.: L.O.V.E. :.

Nah, I'm not here to talk about Ashlee Simpson's song titled L.O.V.E... though it's quite a nice song, of coz. :)

Anyway, what is the meaning of love? Probably everyone has their own perception or definition of this tiny but powerful four-letter word...

Check this out, Wikepedia even has an entry trying to explain what is love!! I'm too lazy to read the long-winded passage though. Haha.

Probably you guys are surprised about the abruptness of this post (Hey, I am a deep thinker okay! lol). Well, that's becoz I heard a story about love and feel that it's very worth sharing with you guys.

Here goes:

The Story About The Meaning of Love

A young man once went to a wise man and asked him: "What is love?"

The wise man told him to go into a forest and choose the most beautiful flower there and bring it to him. He's only allowed to choose ONE flower, once he plucked it, there's no going back.

Nodding, the young man ventured into the forest.

He walked and saw a pretty yellow flower in the bushes. At first he wanted to pluck it, then he thought to himself: Oh, what if there is a prettier one ahead? Thinking that, he didn't pluck the flower and continued walking.

He saw a even more beautiful flower ahead. Thinking to himself: Oh! This flower is so pretty! Should I pluck it? But...what if there a more beautiful one in front?

And yet again he walked on. And this happened many many times. Again and again, he didn't choose any flower. Until he finally walked out of the forest, empty handed.

He went to see the wise man. The wise man then said: "This is love."

Gathering his thoughts, he yet again asked the wise man: "What is marriage?"

The wise man then asked him to go forth into the forest again and choose ONE flower. Once he had made his choice, he cannot choose another flower again.

With this in mind, the young man yet again went into the forest. This time when he saw a pretty flower, he thought: Oh! This flower is really pretty! Should I pick it? If I keep searching for another one, I might end up with nothing like last time. But if I pick it already, I cannot choose another one already wo...

But after much thought, he decided to pluck that little pretty flower.

With the flower in his hand, he walked on happily. But to his dismay, on the way out, he saw yet another flower that was more beautiful than the one he was holding. He could only look at the other flower longingly but alas, he had made his choice.

This happened a few times but he managed to hold on to his first choice. Finally he was out of the forest.

He then again went to see the wise man.

The wise man then said: "This is marriage. Once two ppl have made their choice to get married, they will have to stick with their partner through thick and thin. Even if there are ppl that are better than their present partner, they can only look, but no going after them. Understand? This is marriage."

The young man's face dawned with understanding.

End of Story

Hope you guys liked this story. Understood ade onot, the underlying moral lesson?? :D

Dunno where I heard this story from, but I've managed to transform it into writing! ^v^ Geng leh! Haha...