Someone sent me the following; and I thought, you know,
we all need to hear this. So here it is.
“It was a busy morning, about 8:30, 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 at 9:00. 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 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 does not 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 tears as he left, I had goose bumps on my arm, and
thought, ‘That is the kind of love I want in my life.’”
What a picture of love!! The
happiest people are not those who have the best of everything; the happiest
people are those who make the best of everything they have.
✞ Enjoy your days together in marriage
