Date with a Woman
After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said I love you but I know this other woman loves you too and would love to spend some time with you. The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my MOTHER, who has been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally. That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie.
‘What’s wrong, are you well,’ she asked? My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news.
‘I thought that it would be pleasant to be with you,’ I responded. ‘Just the two of us.’
She thought about it for a moment, and then said, ‘I would like that very much.’
That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up I was a bit nervous.
When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous about our date. She waited in the door with her coat on. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary.
She smiled from a face that was as radiant as an angel’s.
‘I told my friends that I was going to go out with my son, and they were impressed, ‘she said, as she got into the car. ‘They can’t wait to hear about our meeting’. We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and cozy. My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady.
After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Large print. Half way through the entries, I lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me. A nostalgic smile was on her lips.
‘It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small,’ she said. ‘Then it’s time that you relax and let me return the favor,’ I responded.
During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation – nothing extraordinary, but catching up on recent events of each other’s life.
We talked so much that we missed the movie.
As we arrived at her house later, she said, ‘I’ll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you.’ I agreed..
‘How was your dinner date?’ asked my wife when I got home.
‘Very nice. Much more so than I could have imagined,’ I answered.
A few days later, my mother died of a massive heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn’t have time to do anything for her.
Some time later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place mother and I had dined.
An attached note said:
I paid this bill in advance. I wasn’t sure that I could be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two plates – one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night meant for me. I love you, son.
At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time: ‘I LOVE YOU!’ and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve. Nothing in life is more important than God and your family. Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be put off till ‘some other time..’
Pass this along to everyone with an aging parent, tih email hi vawiin chu ka dawng nawlh mai:!: Ephesi Bung 6 min hriatchhuah tir rualin, nu leh pa te an chhuak tur ka ngen lai te, an hnathawk lo haw tur ka nghahhlelh thrin zia te, a lo lang uarh uarh.
Tunah, nu leh pa te ngaihsak hman lek lovin, mahni hna leh duhzawng leh tui zawng lam kan pan huam huam lai hian nu leh pa min thlahlel ngawih ngawih tu la nei te hi chuan an tan hun pek tam deuha an lawm zawng ber an bula awma titi pui te hi kan hmangaih kan entirna pakhat chu a ni si a le – tiin ka inenlet mek ani.
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August 31st, 2009 at 9:05 am
After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to a dinner and —of course, to a movie also. She sobbed and said, “I love you, but … I know this other woman loves you too … and she would love … to spend some time with you.”
The other woman that my wife wanted me to take her out has been remaining as a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children had made it impossible to visit her quite often that I should have. That night, I called —to invite her … to go out for a dinner —and to a movie.
‘What’s wrong, are you well?’ she asked. That lady is the type of woman who suspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news.
‘I thought that it would be pleasant to be with you,’ I responded. ‘Just the two of us.’
She thought about it for a moment, and then said, ‘Well, I would like that very much, honey!’
That memorable Friday —after work, as I drove over to pick her up I was a bit cocky and nervous. When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous about our date. She waited for me by the door in ajar with her prettiest coat on. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary. She smiled from a face that was as radiant as an angel’s.
‘I told my friends that I was going to go out with a guy, and they were impressed,’ she said, as she got into the car. ‘They can’t wait to hear about our meeting.’ We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and cozy. That sweet lady took my arm as if she were the First Lady.
After we sat down together, I had to read the Menu —large print. Half way through the entries, I lifted my eyes and saw my Mom sitting there —staring at me. She wore a nostalgic smile on her lips. ‘It was I who used to have read the menu when you were small,’ she said.
‘Then it’s time for you to relax —and let me return the favor,’ I responded. During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation –nothing extraordinary, but catching up on recent events of each other’s life. We talked so much that we missed the movie.
As we reached her house later, she said as she walked in, ‘I’ll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you.’ That well said I agreed upon.
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‘How was your dinner and dating?’ asked my wife, when I got home. ‘Very nice. Much more than I could have imagined,’ I answered.
A few days later, my Mother died of a massive heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn’t have time to do anything for her. I just recalled the last Friday we dined out together …
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Some time later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place my Mother and I had dined together for the last time.
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TISA atangin THLARAU …
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August 31st, 2009 at 10:17 am
goody
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August 31st, 2009 at 10:31 am
Nice story.
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August 31st, 2009 at 10:36 am
pu mzvision; mahni nu te date pui techu sexy lo ee
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August 31st, 2009 at 10:40 am
A nu a ni tih a puang hma lutuk a, ka siksawi a … awaiting moderation min han puh ngawt a, pix pathum vel dah dek dek hian administrator lamah buaina a thleng duh riau!
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August 31st, 2009 at 11:25 am
A chhiartlak fu mai,story tha tak ava ni em!
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August 31st, 2009 at 11:34 am
If you love someone, do not hold back, let them know before it’s too late. I mean, what stop you from telling them you love them, it’ll mean a lot to them. Who am I to say this? I’m the one who cannot tell someone I love that I love them…..
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August 31st, 2009 at 11:58 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....&NR=1
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August 31st, 2009 at 12:22 pm
A bul tanna ka chhiar hian ka ngaih a lo tha lo hman deuh a, ka rilruin “Eheee…”, ka ti hman tihah ka man thiam leh ta chauh…
Mizote hi hmangaihna ngah tak si, nu leh pa, pi leh pute duatna tilang thiam lo ber pawl chu kan nih ka ring. Sap hote hi an induat thiam viau emaw tih lai hian an nu leh pate ngei pawh an tar hnua Old Age Home-a dah mai hi an ching leh thung a.
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August 31st, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Rilru a va hneh em!
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August 31st, 2009 at 2:29 pm
Thawnthu tha tak a ni. Nu leh pate hmangaih lo kan awm lovanga, mahse keini chhuan chinah hian nu leh pate ‘Ka nu, k pa, ka hmangaih che’ tih harsat kan tamin ka ring. Kan nu leh paten min zirtir tlat lo. Chu lovah, nu leh pa, pi leh pute vin khur khur ching te, vin lem lo pawh an duhzawng leh ngainat zawng ngaihtuah ngai mang lo kan tamin a lang.
Saphovin Old Age Home-a an lo dah hi an hmangah vang zawng a ang. A chhan chu an tu leh fate mahni hnaah kan buai theuh va, a besawmtu leh titipuia, an duhzawng sawipuitu kan awm lova, sawipui turin kan tuipui lova, kan tuipui loh mai bakah kan hman lo bawk. Chutianga mahni tu leh fate bula khawhar taka awm ai chuan kan nu leh pate pawh ian Old Age home tha tak nei ila, an rualpuite nen awmho a, nilum ai paha an vanglai chanchin sawi melh melhte an chakin nuam an ti zawk ngei ang.
Engpawh nise, Mizo nawlpui hian nu leh pa leh pi leh pute hmangaih hi kan inzirtir thar a ngai a, kan hmangaihna lanchhuahtir dan phei chu kan zir nasat a la ngai lehzual maithei a ni.
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August 31st, 2009 at 2:31 pm
So thoughtful of the daughter in law,and extremely thoughtful of the mother too!!
Zirtir a nei thra hnep hnep hle mai.
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August 31st, 2009 at 2:34 pm
@ mzvision: wish I’ll have a wife like yours
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August 31st, 2009 at 2:54 pm
Mc D, a nupui anih loh khi!!
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August 31st, 2009 at 3:05 pm
‘After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie.’
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August 31st, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Very touching..
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August 31st, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Pass this along to everyone with an aging parent, tih email hi vawiin chu ka dawng nawlh mai :!:
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August 31st, 2009 at 3:57 pm
Pathian zarah nu leh pa tar tak ve ve in min la dampui, mahse nu leh pa te hian min ngai ngawih ngawih a lo nih dawn hi tih ka hriatchhuah phah. Ka la tlai chhe lo tih ka inhmuchhuak e.
Nu leh pa kan hmangaih let ani tihlan dan tur hi a inang vek thei lo ang, kan tihlan dan tur chu an fate hi a hre ber tur kan ni e.
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August 31st, 2009 at 4:01 pm
@ Irre: a top thleng ka lo chhiarlo a nih hi…
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August 31st, 2009 at 4:33 pm
pu mzvision; i vannei hlemai, Pathian malsawmna i dawng aniang, nu leh paten an damrei pui che chu i awhawm bik hlemai. puitlin hma a nu leh pa ten an kalsan tak tehi an khawngaihthlak awm thin teh e, eizawnna mumal la nei bawksilo, hmabak khirh tak nena khawvel han hmang chho tura an han kalsan thin hi chu, Pathian hi dem a awl rum rum thin in ka ring.
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August 31st, 2009 at 4:34 pm
E, Nu leh Pate chu kar khatah a lo berah vawihnih/thum tal biak ziah tur. Tu te phei hichu an lo ngaizualin ka hria. Engkima rawn te hi a thabawk, min hmangaihin min lo enkawl puitling lo se zawng mi(sual).com a comment tur ka awm tawp nang le.
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September 1st, 2009 at 12:18 am
Good post MZ @Mack i sawichhan kei chu ka hria
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September 1st, 2009 at 12:22 am
Eee, a ropui e! Nu leh pa hmangaihna a va hlu tak em!! Tunah chuan kei chu NU chiah ka nei ta, ka harh chhuak zual e.
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September 1st, 2009 at 7:19 am
A lo nih theih dawn khawp tak hi a
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September 1st, 2009 at 2:32 pm
He Article hi kumin January 31 khan mail ah ka dawng a, min rawn thawn tu chuan true story a nih hi a rawn ti leh nghal a, office ah buai reng reng a ka awm laiin hman leh hman lo in ka chhiar kha a ni a, ka rilru chu a khawih ve khawp mai.
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