The Love Investment
By Ziad Bakri - January 31, 2012
I was very surprised when I received an sms message from my
friend telling me that she decided to get back to her husband . Anyone who
knows what problems they had will definitely think that there is no way for
them to complete their lives together.
I couldn't stop myself from
calling her and asking about the reason , her answer was very strange " I
decided to go back to him because I have invested a lot in this marriage .
"
More confused than surprised I
asked : " Invested ? Are we still discussing the same topic or have you
developed a new passion of stocks ?!!!"
She laughed and said :" I
have been married for four years which is not a short period , and believe me I
have put a lot of efforts in this marriage that it seems ridiculous to give up on
it no matter what . Yes , I have invested my time , efforts and life and I am
not willing to let it all go away . "
I hang up with her asking
myself one question : " Since when has love become an investment ? "
, " Since when has it become about the 'Quantity' not the 'Quality' ?
I remember one day a student
in my class asked us to describe love in one word . Everyone started speaking
about feelings and emotions except for one young man , he said that for him ,
love is respect . I was very happy to hear these words coming out from him and
now I am happier that he thinks this way at a time where love has became
related to the number of years two people have been together.
Another thing came up to my
mind , how many relations have continued because a lot have been INVESTED in
them ? How many friendships , marriages and work relations?
The next day I sent my friend
an sms message telling her " Hey , I wish you the best of luck in your
investment , and I hope that the price of your stocks will go up !!!"
Ziad Bakri
July 19th , 2011
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