Do not only hope,. decide now!

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Hallo my fellow WA'ers,

Hope you all had a PRODUCTIVE WEEK, mine was superb, and may I share with you a truly exciting episode to take your minds from serious work and maybe, just maybe refresh you a bit.....

IN LIFE, DO NOT ONLY HOPE,... DECIDE NOW!!!
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While waiting to pick up a friend at the Nairobi's - Jomo Kenyatta International airport this past weekend, I had one of those life-changing experiences that you hear other people talk about — the kind that sneaks up on you unexpectedly. This one occurred a mere two feet away from me. Straining to locate my friend among the passengers deplaning through the jet way, I noticed a man coming toward me carrying two light bags. He stopped right next to me to greet his family.

First he motioned to his youngest son (maybe six years old) as he laid down his bags. They gave each other a long, loving hug. As they separated enough to look in each other’s face, I heard the father say, “It’s so good to see you, son. I missed you so much!” His son smiled somewhat shyly, averted his eyes and replied softly, “Me, too, Dad!”

Then the man stood up, gazed in the eyes of his oldest son (maybe nine or ten) and while cupping his son’s face in his hands said, “You’re already quite the young man. I love you very much, Greg!” They too hugged a most loving, tender hug.

While this was happening, a baby girl (perhaps one or one-and-a-half) was squirming excitedly in her mother’s arms, never once taking her little eyes off the wonderful sight of her returning father. The man said, “Hi, baby girl!” as he gently took the child from her mother. He quickly kissed her face all over and then held her close to his chest while rocking her from side to side. The little girl instantly relaxed and simply laid her head on his shoulder, motionless in pure contentment.

After several moments, he handed his daughter to his oldest son and declared, “I’ve saved the best for last!” and proceeded to give his wife the longest, most passionate kiss I ever remember seeing. He gazed into her eyes for several seconds and then silently mouthed. “I love you so much!” They stared at each other’s eyes, beaming big smiles at one another, while holding both hands.

For an instant they reminded me of newlyweds, but I knew by the age of their kids that they couldn’t possibly be. I puzzled about it for a moment then realized how totally engrossed I was in the wonderful display of unconditional love not more than an arm’s length away from me. I suddenly felt uncomfortable, as if I was invading something sacred, but was amazed to hear my own voice nervously ask, “Wow! How long have you two been married?

“Been together fourteen years total, married twelve of those.” he replied, without breaking his gaze from his lovely wife’s face. “Well then, how long have you been away?” I asked. The man finally turned and looked at me, still beaming his joyous smile. “Two whole days!”

Two days? I was stunned. By the intensity of the greeting, I had assumed he’d been gone for at least several months – if not years. I know my expression betrayed me.

I said almost offhandedly, hoping to end my intrusion with some semblance of grace (and to get back to searching for my friend), “I hope all marriages are still that passionate after twelve years!”

The man suddenly stopped smiling.

He looked me straight in the eye, and with forcefulness that burned right into my soul, he told me something that left me a different person. He told me, “Don’t hope, friend… decide!” Then he flashed me his wonderful smile again, shook my hand and said, “God bless!”

WHAT DO YOU LEARN FROM THIS STORY???


Thank you,

Violet

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We can choose the life that we want to have and then work to make it so.

Great story Violet. What did I learn? When you decide to love someone, it must be from the heart, because that is where true smiles come from.

Hi HarveyBrown, thank you for your response, and it's true that our hearts don't lie....All thew best!

Hi Violet, an amazing story. Irv.

Hi Ivine, thanks, you are welcome!

WOW! Such a beautiful story. How blessed are you to witness this. There's still hope in the world. I love the statement Do not only hope...decide now!. Many times, we just hope things to get better when in actual fact, the power is in our own hands. :-)

True AVS1328, I was lucky to witness such a sweet reunion and it was a wake up call for me to endeavor to live such a magnificence life....I was blown away!

This was an excellent story to share Violet...I will never forget it!

Thank you RobinHudson, I was blown away and I too decided to endeavor and live such a magnificence life, a life to cherish. All the best!

\i was the same too, I was thinking he had been away for ages but that was such a nice thing to happen next to you. Great message in it too. Don't hope, decide. We could all learn a lot from that. xx

True Chezbrown, I was lucky to witness such a sweet reunion and it was a wake up call for me to endeavor to live such a magnificence life....I was blown away!

I'd be thinking the same thing, that they'd have been apart for months if not years! They must have some secret recipe. Too bad they can't bottle it and sell it! I've been married 28 years and happily so but a few hours apart is A-OK with me if you know what I mean :)

Thank you Lynnsams,yeah it would be nice to partake of such recipe if it was in existence.I Believe it is something we all need to work towards achieving such a state. I was blown away!

Hi Violet,
Thx for a very true story, it relates.

Thanks NRosales, you are welcome, am glad this relates to you....was a great revelation for me!

Wow this is similar story to myself and my wife but she has the look that can kill!!!

Thank you Paulgoodwin, wow, what a magnificent life! All the best!

It gets hard sometimes but at the end of the day makes us stronger

Wow, fab story :)

Thanks JudeP, I was blown away!

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