She is an old lady. Left alone in a big house with her French antiques, and her memories. Was starving for a little recognition. She had once been young and beautiful. She had once built a house warm with love. and had collected things from over Europe to make it beautiful. Now, in the isolated loneliness of old age, she craved a little human warmth, a little genuine appreciation - and no one gave it to her...Suddenly, she found it, like a spring in the desert. A young man looked around the house to see what he could honestly admire and said:
- ” This house was built about 1890, wasn’t it?”
- “ Yes. that is precisely the year it was built.”- she replied
- “It reminds me of the house I was born in. It’s beautiful. Well built. Roomy. You know, they don’t built houses like this anymore.”
- “You’re right.” - the old lady agreed with a smile on her face. “This is a dream house.”- she said in a voice vibrating with tender memories. This house was built with love. My husband and I dreamed about it for years before we built it. We didn’t have an architect. We planned it all ourselves.”
She showed the young man about the house, and he expressed his hearty admiration for the beautiful treasures she had picked up in her travels. and cherished over a lifetime - an old English tea set. Wedgwood China. French beds and chairs. Italian paintings...
After showing him through the house, she took him out to the garage and said softly:” My husband bought that car for me shortly before he passed on. I have never ridden in it since his death . . . You appreciate nice things. and I am going to give this car to you.”
- He said:” Why, aunty? You overwhelm me. I appreciate your generosity; but I couldn’t possibly accept it. I’m not even a relative of yours.
- She said: Yes. I have relatives who are just waiting till I die so they can get that car. But they are not going to get it. Simply because they don’t appreciate beautiful things.”
- “if you don’t want to give it to them. khalas. you can easily sell it to a secondhand dealer.”
- “ Do you think I could stand to see strangers riding up down the street in that car?! I’m going to give it to you. You appreciate beautiful things.”
So...
Do You Appreciate Beautiful Things?
and if you were in his place, would you accept such an expensive gift, just because you appreciate beautiful things? 3allel ...
10 comments:
expensive is subjective ya rouni.
the car isnt expensive. but time is.
i'd never accept someone "gifting" me time, without giving in return. for one simple reason: time is life- 3omri.
nothing is as expensive as 3omri.
if you take this one, anything else wont even compare of the price.
like i told u before, take the car but give me 3omri back - if u can.
The car has its value bardo ya Bossboss. but definitely time is the most valuable thing ever, simply becoz el3omr kolo aslan is some days, hours, minutes and seconds. and suddenly *bekh* and khalas!
..Sometimes we don't have to give too much time. We don't have to do too much aslan to anyone who won't give us anything in return, coz when you give him time, effort, ... he is going to hurt you :/ bas khalas, what is lost is lost. at least we can save the rest men 3omrena, this should have happened a long time ago. but ma3lesh, never too late!
Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.
موضوع حلو أوي يا روني وأكيد العربية ليها قيمة وقيمة كبيرة جدا مش عشان هي حاجة غالية لا اللي بتحمله من معني في حاجات بنفضل شيايلنها معانا ومحافظين عليها أوي زي جزء مننا عشان الذكري اللي بتفكرنا بيها واللحظة الحلوة اللي عشناها معاها وكمان هي بقيمة الشخص اللي أدهالنا المشكلة كام واحد بيقدر الجمال ده وهما فين وإن إحنا كتير بنربط حياتنا بناس تدعي إنها تقدر الجمال وقيمة الأشياء ونكتشف بعد كده إنها سهل أوي إنهم يتخلوا عنها وده اللي خلاها يوم ما تفكر تهدي العربية لحد دورت علي اللي هتثق إنه هيحافظ عليها حتي لو ككان شخص غريب تماما عنها أما بقي إذا كنت هأقبلها وإلا فيمكن أقبلها لو كنت متأكدة تماما إني هقدر أحافظ عليها فعلا بس الحقيقة يا روني أنا شايفة إن الحاجات دي بتفقد معانها من كل يوم أكتر من اليوم اللي قبله بصي حتي في كل مكان حواليكي في الحاجات مثلا اللي بتربطنا بتراثنا فيلا قديمة شكلها تحفة فجأة ماتلاقيهاش وتلاقي مكانها عمارة ٣٠ دورغيرت معالم مكان كنا بنمشي فيه ونحبه بصي علي م.الجديدة ، المهندسين وسط البلد مش ده كله بنهده بإدينا هي دي الناس اللي إحنا عايشين وسطهم دلوقتي
maybe u are right ya rouni. i dont know. after our talk tonight, u just confused me.
why are we turning to be such ugly creatures?
Shaimaa: You're right. Thank you for that hun.
Hebba: Sorry sweetie. This was not my intention. Relax hun.
you are right in all what you said.
maybe this is what hurts more than anything else.
time mends all wounds
True. But it is not always easy.
Yesss i do appreciate beautiful things sooooo much :)))... maybe it is a common quality 3and kol el fananeen :)))... But i cannot accept gift such a big gift unless i can present something else in return....Howa mesh esteghlal ya3ni... wala eiiiiiih?!
ps: How many story do you have in this DEMAGH :D ?!!
Sa7 keda bebe ! :)
Al3adad fellamoun hun, fellamoun ;)
:D Wa7ashteeny wallahy!!
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