One day, Plato asked his teacher, "What is love? How can I find it?" His teacher answered, "There is a vast wheat field in front. Walk forward without turning back, and pick only one stalk. If you find the most magnificent stalk, then you have found love." Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with empty hands,having picked nothing.His teacher asked, "Why did you not pick any stalk?" Plato answered, "Because I could only pick once, and yet I could not turn back. I did find the most magnificent stalk, but did not know if there were any better ones ahead, so I did not pick it. As I walked further, the stalks that I saw were not as good as the earlier one, so I did not pick any in the end.His teacher then said, "And that is love."

What is Marriage?
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On another day, Plato asked his teacher, "What is marriage? How can I find it?" His teacher answered, "There is a thriving forest in front. Walk forward without turning back, and chop down only one tree. If you find the tallest tree, then you have found marriage." Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with a tree. The tree was not thriving, and it was not tall either. It was only an ordinary tree. His teacher asked, "Why did you chop down such an ordinary tree?" Plato answered, "Because of my previous experience. I walked halfway through
the forest. This time, I saw this tree, and I felt that it was not bad, so I chopped it down and brought it back. I did not want to miss the opportunity." His teacher then said, "And that is marriage." 

well it kinda seems like treating ur partner like a thing. machiam walk past dun wan then continue and look for the best 1. as if the whole world waiting for one person to inspect whether can be gf or wife liddat. abit disrespectful ba could have put it in another way although i understand wad the article means.

also, it did not mention about ppl changing. although the article is about one person's journey to find "the one", it could have mentioned that ppl can change. juz because u dun like it the first time, doesnt mean u cant like it a few years down the road. this is in no way with reference to my life im juz saying its a v true possibility that it can happen mah!

lemme give a suggestion to improve on it LOL. i would like to suggest instead of wheat or tree, use a field of excalibur LOL. if u dunno wad is excalibur, its basically the sword in the stone and only the chosen knight will have the strength and might to pull the sword out. of course being able to pull the sword out is part of the sword's will as well since its kinda like the sword pick the knight who wields it like the wand chooses its sorcerer like in harry potter.

wad are ur thoughts?

P.S. Happy Birthday hh and HH! =) we are 23! =D