He was a man lost in his own quaint little world till he met her. She was a woman fighting battles of her own till she met him. She spoke a language he did not understand and he thought in a language she could not comprehend. They had different languages but then when was love defined by language? They fell in love and got married, all over a series of letters! They did not meet for nearly two decades after being married yet they remained loyal to each other and so deeply in love! In a world where we want to see everything before we make it a part of our life, here is a story about two people who based their love on everything but the sight of each other. I sat wondering if this were ever possible when the story took a new turn. In walked another woman with a heart laden with sorrows. He found glimpses of normalcy in his life in the presence of this other woman. Was he cheating on his beloved ? Did he love her still or is it that proximity will build bridges that never were ? Will distances tarnish their love and will their commitment wither in the autumn of their life....? This actually raised more disturbing questions in my mind about what loyalty actually was.. ? If loyalty in a relationship is about being mentally, spiritually and psychologically connected to your partner, then is it acceptable to have a physical relationship outside... Not acceptable to many i guess.. Then, on the other hand, if physical intimacy is a barometer of loyalty, is it tolerable that your partner is not connected to you at any level but the physical... ??? What is loyalty and how do you judge it ??
As you ponder on these questions, you are told that she was suffering from cancer and was losing her strength fast. You still see the bond of love that held them together for two decades as he roamed the streets of his obscure town in search of a cure. There was not a stone left unturned as he wandered from pillar to post to make his beloved live a little longer. Would they die without ever meeting or feeling the love of their life ? Will they never be able to meet the very person who defined their existence thus far? He roamed the streets as the skies poured and the heavens cried. He burned inside as she lost her strength. He was delirious but he could only think of his beloved. Such is the irony of life, that he lost his life trying to save hers ! She ended up making the journey to his land after he was no longer there. She was devoted to him but he was no longer there as she visited his house, and lived his life. She could probably feel him drifting off to sleep as she looked at his bed for the past forty years, where he spent his last moments thinking of her.... She saw his life and the part that she played in it. How could they have lived their lives so far from each other ? Did she not feel regret beyond what her heart can contain ?
Theirs was a love that defied the norms, and was based on honesty and devotion... Can such love exist in a world driven by the transient pleasures of the physical senses ?
As you ponder on these questions, you are told that she was suffering from cancer and was losing her strength fast. You still see the bond of love that held them together for two decades as he roamed the streets of his obscure town in search of a cure. There was not a stone left unturned as he wandered from pillar to post to make his beloved live a little longer. Would they die without ever meeting or feeling the love of their life ? Will they never be able to meet the very person who defined their existence thus far? He roamed the streets as the skies poured and the heavens cried. He burned inside as she lost her strength. He was delirious but he could only think of his beloved. Such is the irony of life, that he lost his life trying to save hers ! She ended up making the journey to his land after he was no longer there. She was devoted to him but he was no longer there as she visited his house, and lived his life. She could probably feel him drifting off to sleep as she looked at his bed for the past forty years, where he spent his last moments thinking of her.... She saw his life and the part that she played in it. How could they have lived their lives so far from each other ? Did she not feel regret beyond what her heart can contain ?
Theirs was a love that defied the norms, and was based on honesty and devotion... Can such love exist in a world driven by the transient pleasures of the physical senses ?
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