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Meet in the lake
There was once a very wealthy and handsome prince, (Just
wouldn't be the same if he was poor and ugly I guess) that
lived close to a beautiful lake. One day when he was out
boating on the lake, he met the most beautiful girl he had
ever seen, (I know it's sounding a bit like a fairy tale,
but keep reading it gets good!!!) they smiled and chatted
briefly. The prince couldn't stop thinking about her for
the rest of that day and night. Little did he know but she
could not stop thinking about the him also.
So the next day, of course the prince was up early and
tried to keep himself busy until it was time to go to the
lake. He presumed that the best time to go would be the
same time as yesterday so the girl would know that was the
time he liked to go boating and hopefully she would turn up
again too.
Now this was no ordinary girl, she was eager to meet the
prince again, but she knew she could not show her
eagerness, she had to refrain from following her emotions
and work on developing the powerful Goddess within, and so
she didn't show at the lake that day. She prayed many times
for the prince to come back to the lake the next day and
hoped she had not lost the opportunity to meet him again.
Fortunately this was no ordinary prince either, he was a
little sad that she was not there, but he was a meditator
and so trusted in the process of life and thought to
himself he would keep coming back to the lake in the hope
that one day he would meet the girl again.
Again the prince found it difficult to concentrate for the
rest of that day, thinking often of the girl he had met in
the lake.
The next day came and again the prince went boating on the
lake at the same time hoping to find his treasure. After
about 20 minutes of boating, he spotted the girl and he
knew he was in love, she was even more beautiful than he
had imagined.
When she saw the prince her heart beat so fast she could
hardly contain herself from laughing with joy.
They met and talked some, then arranged to meet for an
afternoon together the next day.
Both the prince and the girl were so happy that day, they
could hardly sleep with the excited anticipation of meeting
each other again the next day.
The next day the prince and girl fell totally in love with
each other. They would meet day after day in the lake then
go for walks together, they would go to the theatre,
museums, favourite restaurants, they even did a bungy jump
together. Their love was so strong, they both knew it was
an everlasting love. At the end of each meeting they would
always go back to the lake, he would go home to one side of
the lake and she would go to her home on the opposite side
of the lake.
After about 6 months of meeting regularly and still feeling
so much love for each other. The girl became quiet and
pensive one day. The prince repeatedly asked her what the
matter could be. After a while she finally broke her
silence and declared to the prince:
"We have known each other for many months now and our love
for each other is stronger now than it ever was, and I
feel, everlasting." The prince agreed, so she continued -
"I am intrigued and a little surprised that with this
incredible love we have, you still have not asked me to
marry you."
The Prince paused for some time and then said "it is true
all you have said and it is a subject that I have
contemplated for many hours, and the truth is I would love
to marry you, but alas there is one condition."
"Yes" replied the girl.
"I will marry you" declared the Prince "as long as you
remain living on that side of the lake and I remain living
on this side, and we meet in the lake to continue our
love!"
The moral of the story:
Obviously it is difficult to create a situation similar to
this in relationship, but the message is a clear one, the
prince knew that their love was still strong if not
stronger than when they first met because they each had
their own space.
There are people who live separately and then meet in the
lake, symbolically speaking of course.
And it is just as viable to live together and ensure that
you do give each other time and space. This time and space
is not the time you both spend away from each other
working, it is being able to have your own time alone doing
what you choose, without having to feel the need to be with
your partner.
Of course for this to happen each partner needs to
communicate honestly with each other so that a desirable
outcome is reached.
Quite often in relationship, tension brews simply because
we get so emotionally involved with each other and fear
losing the other if we were to ask for what we want. When
this happens we move out of integrity with ourselves and we
start lying to each other to try and keep the peace.
You can imagine what happens over extended periods of time
if each partner is not being true to themselves.
Find ways in which you can give each other time, talk about
it and come to a mutual agreement. This way you also start
to develop more trust with each other.
You may just have days away from each other, or even some
hours at first. I know some very happy couples that have
their own private holidays separately as well as holidays
together.
There are no rules, so I am not suggesting you follow any
at all, just offering an idea that could possibly expand
and increase the love within the relationships that you
value most.
Cool Quote for the day
The real measure of your wealth is how much you'd be worth
if you lost all your money.
Bernard Meltzer, American Law Professor