Cade here ~
Funny thing was. I had never seen this man before, White scragly hair, a beard obviously not well groomed and a plaid shirt on that matched his wollen socks, his overall straps had been well wornout, and with trembling hands he reach toward me and asked me “Have you seen my wife?” This is the first time I felt like I was going to cry, the reasoning behind all logic to why this was happening was fleeting, running and jumping straight out the window, I turned back with all my strength… “No sir, I have not seen your wife” I said with a broken heart and a dry mouth. Lying to my Grandfather was not something I wanted to do, but with all intent I was not going to hurt him by letting him know his wife had pass away years before. again. We spent that afternoon sitting by the window, my grandfather telling me stories on his childhood and his life, obviously only to the best of his fading memories recolection. Moments past and days faded into the distance, and I began to notice something about that man I had never seen, he began to not notice himself and longer, Didn’t remember who I was, Didn’t remember what he had for breakfast, didn’t remember the last words he spoke to me. Days past we kept visiting and losing hope, his memory was completly faded, on the day before he died, (christmas eve he did pass away) I told him a joke, a joke he had told me when I was a young boy, he said… “Boy, You better not be backsassing your mother, because if you take that away from me why I’ll have nothing left but my knock knock jokes and my wife to entertain me.” a for a split second, when i told him this, he spoke the words, Gloria. Then he spoke, I love you forever and 2 days. Touched my hand, and passed away.
I share this with you all, Not because I need a friend or because I need a sholder to cry on, but because this is the strongest bond I have ever encountered, We hear about “Lust” and “Love” In high schools and college, But I ask you this, if you had forgotten everything only to remember one person’s name for a mere second, would it be that person your with now? if it is, I gladly look upon you and know that you understand the bond that 2 people in love share, and for the rest of you, I hope that someday you too will find real love.
cade..
