I Once Watched A Video (Part II)

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The night before the wedding, he went missing. There was not a goodbye, nor a warning. He just disappeared. Needless to say...

she went looking for him. Only to find a box for her. 

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In the box were the things he'd gotten, memorabilia, letters, and the rings. 

Needless to say, she began to question his intentions. "Why would he do that if he really loved me?" 

Bundled with the rings was a letter. In it he asked:

"Dear (let's name her) V,

What's my favorite dish? Do you know what my favorite book is? What about my favorite movie? 

You don't know. Because in these five years, we'd only eat your favorite dishes, read your favorite books, and watched the movies you love. 

Fact is, you don't know me at all. So how can you say that you love me? 

You only loved the kindness that I've given to you" 

After crying over the pain, enduring the embarrassment that came with the pain, and all the heart wrenching questions that only pushed the dagger deeper, she came to the realization... 

Part III

I Once Watched A Video.

I once watched a video about a person who had the perfect relationship.

Actually, she had what seemed like the funnest of lives. She had guys falling at her feet, chasing after her... until she met "the one".

In the speaker's story, she recounted how special she felt. How well he treated her, and the sweetness levels during that relationship was diabolical. She remembered:
How he'd take her to her favorite restaurants, how he'd peel the prawns for her, and how he'd order the food because he was so familiar with what she liked to eat. Everything was going well, and they were engaged to be married after dating for (if I recall correctly, 5 years). Then, the night before the wedding, he went missing. There was not a goodbye, nor a warning. He just disappeared. Needless to say...

she went looking for him. Only to find a box for her. 

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Thought Criminals.

Two weeks ago, I had the honor in attending the commencement ceremony of the Class of 2015 at Soka University of America. Boy am I the most grateful for I had the privilege of listening to Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr Jody Williams' commencement speech. I started tearing up with so much gratitude and thanks to this woman.

I've attached the video below so you can watch it too (:


Start at 28.03 (: