Will you say something nice to me?
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A man sat by the coffin of his wife, in black and bitter care. And as he sat, he saw passing beyond the coffin a troop of bright and lovely shapes, with clear eyes and faces full of rosy light.
‘Who are you, fair creatures?’ asked the man.
And they answered: ‘We are the words you might have spoken to her but you didn’t.’
‘Oh, stay with me!’ cried the man. ‘My wife is dead and how I missed her, please stay for I am alone.’
But they answered: ‘Nay; we cannot stay, for we have no being, but are only light that never shone.’ And they passed on and were gone.
And still the man sat by the coffin. And as he sat, he saw rising up between him and the coffin, a band of pale and terrible forms, with bloodless lips and hollow eyes of fire.
The man shuddered. ’What are you, dreadful shapes?’ he asked. And they answered: ‘We are the words she heard from you.’
Then the man cried aloud in anguish: ‘Depart from me, and leave me with my dead! Better solitude than such company’
But they, sitting down in silence, fixed their eyes upon him, and they stayed with him forever.
Words can really hurt. Do remember the next time you talk to your friends, family members, spouse, etc, please say something nice.
When they are no longer with you, it will be too late.
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but it's easier said than done...
esp when we r conservative.. it's not easy to say how much u love ur parents and family.... but it's easier to throw tantrums at them.... -
x2. Guity as charged. On and off, I need to remind myself lor.Originally posted by coolger03:but it's easier said than done...
esp when we r conservative.. it's not easy to say how much u love ur parents and family.... but it's easier to throw tantrums at them....
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hmmm ... this should scare my hubby enuff to say nice things to me all the time! wahahahaa.......
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nice story... and good reminder too....
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Did you come up with that? Wow
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no offence, but i don't think that's a good excuse.Originally posted by coolger03:but it's easier said than done...
esp when we r conservative.. it's not easy to say how much u love ur parents and family.... but it's easier to throw tantrums at them....
personally, yes i find it hard to express love to my parents (possibly not as hard as u?) but there's no reason to throw tantrums that's for sure.
i will NEVER yell at my parents, nor have i ever, since i was an adult.
i recently wrote an email to my mum, this is wat it said: "mama and daddy, when i become a parent, i want to be exactly like you. you have done nothing wrong bringing me up, and i am a good man because of you. no amount of words can express my gratitude."
that phrase is cut and pasted from my sent box, and i truly mean it. even more so becos they are 7000kms away. BOTH of them. -
hmm... i've got bad temper... and it's usually my family who got it... i never have to yell... my face will say it all...Originally posted by jOhO:no offence, but i don't think that's a good excuse.
personally, yes i find it hard to express love to my parents (possibly not as hard as u?) but there's no reason to throw tantrums that's for sure.
i will NEVER yell at my parents, nor have i ever, since i was an adult.
i recently wrote an email to my mum, this is wat it said: "mama and daddy, when i become a parent, i want to be exactly like you. you have done nothing wrong bringing me up, and i am a good man because of you. no amount of words can express my gratitude."
that phrase is cut and pasted from my sent box, and i truly mean it. even more so becos they are 7000kms away. BOTH of them.
hmm... when i was studying in aus, i did specially send them gifts during father's and mother's day... thou i was using my dad's money lah...
but i find that when i'm back here, it's difficult to express myself lor... i know it's my own problem lah... btu difficult to overcome thou.... -
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No, my friend email this to me. The more I read the more I think it is a very meaningful story.Originally posted by boariggy:Did you come up with that? Wow
So decided to post here to share with my friends lor.