Monica married Hitesh this day. At the end of the wedding party, Monica’s mother gave her a newly opened bank saving passbook with Rs.1000 deposit amount.
Mother: ‘Monica, take this passbook. Keep it as a record of your marriage life. When there’s something happy and memorable happened in your new life, put some money in. Write down what it’s about next to the line. The more memorable the event is, the more money you can put in. I’ve done the first one for you today. Do the others with Hitesh. When you look back after years, you can know how much happiness you’ve had.’
Monica shared this with Hitesh when getting home. They both thought it was a great idea and were anxious to know when the second deposit can be made.
This was what they did after certain time:
- 7 Feb: Rs.100, first birthday celebration for Hitesh after marriage
- 1 Mar: Rs.300, salary raise for Monica
- 20 Mar: Rs.200, vacation trip to Bali
- 15 Apr: Rs.2000, Monica got pregnant
- 1 Jun: Rs.1000, Hitesh got promoted … and so on…
However, after years, they started fighting and arguing for trivial things. They didn’t talk much. They regretted that they had married the most nasty people in the world…. no more love…Kind of typical nowadays, huh?
One day Monica talked to her Mother: ‘Mom, we can’t stand it anymore. We agree to divorce. I can’t imagine how I decided to marry this guy!!!’
Mother: ‘Sure, girl, that’s no big deal. Just do whatever you want if you really can’t stand it. But before that, do one thing first. Remember the saving passbook I gave you on your wedding day? Take out all money and spend it first. You shouldn’t keep any record of such a poor marriage.’
Monica thought it was true. So she went to the bank, waiting at the queue and planning to cancel the account. While she was waiting, she took a look at the passbook record. She looked, and looked, and looked. Then the memory of all the previous joy and happiness just came up her mind. Her eyes were then filled with tears. She left and went home. When she was home, she handed the passbook to Hitesh, asked him to spend the money before getting divorce.
The next day, Hitesh gave the passbook back to Monica. She found a new deposit of Rs.5000. And a line next to the record: ‘This is the day I notice how much I’ve loved you through out all these years. How much happiness you’ve brought me.’
They hugged and cried, putting the passbook back to the safe.
Do you know how much money they had saved when they retired? I did not ask. I believe the money did not matter any more after they had gone through all the good years in their life.
“When you fall, in any way, Don’t see the place where you fell, Instead see the place from where you slipped. Life is about correcting mistakes.”
Excellent post. made me think of my marriage in a new light
it’’s very very nice……..
har cupple ko apni life me kuch aise baato or chizo ko shamil rakhna chahiye jisse koi nok jhok hone par bhi wo zindagi ke haseen lamhe miss na kar sake………(it’’s may think!!!!!!)
nice one.
very good i”ll do the same.
Wonderful!! A good remedie in dark times, focused on mistakes.
I read dis piece on iland before by sunil rastogi ji i guess….but loved reading it again..i guess every newly wed couple should read dis and follow…$
WOW, MOTHERS ARE NO DOUBT THE SUPER HUMANS
THEY CAN ONLY THINK SO MUCH AND SAVE ….IN SUCH A SUPER WAY
…..YES , THE RELATIONSHIP….AGONY….FALLS …..HATS OFF!!!!!!
that was a good one, its easy to fall into a relationship but difficult to maintain the same love faith and passion in it. we shud not forget that when we fwent into a relationship we wanted to do so therefore to maintain it we shud give more of ourselves. chalbaaz
Good one. We see only the disputes but overlook the good times. Good to remind each one of these moments.
Anjeneyan
well i guess m inspired n will start an account like this:)
Woah! I loved this piece, so simple and so touching. Sometimes when I read such beautiful things about relationships, I keep telling my self…I would follow it whenever I get into one.
Cheers to u:)
its really nice…
its really nice..
great ……everybody should learn from this touching story
beautiful one…………
very nice post.. keep writting.
beautiful post…….
It is one of the finest post I read here! Thanks!!
its really good one,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
g8888888 idea no doubt !
life is full of such memories
Its a beautiful story which leaves a deep impact on our life.
shriman ji good way to resolve the conflicts between spouses
Really a good story…. a good idea of your mom….. thanks to her
That was Heart Touching….
Who says money cant buy happiness
This is the best method to measure happiness ..
Jiwan ke dhage aise hi chhote-chhote sutro se pirote jata hai.sundar aur shiksha-prad aalekh ke liye badha……………
nav-warsh ki shubhkamanaon sahit………
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very good story…
superb article !!! n gives gud idea to count ur blessings in life…
nice post ..touching one
hi
hi. i loved your story even my hubby loved it. you got a major change in your life with your story.
nice post
nice story………
gr8 post ………… very nice n to d point …….. u left me speechless ……….
Read this one in iLand before. Nevertheless, enjoyed reading it again.
wonderful story ….relationships are above all ”money”
they are priceless !!!!
Great story…… relationships are what we make of it. Keep writting….Good work
no words … well said …keep it up …
Simply beautiful :))