Story of the Day
It’s a real-life story of a 76-year-old man. I heard it today from a friend of mine who heard it from the man himself yesterday.
To make a long story short. The man got married in his 20s, had two kids and divorced afterwards. He married another woman and had another two very young kids in his 50s. Not long after that, he was confined to a wheel chair due to his MS... Miracle happened last year. He started walking again with a cane! Around the very same time, he was hospitalized for over a month because of food poisoning case. He got out alive and to his surprise, his second wife had taken out all the cash from their join account and filed for divorce. He reported to the police suspecting his wife was trying to poison him...
I asked myself, what is more tragic in this man's life? Suffering from MS or from the alleged betrayal of his wife? I thought the latter. He is a rare winner over a fatal disease. He created a miracle for himself by walking again after so many years. It's hard to imagine how he could recover from such a fatal blow from his most trustworthy person, especially at this stage of his life.
Diseases like MS are impossible to prevent. And loved ones can grow astranged. But I think as we mature, it's possible to some degree to build certain immunity in our mentality to cope with hurt from the possible misplaced trust. If you have a certain built-in inner strength, it's possible to create miracles for yourself, both physically and emotionally. I pray for this old man to gather his might for another miracle in his life.
To make a long story short. The man got married in his 20s, had two kids and divorced afterwards. He married another woman and had another two very young kids in his 50s. Not long after that, he was confined to a wheel chair due to his MS... Miracle happened last year. He started walking again with a cane! Around the very same time, he was hospitalized for over a month because of food poisoning case. He got out alive and to his surprise, his second wife had taken out all the cash from their join account and filed for divorce. He reported to the police suspecting his wife was trying to poison him...
I asked myself, what is more tragic in this man's life? Suffering from MS or from the alleged betrayal of his wife? I thought the latter. He is a rare winner over a fatal disease. He created a miracle for himself by walking again after so many years. It's hard to imagine how he could recover from such a fatal blow from his most trustworthy person, especially at this stage of his life.
Diseases like MS are impossible to prevent. And loved ones can grow astranged. But I think as we mature, it's possible to some degree to build certain immunity in our mentality to cope with hurt from the possible misplaced trust. If you have a certain built-in inner strength, it's possible to create miracles for yourself, both physically and emotionally. I pray for this old man to gather his might for another miracle in his life.
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