricken ill withcancer. In her heart, she had believedthat he will make it someday, but shedid not want her illness to be hisobstacle ... therefore she had chosento leave him.She had wanted her parents to put hispapercranes beside her, because, if theday comes when fate brings him to heragain he can take some of those backwith him. The guy just wept ...theworst way to miss someone is to besitting right beside them but knowingyou can't have them and will never seethem again.The End."A tragic story that perhaps happensonly in the movies. At the end of theday, money is money is money but loveis divine. In our quest for ourmaterial wealth, take time to make timefor our loved ones. There will be atime when we have only memories tocling to.Take this weekend to show our "love" toall that are close to us.

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