" Beautiful people do not just happen."
There was once a wedding. A beautiful wedding. I was given the honor to toast to the bride & groom. We had so much fun. It was a wedding full of joy, love & laughter. A dream come true. A month later, the bride's mother was diagnosed with cancer. In an instant, her whole life came to a resounding thud! Someone had to be strong and yet everyone was breaking into pieces. She didn't know what to do so she did what she has always been good at - Not giving up! She prayed continuously, she pushed everyone harder and she got to know her enemy better by doing research. She was not planning to give her mom up to this monster. She broke down many times, she felt lost sometimes but not once did she give in neither did she let her mother see the fear in her eyes. She chose to move back into her parents home, took over as a caregiver and resigned from a job that she enjoyed. Her husband is an amazing guy. They are both lucky to have each other. Times may be bad and they may have lost many precious moments together as they live a few hours apart now but what they lost has now become their strength. For better or worse. Sadly the worse came a little too early for this couple. It was disheartening but perhaps some of us tend to put too little faith in the Almighty. It is moments like these that you need someone the most and he ( her husband ) has proven time and again that he is the right one for her. Mother's Day just passed. I am sure it was a meaningful celebration for all of them. According to her, she may not know what it feels like to be a mother yet..( and I know how much she wants to be one ) but she was happy to have received such a wonderful text from a dear friend that she gladly shared with everyone and I think this deserves to be shared with you as well. His message was " In 2012, I said if I could message your mom, I'd say ~ Dear Aunty, Happy Mother's Day. Thank you for bringing up a person as special as your daughter, whom I hold close to my heart. God Bless. " this year I get to add " In the last year I saw how she transforms to become a mother to her own mother. She is as good as you Aunty. More so now, than ever before. Thank you. For even in facing adversity, you bring out the best in her. " Beautifully conveyed and most deserving! :)
Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain. ~ Joseph Campbell
Not so long ago there was this guy I knew. A good person. A wonderful father to an amazing child. He and his wife are no longer together. They separated when they found out that she was pregnant. It was the saddest day of his life. They have been married for more than a decade and this child was someone they have both been dreaming of. It broke his heart into a million pieces when she confessed that it was not his. She wanted out as she was in love with another. He was upset, he was angry but most of all, he was tired and broken. He works hard for a living and he does love his wife dearly. Till today, no one knows that he is not the father of the child. Everyone who is close to her hates him. They think that he is heartless to have left his wife when she was pregnant. Even his family members thinks very little of him now. What makes him special from the rest is that he doesn't bother trying to explain what went wrong neither is he interested to embarrass her further. Instead he enjoys spending quality time with the child he calls his and loves unconditionally. The little angel is lucky to have him as a father. May he someday be rewarded for his good intentions :)
When you are sorrowful, look again in your heart and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight ~ Kahlil Gibran
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