She had a perfect life – loving and rich family, brains and beauty, even her grace is unsurpassed by time. But no man has ever made her heart beat, she has never been in love. Still she believes destiny has something special in store for her, that one day, her prince will come.
One fine day while praying at a temple, she saw in a distance a man and her heart went wild. She knew then and there that he is the one. Before she could steal a closer look, the man vanished into the crowd. Determined to find him, she searched all over the temple until the night tells her to stop. Dejected, she went to the temple and prayed that she might see him again.
A Goddess, deeply moved by her sincerity, broke the silence of the night and asked, “Do you want to see him again?”
The answer was obvious. "Yes"
“Then you would have to train for 500 years.”
Her mind was set. 500 years is way shorter than never.
"I will. Please let me see him again."
That night, she was turned into a rock, made to withstand the cold of a winter’s night and the heat of a summer’s day. But through it all, she felt happiness never felt before. 500 years flew by, she has been molded into the size of a pebble sitting on a pave way. But finally, the day she has waited for has arrived, nothing could contain her excitement, years and years of hardship cannot hide the glow the little pebble had that day.
There he was. Tall, handsome and radiant, just the way she remembered. He walked along in big commanding strides. Suddenly he came to a stop, quickly surveyed the area and stole a moment's rest before hurriedly continuing his journey.
The moment was brief but to her, it was eternity. There is nothing sweeter but as he walked away, there was pain and disappointment worse than anything these 500 years can ever bring.
The Goddess saw it all. Picking up the pebble, she asked, “My dear child, I can help you if you want to be closer to him. Do you want to touch him?”
“Yes!!” She suddenly saw a glimpse of hope. There was not a moment of hesitation. He has been her every thought since she saw him and she knew what she wanted.
“Then you have withstand another 500 years of training.”
And just like that, she got turned into a tree. If she had not experienced 500 years of waiting before, the ensuing wait would have been unbearable. But 500 years later, she has proven her sincerity and she believes that she will soon be rewarded. When a familiar face appeared in a distance, the leaves were rustling in excitement.
This time, he strolled along, taking it slow and stopped by the tree. It is an unusually hot morning and he was full of envy of the warm shadows sitting under the tree. Then he chose a spot, sat down and laid back against her. Under the her protection, he closed his eyes and rested.
Seconds crept into minutes and minutes into hours. The day met with the night as a chilling breeze broke his slumber. Standing up, he gave the tree a little pat as if to thank it for the warm shelter. Then he was gone.
“Well, are you satisfied?” The chill asked in ever so familiarly kind voice
The branches and leaves quivered with raging emotions.
“Well, if you want to be his wife…”
“No." The rustling of the leaves cut in "That’s alright. This is enough.”
“Enough? Don’t you want to be together with him?”
“I do. I know be it another 500 or 1,000 years, I can definitely wait it out. But just now as he laid in my arms, I finally understood that I have been chasing a dream, the idea of a perfect love. I have found it and that is... enough.” A sudden refreshing breeze ran over her as she turned back into a lady. A thousand years of waiting have made her realized she has wasted too much valuable time.
As the chill weaved a smiling face and kiss her, “Maybe this is for the better……. You know, someone has been waiting over 2,000 years for you.”
One fine day while praying at a temple, she saw in a distance a man and her heart went wild. She knew then and there that he is the one. Before she could steal a closer look, the man vanished into the crowd. Determined to find him, she searched all over the temple until the night tells her to stop. Dejected, she went to the temple and prayed that she might see him again.
A Goddess, deeply moved by her sincerity, broke the silence of the night and asked, “Do you want to see him again?”
The answer was obvious. "Yes"
“Then you would have to train for 500 years.”
Her mind was set. 500 years is way shorter than never.
"I will. Please let me see him again."
That night, she was turned into a rock, made to withstand the cold of a winter’s night and the heat of a summer’s day. But through it all, she felt happiness never felt before. 500 years flew by, she has been molded into the size of a pebble sitting on a pave way. But finally, the day she has waited for has arrived, nothing could contain her excitement, years and years of hardship cannot hide the glow the little pebble had that day.
There he was. Tall, handsome and radiant, just the way she remembered. He walked along in big commanding strides. Suddenly he came to a stop, quickly surveyed the area and stole a moment's rest before hurriedly continuing his journey.
The moment was brief but to her, it was eternity. There is nothing sweeter but as he walked away, there was pain and disappointment worse than anything these 500 years can ever bring.
The Goddess saw it all. Picking up the pebble, she asked, “My dear child, I can help you if you want to be closer to him. Do you want to touch him?”
“Yes!!” She suddenly saw a glimpse of hope. There was not a moment of hesitation. He has been her every thought since she saw him and she knew what she wanted.
“Then you have withstand another 500 years of training.”
And just like that, she got turned into a tree. If she had not experienced 500 years of waiting before, the ensuing wait would have been unbearable. But 500 years later, she has proven her sincerity and she believes that she will soon be rewarded. When a familiar face appeared in a distance, the leaves were rustling in excitement.
This time, he strolled along, taking it slow and stopped by the tree. It is an unusually hot morning and he was full of envy of the warm shadows sitting under the tree. Then he chose a spot, sat down and laid back against her. Under the her protection, he closed his eyes and rested.
Seconds crept into minutes and minutes into hours. The day met with the night as a chilling breeze broke his slumber. Standing up, he gave the tree a little pat as if to thank it for the warm shelter. Then he was gone.
“Well, are you satisfied?” The chill asked in ever so familiarly kind voice
The branches and leaves quivered with raging emotions.
“Well, if you want to be his wife…”
“No." The rustling of the leaves cut in "That’s alright. This is enough.”
“Enough? Don’t you want to be together with him?”
“I do. I know be it another 500 or 1,000 years, I can definitely wait it out. But just now as he laid in my arms, I finally understood that I have been chasing a dream, the idea of a perfect love. I have found it and that is... enough.” A sudden refreshing breeze ran over her as she turned back into a lady. A thousand years of waiting have made her realized she has wasted too much valuable time.
As the chill weaved a smiling face and kiss her, “Maybe this is for the better……. You know, someone has been waiting over 2,000 years for you.”
1 comment:
hahaha...um...pretty funny ending...well done
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