I’m inspired today by this special person. I would like to just call him my boyfriend, but somehow I think it’s too shallow. He’s more than that. He’s my best friend too for the last 6 months, he’s my man, he’s my daily advisor, he’s my box of entertainment, he’s my true listener, I even feels him like my girlfriend sometimes because he feels me in sort of way, like he bought me a very-very nice pair of shoes (2 pairs actually – noted that they’re colorful), and also bought me lots of nice accessories from his trips and all seemed like my girlfriends had chose them for me. No, no, no, I do absolutely realized and admit that he’s NOT perfect, and I don’t want to brag about how good he is to me… errr… o-okay I think I’ll brag a bit just to make sure you get my point. But why I’m writing this thing is as a remembrance, that he’s worth the admiration no matter what will happen between us, or where this relationship might end up, because he makes little things matter in my life.
I’ve been through so many good relationships. They’re all too good to the point that from my last relationship I don’t think I’ll ever feel moved by a man’s doing to woman anymore. I thought it’s so impractical to expect those things happen over and over again in each relationship I have, even thou then failed. You named it, they bought me the nicest bouquet of flowers, they took me to expensive restaurants and candle light dinners, bought me fine wines, took me for a walk under the stars at the breezy beach. All things that I read in the fiction – love story one – to be the most romantic acts and do-s. Those list of things-to-do to sweep a girl off her feet. But this one is above that, not just as a lover… but as a man. He always says and believes that nothing is too insignificant to do to other people. He reckon each deed coming from him, not for rewards, but to make sure that he already do his best.
In these six months I couldn’t help my self but noticed that he always take little thing that he do to other people seriously. To his Mom and Dad, to his sisters, to his niece and nephews, to his best friends, to his collogues, to the guy that attend the parking ticket at my office, to the long-time-not-see acquaintances, to every one that he regularly have contact with, especially to me, his best friend, he just put all things he do matter. No, he’s not the kind of guy with pressure of being the best and all, he laughs and jokes a lot, but in that – say – 10 seconds action, he put meaning in it. And this is how I learn my precious lesson. Not long time ago my mom and dad ask me to buy them some food on the way to hospital where they have to look after my sick grandma. They said “We would like Nasi goreng and Sate Ayam just like what you brought us yesterday Lo”. In my mind I’ll just buy any Nasi Goreng and Sate, but not him, he ask where did I bought it and advice me, its better if we buy the food in the same stall since he think my parents is expecting the same taste of Nasi Goreng and Sate. I don’t think it that way, most of us are trained to think practical and find the easiest way to solve things, while him go to the best. The other time he called the guy in the parking box by his name (written in the plaque), do people bother to do that? He gives times to think about his employees, and sit and talk with them like some old friends. He took pictures with his old teachers that he just met again. He’s always the first who calls some old friends whom passing by at the public place. He remembers names and faces, or at least he always tries.
I can tell you hundreds of things that he already did to me or all other people I’ve wrote above. All small things, all became matter, all make me see him as a different person, but I’ll bore you with the list. I’ll just treasure it for my self, for my own most valuable memories, and I just want to list things that he did today that moves me deep. We went to this event, his high school reunion, and he did these things to me. The small things:
- When he picked me up from my place he gave me a short foot massage
- He gently put pillow under my head when we had relax time watching DVD at my place before we go.
- He care about what I’m wearing, he said I’m pretty and look good. He even asked me silly question about whether its okay for me to have him walk side by side, while he’s wearing a relax outfit. I almost laugh – because he looked totally fine for me – but then my heart beat faster and it because I feel honored by the question.
- In a good day like this, he took me to a fine restaurant which only served good food. He always there for my passion for food, all in a right time.
- He introduced me to each and every person he met.
- He made sure that I’m comfortable enough, before he leave me – just for a moment – to hang out with his friends. He even makes sure that I’m in his sight.
- He praised me once a while, like – this one I won’t forget – he said “Thank you babe, for being here and being yourself”
- He told me everything about everyone - if there’s a chance - and it seemed like there’s always a chance.
- He was – or always – friendly to my friend, he bought my girlfriend drink.
- He remembered my interest and pursued more eagerly than myself to make it happen. We went to see the art exhibition (painting & sculpture); even thou he doesn’t like art that much. He make it happened, my little wishes.
- When he took my picture, he zoomed it precisely, he make sure the background is in correct composition and it took along time for him to take one shot, because he want it to be perfect. Me, I’ll just take several shots and choose the best. See how it does matter to him?
- I did something really wrong today, I tapped my nail to this sculpture because it looks like a real wood but its written “fiber glass” in the caption, so I need to make sure. I think I leave several tiny marks on it and I feel guilty. I told him this, he listened to me carefully, not moving his eyes from mine and then he said “Never mind dear, it’ll make it look more natural, it might even add the value”. Again, I didn’t discuss further because I’m felt like my eyes going to be teary. He considered it matter.
- He kissed me several times in the forehead and said “I love you”
- He won’t let me drink beer too much, yet he asked me whether I want it or not. I know if I say “yes” he’ll give me a glass, thou maybe with a loud sigh.
- He trusted me with his friends. He let me be myself. You know, I laugh hard and always throwing constant jokes.
- He stood up for me. Most of his friends didn’t bring their spouse to the event, but when they teased us, he smile and proudly put his hand on my back or hug me. His friends respect him, I can see that.
- When I sat on the bench he put his knee behind my back so I can lean.
- When I said that my dad like the certain brand of cigarette that they hand out gratis today, he got me 5 packs by the end of the day. You must see his face when he just succeeded got me two packs from his friend; he looks so happy and achieved.
- I ask small things, like why the westerner has bigger body than us the Asian? He answers my question, not joking but with a fine explanation. He takes all my questions genuinely.
- He walked me to the toilet, it’s men’s room since the venue has no ladies’ rest room. He stood in front of the door for the entire procession.
- He told me what he’s going to do tomorrow. Not as an obligation or an announcement, but he told me all in detail so even thou I’m not there, I’m involved.
You see some of them maybe are so insignificant for you. But how do you feel when someone do something wholeheartedly for you? You don’t want to take it for granted, you simply want to bear it in your mind. I told you, I’ve been with several decent men in my life. But none of them treat me the way he do, he do what they did (for me he even do it nicer) plus all those small things. I have a lot of good friends, men and women, but just few that see little things can matter like he does. As a matter in fact, he’s still further than them all.
Then I see the bigger picture, if each of us can do small things with big love to anyone, all will be matter, all will be count in, all will be something that makes a difference between after and before, it’ll moves a heart, it will stay forever as a good memory. It might take for granted sometimes, but after you do things wholeheartedly, who cares about the praise? And wherever we are, that place is going to be a better place to live. I thank you for the lesson dear. You are precious.
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