{"id":293,"date":"2007-03-25T17:31:00","date_gmt":"2007-03-25T12:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swatisani.net\/blog\/2007\/03\/25\/293\/"},"modified":"2010-12-12T15:23:07","modified_gmt":"2010-12-12T09:53:07","slug":"293","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swatisani.net\/blog\/2007\/03\/25\/293\/","title":{"rendered":"Love beyond life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.snopes.com\/glurge\/benny.asp\">From Urban Legends Reference Pages: Jack Benny Sends Roses After Death<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Each year he sent her roses,<br \/>\nand the note would always say,<br \/>\n&#8220;I love you even more this year,<br \/>\nthan last year on this day.<\/p>\n<p>She knew this was the last time<br \/>\nthat the roses would appear.<br \/>\nAs they were delivered<br \/>\nevery year.<\/p>\n<p>She thought, he ordered roses<br \/>\nin advance before this day.<br \/>\nHer loving husband did not know,<br \/>\nthat he would pass away.<\/p>\n<p>He always liked to do things early,<br \/>\nway before the time.<br \/>\nThen, if he got too busy,<br \/>\neverything would work out fine.<\/p>\n<p>She trimmed the stems,<br \/>\nand placed them in a very special vase.<br \/>\nThen, sat the vase beside the portrait<br \/>\nof his smiling face.<\/p>\n<p>She would sit for hours,<br \/>\nin her husband&#8217;s favorite chair.<br \/>\nWhile staring at his picture,<br \/>\nand the roses sitting there.<\/p>\n<p>A year went by,<br \/>\nand it was hard to live without her mate.<br \/>\nWith loneliness and solitude,<br \/>\nthat had become her fate.<\/p>\n<p>Then, the very hour,<br \/>\nas on Valentines before,<br \/>\nThe doorbell rang,<br \/>\nand there were roses,<br \/>\nsitting by her door.<\/p>\n<p>She brought the roses in,<br \/>\nand then just looked at them in shock.<br \/>\nThen, went to get the telephone,<br \/>\nto call the florist shop.<\/p>\n<p>The owner answered, and she asked him,<br \/>\nif he would explain,<br \/>\nWhy would someone do this to her,<br \/>\ncausing her such pain?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know your husband passed away,<br \/>\nmore than a year ago,&#8221;<br \/>\nThe owner said, &#8220;I knew you&#8217;d call,<br \/>\nand you would want to know&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The flowers you received today,<br \/>\nwere paid for in advance.<br \/>\nYour husband always planned ahead,<br \/>\nhe left nothing to chance&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is a standing order,<br \/>\nthat I have on file down here,<br \/>\nAnd he has paid, well in advance,<br \/>\nyou&#8217;ll get them every year&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There also is another thing,<br \/>\nthat I think you should know,<br \/>\nHe wrote a special little card&#8230;<br \/>\nhe did this years ago&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Then should ever I find out<br \/>\nthat he&#8217;s no longer here,<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s the card&#8230;that should be sent,<br \/>\nto you the following year&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>She thanked him and hung up the phone,<br \/>\nher tears now flowing hard.<br \/>\nHer fingers shaking,<br \/>\nas she slowly reached to get the card.<\/p>\n<p>Inside the card, she saw that he had<br \/>\nwritten her a note.<br \/>\nThen, as she stared in total silence,<br \/>\nthis is what he wrote&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hello my love,<br \/>\nI know it&#8217;s been a year since<br \/>\nI&#8217;ve been gone,<br \/>\nI hope it hasn&#8217;t been too hard<br \/>\nfor you to overcome&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know it must be lonely,<br \/>\nand the pain is very real.<br \/>\nFor if it was the other way,<br \/>\nI know how I would feel&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The love we shared made everything<br \/>\nso beautiful in life.<br \/>\nI loved you more than words can say,<br \/>\nyou were the perfect wife&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You were my friend and lover,<br \/>\nyou fulfilled my every need.<br \/>\nI know it&#8217;s only been a year,<br \/>\nbut please try not to grieve&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want you to be happy,<br \/>\neven when you shed your tears.<br \/>\nThat is why the roses<br \/>\nwill be sent to you for years&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have always loved you<br \/>\nand I know I always will.<br \/>\nBut, my love, you must go on,<br \/>\nyou have some living still&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The roses will come every year,<br \/>\nand they will only stop,<br \/>\nWhen your door&#8217;s not answered,<br \/>\nwhen the florist stops to knock&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He will come five times that day,<br \/>\nin case you have gone out.<br \/>\nBut after his last visit,<br \/>\nhe will know without a doubt,<\/p>\n<p>To take the roses to the place,<br \/>\nwhere I&#8217;ve instructed him,<br \/>\nAnd place the roses where we are,<br \/>\ntogether once again&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Urban Legends Reference Pages: Jack Benny Sends Roses After Death: Each year he sent her roses, and the note would always say, &#8220;I love you even more this year, than last year on this day. 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