Day 164

A friend posted this story on my Facebook page:

 

I saw this elderly gentleman dining by himself, with an old picture of a lady in front of him. I thought maybe I could brighten his day by talking to him. As I had assumed, she was his wife. But I didn’t expect such an interesting story. They met when they were both 17. They dated briefly, then lost contact when he went to war and her family moved. But he said he thought about her the entire war. After his return, he decided to look for her. He searched for her for ten years and never dated anyone. People told him he was crazy to which he would reply “I am. Crazy in love”. On a trip to California, he went to a barber shop. He told the barber how he had been searching for a girl for ten years. The barber went to his phone and called her daughter in. It was her. She had also been searching for him and never dated either. He proposed immediately and they were married for 55 years before her death five year ago. He celebrates her birthday and their anniversary. He takes the picture with him everywhere and kisses her goodnight.

 

What an amazing and touching story. I firmly believe that true love and fate do exist.