How I Met Your Mother

Kids, this is the story of how I met your mother.

Back in my time, I had an idea that love was fallacy. It's not real and it was for losers. But everything that I believed in was changed when I met your mother.

Kids, the Universe will stop you into going to a deep hole that would make your life miserable. The Universe has its ways in the world and I can't begin to explain on how it constantly moves. But what I know is that it's never wrong, never late, and always at the right place.


 It was a sunny day when I stepped out of the old apartment. I was craving  to eat at this local restaurant down 7th avenue but I turned left instead of going straight because I remembered that the old restaurant is close every Sunday and kids, up until now the old restaurant is still open. Anyways, I turned left because there was a hotdog stand near the flower shop. I was hungry and I needed a snack. After eating the hotdog, I came across this garage sale. The owner of the garage sale was a WWII veteran. He told me his war stories in Warsaw. He said that he fell in love with the city even though it was destroyed by Germany. "Even though everything is in ruins, beauty is seen" he said to me.  I saw an old picture of his regiment, an old picture of him and tanks, and a letter of his father to him when he was in Europe.

I checked out the things for sale in his garage sale. An old calendar, baseball cards and clocks were seen throughout the place. After checking out everything, I stumbled upon a WWII Zippo lighter for sale and surprisingly it doesnt have damage and still intact. I asked the wonderful old man how much is it but he gave it to me for free for being an awesome listener.

I parted ways with the old man and settled down to a coffee shop near his place. I entered the coffee shop and there she was, I saw her sitting down waiting for her coffee while holding a cigarette. Kids, I know that smoking is bad for your health but with coffee, you would think otherwise. Anyways, I saw her there as I was in line. Usually people wouldn't like long lines to get their order but that day when I saw your mother for the very first time, I could just stand there and just look at her sitting down with her unlit cigarette in her hand.

As the barista walked towards her to give her the coffee she ordered I started to panic because I thought she was leaving so I just ordered a bottled water and told the cashier to hurry. When the barista gave her the drink, she stood up and walked towards the smoking area. She checked her left and right pockets for a lighter. I walked towards her with the zippo that the old man gave me then I touched her left shoulder. As she turned around I smiled. When she looked at me, I knew that day that I will spend every waking moment with her.

Now kids, why is the little details important in the story? Because everything is connected. If I walked straight towards the old restaurant instead of going left, then the timing wouldn't be right.  There are millions of coffee shops in the city and if I haven't met the old man, I wouldn't be in that coffee shop and I've never met your mother. But instead, The Universe worked its mysterious ways and made everything right.

 That day when I stepped out of the apartment  I never knew that my life would change forever. Maybe one day that will happen to you too but let's not think about it. Because it will happen at a day when you least expect it.  Because maybe life isn't clear or maybe it's in ruins but, beauty is always seen.

And kids, that is the story of how I met your mother.

Don't Take Her For Granted

She is perfect for you. She'll always be there for you to be your number one fan. She'll always be your source of inspiration and motivation, she'll always be the one that you can always call when you're feeling lonely. For the million lovely things that she had done for you, why are you taking her for granted?

Start treating her right and show her off. Always look at her like Flynn looks at Rapunzel. Hold her hand and kiss her in front of your friends. Be glad that you have her in your life because the littlest things you do mean to her a lot.

Love her with all your heart. Bury your heart to her and she will grow roses above it. She is different from all the girls you've met. You are lucky to have her because she controls you with her inner angel and tolerates your outer demons. You are lucky to hug her and kiss her every time you want. You have the secret to love, every time you hug her. Isn't it funny that the greatest secrets are hidden in unlikely places?

Treat her right. She is beautiful and angelic. A lot of guys want her and you should be aware of that. You have what they pray for at night: a diamond in the rough that you take for granted. It's time to love her with all your soul, it's time to treat her with love in the spaces that you have missed. Always make her feel loved, and you will never see her frown.

Imagine this: One day, you'll see her down the streets happy while holding another guy's hand. You'll see her treating him with the things she did to you before. She won't even notice you while you're staring at her because she's busy laughing with the jokes he makes. It will break your heart seeing her with him not because you aren't happy for her but because you were blind when she was happy with you. Seeing everything will make you realize that you are not the reason why she's happy anymore. And it will finally hit you like a truck that you need her more than she needs you; that it's her, it's always her.