The proposal that was not meant to be - James and Angel

This is a proposal that was not meant to be.

James stood up in a seminar with more than 1000 people. Such courageous act of love. He proposed to the girl he loves for 4 years. He promised a house, a yatch and he whipped out the diamond ring. I can see that he has worked so hard for the last 4 years for this very day to present the gifts to her.

The lady, Angel, was surprising cool about it. She turned around and asked the speaker at the seminar whether he is the right person for her. This is a life improvement seminar. Wow such an important life decision to pass on to a stranger. No matter how good the coach is, I dont think it is a responsible act to let someone else who hardly know the two of you to decide your fate.

The conversation between the coach and Angel went on for an hour. For the whole time, James is kneeling on the floor without moving an inch, earnestly waiting for a response from Angel.

Angel said that she has unresolved issues. Surprisingly, the coach read her well and told her that she is playing him. Throughout the hour, she has not shown compassion for him, she left him kneeling on the floor, she did not show any feeling for him.
Angel insisted to talk about her unresolved issues. The coach would not let her. He turned around and asked James to stand up. Jame continued to stay on the floor, his eyes were pleading her. Finally she said yes to him. The crowd applauded, she accepted the ring.

The coach turned around and tell James not to accept the marriage for now. He advised him to hold it for another 3 to 6 months. He didnt think that Angel feels for James at all. He told Angel that she needs to grow up to stop being selfish. He advised James to wait for the moment when he can feel her genuine love through her eyes, not by what she says.

Wow, this is so unexpected. Yet it is so typical of a marriage where one's love is not fully reciprocated. What good does it do to either party. A marriage set out to fail, and bring misery to all.

I wish the couple well. I hope they can learn from this episode. In my heart, I pray that Angel would mature up and learn to love him as much as he loves her. I can feel his pure heart is full of love for her. What was admirable of him is that he knew that he was giving her unconditional love while she was giving her love only if she gets what she wanted- the house, the lifestyle she demanded. Yet he was willing to accept the marriage when she said yes to him.

Such a selfless man, my heart goes to him.

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