One day..

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 wereany 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."

On another day, Plato asked his teacher, "What is marriage? How canIfind 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 thetallest 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 ordinarytree. 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, but returned with empty hands. This time, I saw thistree, and I felt that it was not bad, so I chopped it down and brought it back. Idid not want to miss the opportunity." His teacher then said, "And that is marriage."

It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it,
but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives.