How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight.
Who can forget these immortal lines by Elizabeth Barrett Browning?
Here comes the time of your life when you are sitting alone reminiscing those memorable moments you have with your loved ones. How your kids have grown up. It seems it was only yesterday that they sat on your lap, asking you to read stories to them while munching those cookies that their mom prepared. How you miss those rides in the park while you sat on the bench with your heart beating faster fearing that your loved ones will fall down in a moment. Yet there they are, laughing and giggling as they embraced the air while the swing just swiftly moved to and fro. How you are missing your loved ones.
Who can forget those fine beach sands that your loved ones skillfully sculptured into a sandcastle, while you were buried underneath as an enslaved giant. And the most memorable moment of all, the Christmas gifts that you carefully prepared and placed under the bright Christmas tree. It is about time that they have to open their gifts one by one and said that they really loved you. You were tickled with so much happiness that you had exclaimed not to let this moment pass. But it has to pass and you know that! How you are missing your loved ones.
Your loved ones now might have families of their own; others have stayed in dormitories and boarding houses. And your spouse might have other families, too. Yet the memorable moments kept on lingering because it has been a part of your life.
Calling them and say you are really missing them is quick and easy. Just dial your phone or press your keyboard for an instant chat. But something is lacking, isn’t it? You want to see their face to shine brightly and to show that broad smile which you used to see. You know that you have to retrace back those moments that they really anticipated-handing those Christmas gifts that only you can give and seal with a kiss.
Yes. Saying words could not anymore convince them that you are missing them. They always see it on their computer screen, read them or hear them on their cell phone. They want something concrete and it is your love, carefully wrapped, delivered on time, when is it? Before Christmas eve.
Convince them now that you are missing them, and send your Christmas gift that they are really expecting. After all, let action speaks louder than words.
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