Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rainxmjeep.com! ~2 i1 L( z; I9 L4 _. ~( o. e
9 y5 n6 W7 g& Q) A5 [- E6 VIt was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly man in his 80s, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb.: J1 t* u1 o* O
厦门越野联盟$ Y) Z0 I( Y# ^6 c
He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.
; G4 g1 L8 F9 t3 V( t8 C) d0 _+ t" c% T1 Q. }, J
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.4 }8 `1 r, e, C
" j* W9 m* v0 I! K" j* z厦门越野联盟I saw him looking at his watch, and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound. n: z: |4 G2 O. ?% O: r
, Q1 S4 E7 C+ n% @+ k厦门越野联盟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.
2 G6 u2 |4 [7 L# a+ M% P+ _ r6 E/ P; t8 Z3 n; w. y, z
The man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.
2 N' o0 ^! Z, ?3 R/ y8 ]' K, R3 _
$ _; K4 M) c# f @: G$ K6 u6 P+ qI 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.厦门越野联盟, P Z5 G/ ?+ y/ p. s9 w! p4 P
' `% \0 p4 I% G3 _9 gAs we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.! G7 l& \ F- Y' T: l* c( b1 b! M
xmjeep.com4 Q& v' n/ O8 v$ k/ |7 E0 Z, y+ `
He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.
2 W& Z' W1 a0 F+ z6 sxmjeep.comxmjeep.com9 e" F; o5 Y% L$ O
I was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?2 t9 E# E" E- i& x" g
$ Z: e& V7 }6 ^- j: b% P1 mHe smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is".xmjeep.com2 q. C9 i5 _6 j F/ g3 U
+ x/ c& ]) x7 Y2 T J' ?% i8 Nxmjeep.comI 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".厦门越野联盟: Q8 j* Q8 w/ ?5 p: ~! E4 `
( K( { @; b' m5 l9 u& R' n7 E/ S/ q
True love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.- ~7 R* R* V3 v# O3 g" |
: r5 R, e& G1 P/ T厦门越野联盟The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.
# x u" u* c( Q5 t7 R9 g
7 x* U c9 e7 B( w% ~5 m厦门越野联盟Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
; m% g5 ]5 G; K: ixmjeep.com
9 l' C m- V# @- J0 n; Y厦门越野联盟中文由BOKANG翻译！
