Success and Heartbreak: A Tale of Choices
A young man from a poor family managed to become very rich. He cherished a girl from the neighborhood, and in the warmth of their friendship, they spent a lot of time together. One day, he gathered the courage to express his deep love for her. However, her response shocked him.
She said, “What did you just say? Be lovers? With you? If you misunderstood my spending time with you, you’re wrong. Besides, we’re not equals. You’re a poor man—what you earn in a month, I spend in just an hour with my friends. Do you really think we could be together? Forget about it and find someone more suited to you. I could never love you.”
Despite her harsh words, the young man couldn’t bring himself to hate her. He distanced himself because she rejected him, but his heart never truly left her.
Ten years later, by chance, they met again in a supermarket. She proudly boasted, “How are you? I’ve married the best man ever. Do you know how much he earns per month? 15,000 Birr. If you earn more than that, you might still have a chance, hahaha…”
Hearing her words after so many years made him tear up. As he wiped away his tears, the girl’s husband approached and said, “Sir, meet my wife.” Then, turning to his wife, he added, “It’s amazing, this supermarket, and millions of other companies, are owned by this man. He’s my boss. He isn’t married yet. He once loved a girl with pure love but couldn’t win her heart. What a great man he is. Any woman who marries him would be truly blessed.”
The girl was stunned, unable to move. Her husband then advised her, “My dear, when given a choice between money and love, always choose love.”
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