Beautiful Rain

Author/Artist Unknown

 

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 victim 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.’     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.

With all the jokes  And fun that are in e-mails,
Sometimes there is one that comes
Along that has an  Important message..
This one I thought I could share with you.

The  Happiest people don’t necessarily
Have the best of everything;
They just make   The best of everything they have.

I hope you share this with someone you  Care about. I just did.. ‘Life isn’t about  How to survive the storm, But how to dance
In the rain.’

This is just a beautiful story about love and the human spirit. I cannot take credit for it and the author of it is unknown to me, I surely would have loved to accredited the author. As it written, it is truly a testament to the human spirit and the bond of love.