He had always wanted to be florist, but his love for his country took precedence over his love for flowers. Hence, as soon as He turned 18, He enlisted for the army. He was deployed overseas in various war-torn countries. On one of his tours, He had seen of his fellow officers die in a tragic accident and He ended up suffering from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). As a result, He returned to open his flower shop where He met the love of his life. She came in to buy flowers to help cheer her up, but little did She know that She had changed his life entirely. She was gentle, sweet and calm. Today, almost 40 years after as He sat with his grandchild on his lap, He looked at her at a distance making one of his favourite dishes, He knew that his life could never be more perfect than this… _______________________________________________ She had always admired flowers, but She had never received any. Her friends would often make fun of her and tell her She should gift some to herself. He had noticed her around the office, and always looked for an excuse to speak to her. To find some sort of a connection to build a friendship with her. From the office friend circle, He found out her love for flowers. He decided to send her flowers in her birthday month, with small love notes, never mentioning his identity. She was surprised each day to find them on her table. Finally on her birthday, He decided to reveal himself, He brought a bunch of red roses. He walked up to her table, He sat on one knee and said, “Red roses signify love but what signifies eternal love? Perhaps I could signify my eternal love by gifting you are a flower for everyday I am blessed to spend with you. I would like to start by taking you out today on your birthday for dinner with these red roses if you would do me the honour?”… _______________________________________________ He had never paid much attention to flowers, He found them to be just another one of nature's many gifts. His mom loved flowers on the other hand; it was her dream to visit a honey bee farm. He admired his moms love for them, and her several attempts to explain the importance of flowers and honeybees. He decided to surprise her and take her on a visit to a nearby honeybee farm. His mother’s joy was no bounds when she heard of her son's surprise. They arrived at the farm, and He took his mom to the main office where his contact awaited them. He saw her waving at them from a distance. She was a young woman who had taken over her mother's business. She looked radiant in her pretty pink dress. She was more than happy to organize the tour on the condition that they would buy some honey at the end if they enjoyed the visit. After the tour, He bought a big jar of honey for his mother and as He left, He said, “I would like to thank you for introducing me to the beautiful world of bees and the importance of flowers as well. I hope someday I could visit again and maybe perhaps have dinner with you after?”… _______________________________________________
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