Do u know what is the best present you could ever give someone you love? I think a lot of us are always stuck what to get our partners during special occasions, and we go all out to buy jewelleries and electronic gadgets to win the heart of the one we love. Well I found the answer written in a book and the best gift is....*drum rolls*...TIME.
The famous saying goes that time is money, so that further means that the more time you give to your love one, the more "expensive" your present is to them. Probably some people might beg to differ coz for them spending too much time with the partner is like being in a torture chamber or prison :-P Hmm, in that case they might actually need to rethink if they should even be with that person.
For me I think every second on earth spent with the one you love is a time well spent and to be cherished. Most of us always get so distracted by things in life like work and play and TV that we tend to take it for granted that our love ones will be there waiting for you the whole of your life. Sometimes it takes a separation, or worse, a tragedy to make you realise the amount of time you have wasted on things that actually doesn't matter in life. Do you think you'll be thinking about that report you have to hand in to the boss during your last seconds alive? Or would it matter if 'Malaysian Idol' finale would be coming on a few minutes after your death? No, probably the last thing that will flash before you as you lay dying are the ones that you love and would leave behind.
I can say that I learnt from experience about lost time. I lost my daddy before I realised he was old and he enjoyed me spending time with him. I used to think I had so much time to spend with him that I could always do it the next day, or the next week, or maybe even next year. Yeah, I'll bring mum and dad on a holiday next month....or maybe treat dad to a nice dinner next week. Well there is no tomorrow when death comes knocking on the door. There is only but regret. Regret that I could not have fulfilled my dreams to be a superb daughter who brightened the final days of my dad's life. But what God takes, He giveth. And in this he gave me a lesson to learn, and the lesson is don't take for granted the ones that you love.
It's not only about old parents, but it's also about your partners and even your pets. O my poor Bunny who's gone MIA, I wished I had given you a proper grooming and a loving kiss before you left me. I curse anybody who so much have skin you to throw into a cooking pot. %$$@%@!#@#%. ASSHOLES!!
Anyway remember it doesn't take that much time or effort to make someone/something you love happy. Sometimes all your gf wants is a listening ear and not a wall to talk to. And your bf probably want you to spend some time looking at him rather than staring at the TV. Or the wife just want a little holiday break from her hectic housework and spend it romantically with you. And of course the dog would be overjoyed if you sat her down and let her lick your face with love :)
This article is dedicated to the memories of my beloved and best in the world DAD, and also to my most patient and faithful old dog, Ms.Bunny.....may both your souls rest in peace.
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