You never lose by loving...
You always lose by holding
back.
(Barbara de Angelis)
This is a true story
that begins in High School.
10th Grade: As I sat there in English class, I stared
at the girl next to me. She was my
so-called 'best friend.' I stared at her
long, silky hair and wished...she was mine.
But she didn't notice me like that, and I knew it. After class, she
walked up to me and asked me for the notes she had missed on the day
before. I handed them to her. She said, “Thanks” and gave me a kiss on the
cheek.
I want to tell
her. I want her to know
that I don't want to
be just 'friends'.
I love her...but I'm
just too shy and I don't know why.
11th Grade: The phone rang. On the other end, it was her. She was in tears, mumbling on and on about
how her 'love' had broke her heart. She
asked to come over because she didn't want to be alone. So I agreed.
As I sat next to her on the sofa, I stared at her soft eyes, wishing she
was mine. After 2 hours, one Drew
Barrymore movie and three bags of chips, she decided to go home. She looked at me, said, “Thanks,” and gave me
a kiss on the cheek.
I want to tell
her. I want her to know
that I don't want to
be just 'friends'.
I love her...but I'm
just too shy and I don't know why.
Senior Year: One fine day she walked to my locker. “My date is sick,” she said, “he's not gonna
go; well, I didn't have a date, and in 7th
grade, we made a promise that if neither of us had bad dates, we would go
together just as 'best friends'.” So we did.
That night, after everything was over, I was standing at her front door
step. I stared at her. She smiled at me
and stared at me with her crystal eyes.
Then she said, “I had the best time ever, thanks!” and gave me a kiss on
the cheek.
I want to tell
her. I want her to know
that I don't want to
be just 'friends'.
I love her...but I'm
just too shy and I don't know why.
Graduation: A day passed, then a week, then a month.
Before I could blink, it was Graduation Day. I watched as her perfect body floated like an
angel up on stage to get her diploma. I
wanted her to be mine...but she didn't notice me like that, and I knew it.
Before everyone before me went home, she
came to me in her smock and hat...and cried as I hugged her. Then she lifted her head from my shoulder and
said, “You're my 'best friend', thanks,” and gave me a kiss on the cheek.
I want to tell
her. I want her to know
that I don't want to
be just 'friends'.
I love her but I'm
just too shy and I don't know why.
Marriage: Now
I sit in the pews of the church. That girl is getting married now...and drive
off to her new life, married to another man.
I wanted her to be mine...but she didn't see me like that, and I knew
it. But before she drove away, she came
to me and said, “Thanks,” and kissed me on the cheek.
I want her to know
that I don't want to be just 'friends'.
I love her...but I'm
just too shy and I don't know why.
Death: Years
passed. I looked down at the coffin of a
girl who used to be my 'best friend.'
At the service they read a diary entry she'd written in her
high school years. This is what it read:
“I stare at him
wishing he was mine; but he doesn't notice me like that...
and I know
it. I want to tell him; I want him to
know
that I don't want
to be just 'friends'.
I love him, but
I'm just too shy and I don't know why.
I wish he would
tell me he loved me!
...I wish I did
too...”
I thought to
myself...and I cried. Time doesn't wait.
If you think you
might have found the right one...
treasure the
person...don't let that person get away.
Don't let fear hold
you back. Give it a try...else you might
regret later.
No one other than
ourselves know what can truly make us
happy.
Do yourself a
favour...tell her/him you love them.
They won't be
there...forever!
Untiring Love
(This is a true story
that happened in Japan)
In order to renovate the house,
someone in Japan tears open the wall. Usually, Japanese houses have a hollow
space between the wooden walls. When
tearing down the walls, the worker found there was a lizard stuck there because a nail from
outside hammered into one of his feet.
He sees this, feels pity and at the same time curious...as when he
checked the nail, it was nailed 10 years ago when the house was first
built. What happened? The lizard has survived in such a position
for 10 years! In a dark wall partition
for 10 years without moving! It is
impossible and mind-boggling! Then he wondered how the lizard survived for 10
years without moving a single step...since its foot was nailed!
So he stopped his work and
observed the lizard...what it has been doing...and what and how it has been
eating. Later, not knowing from where it
came, appears another lizard with food
in its mouth.
Ahh! He was stunned and touched deeply.
For the lizard that
was stuck by nail...
another lizard has
been feeding it for the past 10 years.
Such love! Such beautiful love! Such love happened even with this tiny
creature.
What can love
do? It can do wonders! Love can do miracles!
Imagine? It has
been doing that untiringly for 10 long years...without giving up hope on its partner. Imagine what a small creature can do, that a
creature blessed with a brilliant mind can't.
I was touched when I heard this
story and started wondering about relationships between family
members...friends...lovers, etc. As information and communication technology
advances, our access to information becomes faster and faster. But the distance between human beings...is it
getting closer as well?
"Never abandon your
loved ones.
Treasure the one who
loves you!"
It's not easy to find
a person who loves you!
Merle
Baird-Kerr...written January 8, 2015
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