Life Is About Correcting Mistakes

Karen married John today.
At the end of the wedding party, Karen's mother gave her a newly opened bank saving passbook. With RM1000.00 as the deposited amount.

Mother: 'Karen, take this passbook. Keep it as a record of your marriage life. When there's something happy and memorable that happens in your new life, put some money in. Write down what it is 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 John. When you look back after many years, you can know how much happiness you've had.'

Karen shared this with John when she got 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 a certain time has elapsed:
- 7 Feb: RM100.00, first birthday celebration for John after marriage
- 1 Mar: RM300.00, salary raise for Karen
- 20 Mar: RM200.00, vacation trip to Bali
- 15 Apr: RM2000.00, Karen got pregnant
- 1 Jun: RM1000.00, John 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 Karen 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.'
Karen 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 John and asked him to spend the money before getting divorce.

The next day, John gave the passbook back to Karen. She found a new deposit of RM5000.00. And a line next to the record: 'This is the day I notice how much I've loved you throughout 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, Don't see the place where you fell, Instead see the place from where you slipped.
Life is about correcting mistakes."