Love's Lesson - Engaging - Conversational - Uplifting
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EnglishVoice Age
Middle Aged (35-54)Accents
North American (General) North American (US Mid-Atlantic)Transcript
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the greatest lesson I ever learned about love, oddly came on the day that my mom died. She lingered for the whole weekend, and we couldn't understand what she was holding on to. Dad was in the hospital without timer's disease, and when Sunday morning arrived, the nurse told us that Mom only had a few more hours to live. Should we bring Dad home? My brothers and sister said no, he wouldn't understand. But I believe this man who loved this woman for 50 years had the right to be standing by her side when she left this world. Within an hour of him walking into our house, Mom got ready to take her last breath. She was waiting for him. We all gather round or held a piece of her, and he grabbed her hand, gazing into her face. She took her last breath, and as the huddle broke in tears and sniffles, Dad maintained his grip, gazing into her face. You can let go now, Popeye said, but he wouldn't. Then I had to do the hardest thing I ever did in my life. I pulled their hands apart. It was the end of 42 years of broken hot water heater, emergency room visits with injured kids and putting toys together on Christmas Eve. As sad as the time was, I was also very curious what would be the first words out of this man's. He could have said anything. Who's gonna wash my clothes? Who's going to cook my breakfast? Who's gonna walk me to church? But as I let him into an adjacent room, he plopped down on the sofa and said, I just lost my best friend and that was it. That was the secret of their love to them. Your spouse didn't have to be rich, beautiful, this ager that he just had to be your best friend.