Date with a Woman…

from Radha Sridhar


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date Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 6:26 PM

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Date with a Woman…

After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to
dinner and a movie.. She said I love you but I know this other woman loves you
and would love to spend some time with you.

The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my MOTHER, who has been a
widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children had made
it possible to visit her only occasionally.

That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie.
 'What's wrong, are you well,' she asked? My mother is the type of woman who
suspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news.

'I thought that it would be pleasant to be with you,' I responded. 'Just the two
of us.'

She thought about it for a moment, and then said, 'I would like that very
 much...'

That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up I was a bit nervous.
When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous about
our date. She waited in the door with her coat on.. She had curled her hair and
was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding
anniversary.

She smiled from a face that was as radiant as an angel's.
'I told my friends that I was going to go out with my son, and they were
 impressed, 'she said, as she got into the car. 'They can't wait to hear about
our meeting'. We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice
and cozy. My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady.

After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Large print. Half way through the
entries, I lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me. A nostalgic
smile was on her lips.

'It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small,' she said.
 'Then it's time that you relax and let me return the favor,' I responded.

During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation - nothing extraordinary, but
catching up on recent events of each other's life..

 We talked so much that we missed the movie.

 As we arrived at her house later, she said, 'I'll go out with you again, but
 only if you let me invite you.' I agreed.

 'How was your dinner date?' asked my wife when I got home. 'Very nice.

Much more so than I could have imagined,' I answered.

A few days later, my mother died of a massive heart attack. It happened so
 suddenly that I didn't have time to do anything for her.

Some time later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from
the same place mother and I had dined.

An attached note said: 'I paid this bill in advance. I wasn't sure that I could
 be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two plates - one for you and the other
 for your wife. You will never know what that night meant for me.

I love you, son.'

 At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time: 'I LOVE YOU!' and
 to give our loved ones the time that they deserve. Nothing in life is more
important than God and your family. Give them the time they deserve, because
these things cannot be put off till 'some other time.'

Pass this along to everyone with an aging parent,
to a friend,
to a child,
to an adult,
to anyone with a parents and all those about whom u think always
 
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