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Collette


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This morning, while making my way from a parking structure, I noticed this


little old man teetering along in the rain with his umbrella, walking towards the entrance of a retirement home. In one hand, his umbrella,


and in the other; several long stemmed roses wrapped in cellophane, streamers of ribbons trailing from them. It was the cutest, sweetest thing


--very moving. Love still matters to that man, near the twilight of his life. Romance and the grace between two hearts--that all is still of value to him, and there he was, walking along in the rain with flowers for his adored one. That deeply, deeply moved me. He can't bend on one knee as fluidly as he once could, his handsome face has become creased with the ashes of the years,


and his lovelorn stride has become drastically slowed


---and yet, love still remains. Still the capacity, the air, to love remains-------


That was just some cool stuff to me-----something to observe from the distance.


I'm often amazed by the weight of the lifetime of gifts which perfect strangers grant to me, totally unaware of what they've given me..........  I suppose that


"the kindness of strangers" means something entirely different to me.


I just waned to share this with you ladies.



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Andrea Julia


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Awww...this post brought tears to my eyes.

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Andrea Julia wrote:
Awww...this post brought tears to my eyes.


Me too. Because of him & because of you for noticing. My mantra is "pass it on" - thank you for doing so!

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Cutest story ever.  Thanks Collette for posting that.  It brought tears to my eyes too.


Also, has anyone ever told you that you have an excellent way with words?  Because you do. 



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wicked


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Lovely story, and so poetic.

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Cortney1982


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Older couples are so sweet.  I love it when I see them holding hands walking or the old man still opening the car door for his lady!

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That is so sweet.


 


Cortney1982 wrote:




Older couples are so sweet.  I love it when I see them holding hands walking or the old man still opening the car door for his lady!




Do you think it is because they are getting older and appericate each other more and that is why they are acting this way or do you think it is something they have always done. (ex: flowers, opening car doors etc...)



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Karina


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awww how beautiful

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