As I approach my twilight years, I am struck by the inevitability
that the party must end. And one clear, cold morning after I'm gone, my spouse
will awaken in the warmth of our bedroom and be struck with the pain of learning
that sometimes there isn't "anymore."
No more hugs, no
more special moments to celebrate together, no more phone calls just to chat, no
more "just one minute."
Sometimes, what
we care about the most gets all used up and goes away, never to return before we
can say good-bye, or say "I love you."
So while we have
it, its best we love it, care for it, fix it when it's broken and heal it when
it's sick.
This is true for
marriage.....and old cars, and children with bad report cards, and dogs with bad
hips, and aging parents and grandparents. We keep them because they are worth
it, because we are worth it.
Some things we
keep -- like a best friend who moved away or a son-in-law after divorce. There
are just some things that make us happy, no matter what.
Life is
important, like people we know who are special. And so, we keep them
close!
Suppose one
morning you never wake up, do all your friends know how you really feel? The
important thing is to let every one of your friends know your true feelings,
even if you think they don't love you back.
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