Do you often complain about your partner's snores that caused your sleepless nights?

Have you ever got so irritated by the snores you want to kick him out of bed?

Now think, what if one day he is no longer around anymore... would it be these sounds that you miss before you sleep? Would you rather wish to be tortured by his snores than to sleep alone in a cold quiet bed?

Funeral

"In the end, it's these small things that you remember.. the little imperfections that make them perfect for you..."

God.. i was so shaken by the speech that i teared the first time i saw this advertisement. It relates so aptly that I can't imagine if one day i will never get to hear Darling's snores beside me again..

When Darling came into the room, i hugged him tightly and related the whole advertisement to him with teary eyes and quivering tone..... i told him i would not mind him snoring at night again, as long as i feel his pressence beside me. I mean it.

I love this ad. It awakened my senses and awareness to the people around me, especially my loved ones.

I realized i have been too complacent in my life that sometimes, i take them for granted.

Easily, we complain about or quarrel with someone we love just because what they do did not favour us. It also seems easier to rake up past mistakes and point out shortcomings then remembering the little things that they did or changed for you.

As im saying this, i suddenly thought of a very good example in my life:

Darling gets up earlier each morning to make breakfast and fills up my bottle with different drinks for me to bring to work. It becomes a routine that i expect him to do for me everyday and took it for granted. Sometimes, i complained that the bread was toasted too hard and other times, i complained that the drink was not sweet enough for my liking. I do not thank him every day for preparing breakfast for me but instead, when he occassionally missed it as he was late for work, i'll be grouchy that i do not have anything to eat for that morning.

Surely, this will be one of the small things he did for me that i'll remember if one day he is no longer around. But for now while im still enjoying it, why is it that i neglect to cherish and be thankful for it everyday?

I believe im not the only one guilty of this.

Most of us often don't cherish the people around us and appreciate the things they've done for us till they are gone. Only when the person is no longer around, it'll be the good things that floods back to your memory and somehow, for those minor things that you ever complained about in the past, you wouldn't mind it anymore if you could have him/her back in your life once again.

Life is short and fragile. We should cherish every moment and everyone that played a part in ours.

So recently, i keep reminding Darling: Life is so fragile.. you better cherish me, love me more and treat me better now. If not if i suddenly die one day you will cry and regret lor..

I promise i will complain less and appreciate more from now on!

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