Social Skills - 101 Life Experiences You Can't Learn from Textbooks

Author: Ma Yinchun / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: Go the Distance with Love
Life is full of missed opportunities. Sometimes, we miss out because we stubbornly cling to what we shouldn’t, and other times, we give up too easily on what we shouldn’t. Love is an art, just like life is an art, and the art of love lies in whether you have the courage and perseverance to go the distance with it. A woman’s reserve might keep you from her heart, but are you the clever one who possesses the key to unlock it?
They were once lovers in college but broke up over something trivial. After graduation, they went their separate ways, each embarking on a bumpy life journey. Neither of their marriages turned out to be particularly happy, so they often longed for the romance of their youth. Now, with wrinkles etched on their foreheads, they unexpectedly reunited. He asked her, “That night when I knocked on your door, why didn’t you open it?” She replied, “I was waiting for you behind the door.”
“Waiting for me? Why?” he asked.
“I was waiting for you to knock the tenth time before I opened the door—but you only knocked nine.”
They both regretted it deeply. She regretted her stubbornness; she could have opened the door after he knocked nine times or called him back when he left. That would have saved her face. But why insist on waiting for the tenth knock? As for him, it took decades for him to realize: the door hadn’t been completely shut after all! But why didn’t he keep knocking? If he had knocked one more time or gently pushed the door, everything would have been completely different!
If you love her, you should bravely face that love and seize every opportunity to convey your feelings to her. Sometimes, all you need to do is knock one more time on the closed door and bravely step inside, going the distance with your love. If you want the person outside to come in, open the door in time! If you think the person inside is worth pursuing, knock persistently until the door opens.
P324-325