With the Holy Spirit

Sunday, October 29, 2006

I was touched when I read this newspaper article on the sunday times "Lonely Grandpa, 103, dies of a heart break" just now...

I never cried so much after reading or watching something before, not even when I watched "The Notebook" 2 years ago and "A walk to remember".

Married for 80 years, this couple was inseparable, and the grandpa was so sweet right to the very end. When they were alive, they'd do little things to show how much they meant to each other. He would accompany her when she went down to talk to the other folks, sitting by himself. I cried when it wrote that he missed his wife so much that he'd cry every night after she passed away; look at her picture and touch her face and cry; hit himself until he vommited when he was suddenly reminded that his wife was gone because he was so used to her being around.

Do read the news. I think it's more sensationalised because of the nature of media. Then again, oh, the power of words!!!! It really touched me, making me feel that life is worth living because love is so real and so powerful; there are people and couples in the world who can sustain this love in their lives and in eternity; and that we should treasure our loved ones while we still can.

Love is not just a feeling...Feelings fade. Love is more than that. Little as they are, actions mean a lot to show how much you love your family, your friends, your boyfriend/girlfriend, and those around you. A simple gesture like a hug, a touch, an attentive ear to show that you are listening and that you care...just the very presence of you in person or in cyber space; dropping a msg to tell them that you miss them... They mean so much, at least to me - they do.

-Yours truly ;