Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain
9 A/ |/ k7 o$ y ?. ]) C3 I5 x
% ?; k) g0 q" x2 \- A5 E, X6 n- k厦门越野联盟It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly man in his 80s, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb.
. g6 w9 S6 ?# F+ L0 Y& e7 o1 d B1 o" K8 K" I8 C; r8 l& w2 F
He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.
( @2 q4 A5 ]0 Z$ L
: K! }, K3 G: e9 t1 t5 l ?www.xmjeep.comI 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.厦门越野联盟1 l3 A( N! Z" I* O" Z
' ~& u' Q6 U8 O0 e
I saw him looking at his watch, and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.
: X/ k( I% r' ], p5 z/ Y厦门越野联盟0 j/ p: ^ N1 P/ ~. \7 Z" a
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.
) }4 q& T7 v# C1 Z# K$ Q$ z
/ s& p+ _& R1 F3 e# VThe man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.3 c% S4 f: Y1 C h9 L
厦门越野联盟8 p( k( s# n; _1 S* `$ L/ r
I inquired as to her health; he told me that she had been there for a while and that she was a victim of Alzheimer's Disease.
9 s$ F/ a% o7 Q, R4 ?) I# Z) [$ L( ^4 m4 ^" ~
As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.
' [& u! p6 U ]) J- t5 I1 |厦门越野联盟; Z4 k7 e0 T8 {* n
He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.
" g3 _' E2 k- H0 J6 o* d; \3 @! G4 z$ T- J& c2 }% C% _2 Y
I was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?www.xmjeep.com+ n+ [2 D8 {, | ]# \
厦门越野联盟% ` G& W# Z" @* r
He smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is".
- A0 _, j' I3 k2 W; |$ Q0 v厦门越野联盟& U, u8 S7 R4 X: L
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".# n8 d3 Z3 s0 Z3 L: w4 w! k
$ L: n7 }! D9 K" OTrue love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.8 S* r5 U1 I; B0 s
5 Y* N! H P+ h9 p' y8 _( p) E
The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.
; j. i, [+ u, k& l. |. R, F( @0 Wwww.xmjeep.com
8 Y4 W" z. M/ ^6 \; b8 \厦门越野联盟Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
+ n9 v' T. [" [. a# |/ c厦门越野联盟" C- `! d3 l, u1 N1 M
中文由BOKANG翻译！
