'Message in a Bottle' by Nicholas Sparks.
I just finished this book yesterday night.
Love it.
The ending is very touching.
Achingly moving , will have anyone who reads it weeping for the joy and tragedy of it all.
There's a letter written by one of the main character to a guy in the story.
Made me cry.
It's very sad , but beautiful.
:')
Here's the letter :
My Darling ,
One year has passed since I sat with your father in the kitchen. Its is late at night and though the words are coming hard to me , I cant escape the feeling that it's time that I finally answer your question.
Of course I forgive you. I forgive you now , and I forgave you the moment I read your letter. In my heart , I had no other choice. Leaving you once is hard enough ; to have done it a second time would have been impossible. I loved you too much to have let you go again. Though I'm still grieving over what might have been, I find myself thankful that you came into my life for even a short period of time. In the beginning, I'd assumed that we were somehow brought together to help you through your time of grief. Yet now , one year later , I've come to believe that it was the other way around.
Ironically , I am in the same position you were, the first time we met. As I write , I'm struggling with the ghost of someone I loved and lost. I now understand more fully the difficulties you were going through , and I realize how painful it must have been for you to move on. Sometimes my grief is overwhelming ,and even though I understand that we will never see each other again, there is a part of me that wants to hold on to you forever. It would be easy for me to do that because loving someone else might diminish my memories of you. Yet , this is the paradox : Even though I miss you greatly , it's because of you that I dont dread the future. Because you were able to fall in love with me, you have given me hope , my darling. You thought me that it's possible to move forward in life, no matter how terrible your grief. And in your own way , you've made me believe that true love cannot be denied.
Right now , I dont think I'm ready, but this is my choice. Do not blame yourself. Because of you , I am hopeful that there will come a day when my sadness is replaced by something beautiful. Because of you , I have the strength to move on.
I dont know if the dead can come back to this earth and move about unseen by those who loved them , but if they can, then I know that you will always be with me.
This is not a good-bye , my darling , this is a thank you. Thank you for coming into my life and giving me joy , thank you for loving me and receiving my love in return. Thank you for the memories I will cherish forever. But most of all , thank you for showing me that there will come a time when I can eventually let you go.
I love you.
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Very touching , right ?
:')
It's really true that true love cannot be denied.
So , keep holding onto what you believe in , you'll get what you wish for.
♥
初恋红豆冰♥
初恋红豆冰♥
