A Short Story about True Love

TRUE LOVE

It was a busy morning, approximately 8:30 am, when an elderly gentleman
in his 80's, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb.

He stated that 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 examining, found it was well healed, so I talked to one of the
doctors and got the supplies to remove his sutures and redress his
wound. While taking care of his wound, we began to engage in
conversation I asked him if he had a doctor's appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry.

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

I then 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.

As we talked, and I finished dressing his wound, I asked if she would be worried 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, 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.
With all the jokes and fun that are in e-mails, sometimes there are some
that come along that have an important message, and this is one of those
Just had to share it with you all.

"The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything;
they just make the best of everything that comes along their way."

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Afterthought:
Sometimes, we stop knowing who God is. Yet He still loves us because He knows us continually.
That is the Agape Love He has for us.

True Love transcends human understanding, and goes to the extent of exchanging His life for ours.