I heard an old man saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment at 10:00.
The nurse had him take a 1 in the waiting area, 2 him it would be at least 35 minutes. I saw him 3 his watch and decided, since I was not busy—my patient didn't 4 at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment.
The gentleman said no and told me that he 5 to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his 6 . She had a special disease. I asked if she would be 7 if he was a bit late. He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not been able to 8 him for five years now. I was 9 , and asked him, "And you still go every morning?" He smiled and said, "She doesn't know me, but I know who she is." I had to hold back 10 as he left. Now I 11 that in marriages, true love is 12 of all that is. The happiest people don't 13 have the best of everything; they just 14 the best of everything they have. 15 isn't about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
