I Love You, Not the Car
StoryIllustration★★★★A young woman was driving home from work when she snagged her fender on the bumper of another car. She was in tears as she explained that it was a new car, only a few days from the showroom. How was she ever going to explain the damaged car to her husband?
The driver of the other car was sympathetic, but explained that they must note each other’s license numbers and registration numbers. As the young woman reached into a large brown envelope to retrieve the documents, a piece of paper fell out. In a heavy masculine scrawl were these words: “In case of accident…remember, honey, it’s you I love, not the car!” –As told by Paul Harvey, quoted in Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul, (Health Communications, Inc, Deerfield Beach, FL, 1995), 87.
— Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen
Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul, 87.
The point
A wife's fear of her husband's anger over damage to her new car is transformed when she finds his note affirming his love exceeds love of possessions.