Something to share:
> Marriage Passbook
>
> Jocelyn married William this day. At the end of the wedding party,
> Jocelyn's mother gave her a newly opened bank saving passbook. With
> $1000 deposit amount.
>
> Mother: 'Jocelyn, take this passbook. Keep it as a record of your
> marriage life. When there's something happy and memorable happened in
> your new life, put some money in.
> Write down what it's about next to the line. The more memorable the
> event is, the more money you can put in. I've done the first one for
> you today. Do the others with William.
> When you look back after years, you can know how much happiness you've
> had.'
>
> Jocelyn shared this with William when getting home. They both thought
> it was a great idea and were anxious to know when the second deposit
> can be made.
>
> This was what they did after certain time:
>
> - 7 Feb: $100, first birthday celebration for William after marriage
> - 1 Mar: $300, salary raise for Jocelyn
> - 20 Mar: $200, vacation trip to Bali
> - 15 Apr: $2000, Jocelyn got pregnant
> - 1 Jun: $1000, William got promoted
> .
> .
> .
> .
> ..... and so on...
>
> However, after years, they started fighting and arguing for trivial
> things.
> They didn't talk
> much. They regretted that they had married the most nasty people in
> the world.... no more love...
> Kind of typical nowadays, huh?
>
> One day Jocelyn talked to her Mother:
>
> 'Mom, we can't stand it anymore. We agree to divorce. I can't imagine
> how I decided to marry this guy!!!'
>
> Mother: 'Sure, girl, that's no big deal. Just do whatever you want if
> you really can't stand it.
> But before that, do one thing first. Remember the saving passbook I
> gave you on your wedding day?
> Take out all money and spend it first. You shouldn't keep any record
> of su ch a poor marriage.'
>
> Jocelyn thought it was true. So she went to the bank, waiting at the
> queue and planning to cancel the account.
>
> While she was waiting, she took a look at the passbook record. She
> looked, and looked, and looked. Then the memory of all the previous
> joy and happiness just came up her mind. Her eyes were then filled
> with tears. She left and went home.
>
> When she was home, she handed the passbook to William, asked him to
> spend the money before getting divorce.
>
> The next day, William gave the passbook back to Jocelyn.
> She found a new
> deposit of
> $5000. And a line next to the record: 'This is the day I notice how
> much I've loved you thru out all these years. How much happieness
> you've brought me.'
>
> They hugged and cried, putting the passbook back to the safe.
>
> Do you know how much money they had saved when they retired? I did not
> ask.
> I believe
> the money did not matter any more after they had gone thru all the
> good years in their life.
