The Kingdom

Kuri smiled bittersweetly, "I suppose for some that would be an option, but you see Benaiah, for me the situation is that I still love her."

"Even though she turned you down?"

He nodded.

"You're going to continue waiting for her to change her mind?"

He nodded and said, "Yes. My love for her has no bounds. Whether she changes her mind or not, I will be waiting patiently for her until there is no more time."

I shook my head in consternation, "Kuri, you're the best man I've ever met, if anybody deserves to be happy in life it's you!"

His bittersweet smile turned to one of warmth then as he said, "Oh, I will be Benaiah. You'll see."

"You have that much faith that she'll change?"

"I do."

"What about all the time that's already been wasted?"

"None of that will matter as long as we're together in the end. As I told you, Benaiah, my love for her is boundless. I truly mean that. My love for her is not based out of what I will gain from the union, but rather out of the love I have for her the person."

I shook my head, "I don't understand."

Kuri smiled and just went back to staring into the flames.

I felt anger against this woman who had rejected my mentor and friend. He seemed to have no anger towards her though, so why should I?

I hoped I didn't suffer rejection from a woman like he had and still was. Why did everything have to be so complicated?