Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain
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" ]+ A5 ]$ J5 S- D% G6 B* l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.
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( _% w, R' V4 [9 E& r4 xwww.xmjeep.comHe said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.
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3 S" j+ O7 H* r9 [& RI 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.
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I saw him looking at his watch, and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.
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8 t; a+ A, p/ T5 KOn 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.
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The man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.
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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.
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As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.
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He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.
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6 [5 |' J6 N; A6 I9 m0 J; R2 GI was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?
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He smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is".
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9 n3 l8 g& d5 d8 [7 XI 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". k/ [" m' X% a! e- i' l3 ]
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True love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.
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The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.
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* \( F- g# ~7 T/ Z厦门越野联盟Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.4 r5 V, t2 B% u4 V5 G' ]# M H
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