Fairy Tale of True Love

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I want to love you in a simple way 
like the word missed-spoken by 
wood to the fire that turned it into ashes.
 
(Quote of poem "Aku Ingin" or I Want, by Sapardi Djoko Damono)
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Once upon a time there was a bottle floating in a lonely and a long time at sea. He had no goals, no friends, in the vast sea of ​​infinity.
On one day, the bottle met with a beautiful fish, small fish was willing to make friends with the bottle, while the bottle was also willing to protect fish and her life.
Fish entered the bottle with her thoughts, swayed in the sea, bottle and fish were beginning of the story. Fish thought it was friendship, and the bottle thought it was love.

Passing wind and rain was always accompanied by a bottle on the side of fish. The bottle at heart wished that he dedicated his life to the fish a lifetime of happiness.
Day after day, year after year. Finally one day the fish was quiet in the bottle and moody.Looking at the fish every day moping, the bottle heart felt torn, he was always hoping the fish would be happy! But now the fish had grown up, the bottle was too small, she could not swim out.

Bottle and fish knew fate had ended, after the joy they experienced during this time.
In the end, shaking the bottle with his own hard-earned up to hit the rocks.The bottle got broken, the fish slipped out and carried by water. Bottle was eager to see the fish, but fish quickly disappeared into the sea.
But the bottle did not give up, even though his body partially submerged in the ocean fraction, but he was still sheltered in the reef.Day after day passed, the fish swimming over bottle's head, but the bottle had not seen his beloved fish.

Algae grew over part of the body of the bottle, but he still did not give up.
The last day of algae cover almost the entire body of the bottle, when he saw the fish he loved, the beautiful fish of his idol. His smile raised seeing the fish. The bottle was so happy.
He wanted to call the fish, but he seemed to lose his voice, because he saw his beloved fish with other fish which was more attractive.The bottle was aware that the past no longer belonged to him, he was no longer possible to be on the side of the fish, to take care of her, to protect her.
Bottle watching fish swam around, but he could not do anything.Only fish's smile will be etched forever in the heart of the bottle.

When the fish and her partner went away, algae who overheard the story of the bottle asked
"Are you sorry to see the fish now live his own life?
"No, if I am once again given the chance"
"Are you sorry to see the fish now?"
"Do not regret it" replied the bottle as he reflected for a moment "because the fish are now very happy, she has found her own happiness"
Bottle closed his eyes, from his eyes shed drops like crystal grains. This was the last tear drop of the bottle for the fish.

The last piece of seaweed slowly covered the body of the bottle. Bottle's tears of sadness indeed also tears of happiness, because the bottle also saw the fish he loved no less the power of any.
Bottle was also aware of his own wishes, that he gave up his life for the sake of life and happiness of his beloved fish. And now he saw how happy the fish he loved.
Stars shining bright, there was meteor crossing over the silence of the sky, did not know where to fall.
Love may come into our lives once, to be grateful for, because true love will live forever and always shines ... in HEART.


Written by Naldi Tannaro (WritingFromHeart@gmail.com, witter)

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