The Early Bird Catches the Worm but the Second Mouse Catches the Cheese

Life is a matter of perspective. Even when we talk about a sensitive subject matter such as love, it all depends on how you see it and it all depends on your perspective.

 

THE ORIGINAL VERSION USED TO BE LIKE THIS:

 

If you love something, set it free…

If it comes back, it’s yours; if it doesn’t, it never was yours in the first place.

THE PESSIMIST’S VERSION:

If you love somebody, set her free…

If she ever comes back, she’s yours, if she doesn’t, well, as expected, she never was.

THE OPTIMIST’S VERSION: If you love somebody, set her free…

Don’t worry, she will come back.

THE SUSPICIOUS’ VERSION:

If you love somebody, set her free…

If she ever comes back, ask her why.

THE IMPATIENT PERSON’S VERSION:

If you love somebody, set her free…

If she doesn’t come back within some time limit, forget her.

THE PATIENT PERSON’S VERSION:

If you love somebody, set her free…

IF she doesn’t come back, continue to wait until she comes back…

THE PLAYFUL VERSION:

If you love somebody, set her free…

*If she comes back, and if you love her still, set her free again, repeat*

THE LAWYER’S VERSION:

If you love somebody, set her free…

THE STATISTICIAN’S VERSION:

If you love somebody, set her free…

If she loves you, the probability of her coming back is high.

If she doesn’t, your relationship was improbable anyway.

THE POSSESSIVE VERSION:

If you love somebody don’t ever set her free.

THE MBA VERSION:

If you love somebody, set her free… Instantaneously… and look for others simultaneously.

THE PSYCHOLOGIST’S VERSION:

If you love somebody, set her free…

If she comes back, her super ego is dominant. If she doesn’t come back, her IQ is supreme.

If she doesn’t go, she must be crazy.

THE FINANCE EXPERT VERSION:

If you love somebody, set her free…

If she comes back, it’s time to look for fresh loans. If she doesn’t write her off as an asset gone bad.

THE MARKETING VERSION:

If you love somebody, set her free…

If she comes back, she has brand loyalty. If she doesn’t, reposition the brand in new markets.

Now you probably know what I mean when I say that life is not what happens, but it’s how you look at it and take it.

 

HERE’S MY VERSION:

If you love somebody, you will care enough to share your life to help, to give, rather than to get or to receive. If you love somebody, you will begin to invest more of your time, listen carefully to what the person is saying.

If you love somebody, you will rejoice at the person’s success. And most importantly, if you love someboyd, you would pray for that person and bring him or her to the Savior.Now that is what the real issue in love is all about. And this should be the right christian perspective.

 

-Francis J. Kong

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