Right now I'm loving life.
I read this in the International forums. It was posted by CJTENORSAX. I'm putting it here cause it's good and some of you may not read it over there. I know someone else here will understand this.
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Posted: Today, 9:38 PM CST
It was a busy Morning, ~8:30 am, when, an elderly Gentleman in his 80's, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb.
He said he was in a hurry, as he had an appointment @ 9:00 am. I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would be able to see him.
I saw him looking at his watch and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound. On exam, it was well healed, so I talked to one of the Doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound.
While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry.
The Gentleman told me no, that he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.
I inquired as to her health. He told me that she had been there for awhile and that she was a victim of Alzheimer's Disease.
As we talked, I asked him if she would be upset if he was a bit late. He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years, now.
I was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?"
He smiled as he patted my hand and said,
"She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is".
I had to hold back my tears as he left, I had goose bumps on my arms, and thought,
"That is the kind of Love I want in my life."
True Love is neither physical, nor romantic.
True Love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.
The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.
"Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain".
I cannot credit this. The Credit was not posted. This is on the wall in the gym I belong to outside the Changing rooms.
This IS the kind of Love I also want. How about the rest of you?
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