It was a busy morning，about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to thehospital.I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment(约会)at 9:30 .The nurse had him take a41in the waiting area, 42him it would be at least 40 minutes 43someone would be able to see him. I saw him44 his watch and decided，since I was45busy—my patient didn’t 46at the appointed hour, I would examinehis wound . While taking care of his wound, I asked him ifhe had another doctor’s appointment.
The gentleman said no and told me that he 47to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his48.He told me that she had been49for a while and that she had a specialdisease.I askedifshewould be50ifhewas a bitlate. He repliedthat she51knew who he was，that she had not been able to 52him for five years now. Iwas 53, and asked him，“And you 54go every morning，even though she doesn’t know who you are?”
He smiled and said．“She doesn’tknowme butIknowwho sheis”I hadto holdback55 as he left.
NowI56that in marriages，true love is 57of all that is. The happiest peopledon’t 58havethe best of everything；they just 59thebest ofeverythingthey have..60 isn’t about how to live through the storm，but how to dance in the rain.
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