Prema top 10 listi koju je sastavilo životno osiguranje Beagle Street na temelju glasova svojih klijenata, pismo Johnnyja Casha njegovoj supruzi June Carter Cash najveće je ljubavno pismo svih vremena.
Pisano 1994. za suprugin 65. rođendan, pismo donosimo u originalnoj verziji:
“Happy Birthday Princess,
We get old and get use to each other. We think alike.
We read each others minds. We know what the other wants without asking. Sometimes we irritate each other a little bit. Maybe sometimes take each other for granted.
But once in awhile, like today, I meditate on it and realize how lucky I am to share my life with the greatest woman I ever met. You still fascinate and inspire me.
You influence me for the better. You’re the object of my desire, the #1 Earthly reason for my existence. I love you very much.
Happy Birthday Princess.
John”
Par se inače oženio 1968. te ostao zajedno preko 30 godina. June je preminula u svibnju 2003., a John joj se pridružio samo 4 mjeseca kasnije.
Od ostalih pisama i poruka koje su se našli na listi, tu su:
2. pismo Winstona Churchilla supruzi Clementine Churchill iz 1935.
3. pismo pjesnima Johna Keatsa susjedi Fanny Brawne iz 1819.
4. Ernest Hemingway glumici Marlene Dietrich 1951.
“I can’t say how every time I ever put my arms around you I felt that I was home. Nor too many things. But we were always cheerful and jokers together.”
5. pismo Napoleona Bonapartea Josephine de Beauharnais 1796.
6. pismo Richarda Burtona njegovoj Elizabeth Taylor 1964.
7. jedan kralj na listi i to ne bilo koji: Henry VIII s pismom Anne Boleyn 1527.
8. Beethoven njegovoj “besmrtnoj voljenoj” 1812.
9. pismo američkog predjednika Geralda Forda supruzi Betty Ford 1974.
10. pismo glazbenika Jimija Hendrixa nepoznatoj djevojci (datum/godina također nepoznati)
“little girl…..
happiness is within you….so unlock the chains from your heart and let yourself grow—
like the sweet flower you are…..
I know the answer–
Just spread your wings and set yourself
FREE
Love to you forever
Jimi Hendrix”
