一生相隨

One fine day， an old couple around the age of 70， walks into a lawyers office. Apparently， they are there to file a divorce. Lawyer was very puzzled， after having a chat with them， he got their story.

This couple had been quarreling all their 40 over years of marriage nothing ever seems to go right.

They hang on because of their children， afraid that it might affect their up-bringing. Now， all their children have already grown up， have their own family， theres nothing else the old couple have to worry about， all they wanted is to lead their own life free from all these years of unhappiness from their marriage， so both agree on a divorce.

Lawyer was having a hard time trying to get the papers done， because he felt that after 40 years of marriage at the age of 70， he couldnt understand why the old couple would still want a divorce.

While they were signing the papers， the wife told the husband. “I really love you， but I really cant carry on anymore， Im sorry.”

“Its OK， I understand.” said the husband. Looking at this， the lawyer suggested a dinner together， just three of them， wife thought， why not， since they are still going to be friends.

At the dining table， there was a silence of awkwardness. the first dish was roasted chicken， immediately， the old man took the drumstick for the old lady. “Take this， its your favorite.” Looking at this， the lawyer thought maybe theres still a chance， but the wife was frowning when she answer. “This is always the problem， you always think so highly of yourself， never thought about how I feel， dont you know that I hate drumsticks？”

Little did she know that， over the years， the husband have been trying all ways to please her. Little did she know that drumsticks was the husbands favorite. Little did he know that she never thought he understand her at all. Little did he know that she hates drumsticks even though all he wants is the best for her.

That night， both of them couldnt sleep， toss and turn， toss and turn. After hours， the old man couldnt take it anymore， he knows that he still loves her， and he cant carry on life without her， he wants her back， he wants to tell her， he is sorry， he wanted to tell her， “I love you.” he picks up the phone， started dialing her number. Ringing never stops. He never stop dialing.

On the other side， she was sad， she couldnt understand how come after all these years， he still doesnt understand her at all. She loves him a lot， but she just cant take it anymore. Phones ringing， she refuses to answer knowing that its him. “Whats the point of talking now that its over. I have asked for it and now. I want to keep it this way， if not I will lose face.”She thought. Phone is still ringing. She has decided to pull out the cord.

Little did she remember， he had heart problems. The next day， she received news that he had passed away. She rushed down to his apartment， saw his body， lying on the couch still holding on to the phone. He had a heart attack when he was still trying to get through her phone line.

As sad as she could be. She will have to clear his belongings. When she was looking thru the drawers， she saw this insurance policy， dated from the day they got married， beneficiary is her. Together in that file theres this note.

“To my dearest wife， by the time you are reading this， Im sure Im no longer around. I bought this policy for you， though the amount is only $100， I hope it will be able to help me continue my promise that I have made when we got married. I might not be around anymore， I want this amount of money to continue taking care of you， just like the way I will if I could have live longer. I want you to know I will always be around， by your side. I love you.” Tears flowed like river.

When you love someone， let them know. You never know what will happen the next minute. Learn to build a life together. Learn to love each other for who they are. Not what they are.

在一個(gè)陽(yáng)光明媚的日子里，一對(duì)70歲左右的老夫婦走進(jìn)了律師事務(wù)所。顯然地，他們準(zhǔn)備到那兒辦理離婚手續(xù)。律師對(duì)這對(duì)年老的夫婦提出要離婚的事感到非常困惑。后來(lái)，跟他們交談了之后，他得知他們之間有這樣一段故事：

這對(duì)夫婦從40多年前結(jié)婚之日起就一直吵個(gè)不停。他們似乎找不到共同點(diǎn)，一切在他們看來(lái)都格格不入。

由于擔(dān)心他們的離婚會(huì)給孩子的成長(zhǎng)帶來(lái)不良影響，這對(duì)老夫婦把離婚的事擱淺到現(xiàn)在?，F(xiàn)在，他們的孩子都長(zhǎng)大成人了，也有他們各自的家庭了。于是，這對(duì)老夫婦再也沒(méi)有什么事可以擔(dān)憂的了。他們現(xiàn)在渴望的就是過(guò)各自的生活，免受這些年來(lái)婚姻帶給他們的種種不幸。正因?yàn)檫@樣，兩個(gè)老人都贊同離婚。

律師極其艱難地為他們擬造了一份離婚協(xié)議書，因?yàn)樗X(jué)得，經(jīng)過(guò)婚后40年的相濡以沫，現(xiàn)在兩個(gè)老人都70歲了，他就是弄不明白為什么這對(duì)老夫婦仍然堅(jiān)持要離婚。

當(dāng)他們簽署文件時(shí)，老夫人遺憾地告訴丈夫：“我真的很愛(ài)你，但我再也不能忍受下去了，我非常抱歉。”

“沒(méi)有關(guān)系，我理解?！彼恼煞蛴悬c(diǎn)悲傷地回答道。看到他們夫婦還有一線挽救的希望，律師于是建議他們?nèi)齻€(gè)人一起去吃頓晚餐。就他們?nèi)齻€(gè)人，老夫人想道，為什么不呢，反正他們很快就將成為朋友了。

餐桌上，這對(duì)夫婦沉默不語(yǔ)，尷尬的氣氛頓時(shí)彌漫開(kāi)來(lái)。第一道菜是烤雞。立刻地，老夫人的丈夫夾了一個(gè)雞腿給她說(shuō)道：“嘗嘗這個(gè)，我知道你最喜歡吃雞腿了?！?br>