THIS IS WHAT LOVE IS ALL ABOUT!

It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an
elderly gentleman in his
80's, arrived to have stitches removed from his
thumb.
He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment
at 9:00 am.

I took his vital signs and had him take a seat,
knowing it would be over an hour before someone
would to able to see him.

I saw him looking at his watch and decided,
since I was not busy with
another patient, I would evaluate his wound.

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.
The gentleman told me no, that he needed to go
to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.

I inquired as to her health. He told me that
she had been there for a
while and that she was a victm of Alzheimer's
Disease.

As we talked, I asked if she would be upset
if he was a bit late. He
replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she
had not recognized him in five years now.

I was surprised, and asked him, "And you still
go every morning, even
though she doesn't know who you are?"

He smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She
doesn't know me, but I still know who she is."

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."

True love is neither physical, nor romantic.
True love is an acceptance of all that is, has
been, will be, and will not be.

The happiest people don't necessarily have the
best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.


In the happy moments, praise God.
In the difficult moments, seek God.
In the quiet moments, worship God.
In the painful moments, trust God.
In every moment, Thank God.

While the author is unknown, it should be written down and acted upon by us all.