My wife, in tears, gave me her final request on her deathbed: to water the flowers every day.

It is never easy, if at all possible, to deal with a loved one’s death, particularly after many years of coexistence. This was promptly confirmed to a man from Johannesburg after his wife passed away from cancer. However, the guy will receive the biggest surprise of his life—the final gift from his late wife—in the years to come.

The woman told her husband her final desire just before she passed away. She begged him to pledge to water the bathroom plants every day because she wanted them to be cared for long after she was gone.

The man watered the plants in the bathroom every day for years, making sure they always looked immaculate since he took his wife’s final request extremely seriously.

It was shocking when, a few years later, the guy chose to vacate the home he and his spouse had shared.

The man did not want to leave with the plants in the bathroom because they reminded him of the love of his life and since he had promised her something on her deathbed.

The man had a surprising surprise in store when he packed them for safe transportation.

In particular, he discovered that his wife was joking and that the flowers he watered on a daily basis were actually made of plastic.

He laughed aloud and sobbed upon realizing that his wife had wanted him to laugh in order to distract him from the grief her death had brought.