last nite on my way to meeting some friends for dinner...i saw the most precious sight...completely warmed my heart...
as i was making my way down hillsdale blvd (fairly busy & noisy street) sitting in bumper to bumper traffic...on a city street (gotta love the bay area) i came to a complete stop...i looked over to my left and there they were...
the home was a very small house...pretty broken down...paint peeling...front lawn was bare...and there was a tiny porch - no wider than maybe 2 1/2 to 3 feet...
on the porch sat an elderly couple...they had to be in there 80's...sitting face to face in these little white plastic chairs...knee to knee...in their own little world...oblivious to the noise around them...deep in conversation...
when i see moments such as these - my mind wanders...what are they talking about? are they reminiscing? are they sharing about there day? what life they must have lived...
what struck me most...was that it didn't matter where they were...they were not in some big spacious home...or in some quiet secluded area...but they focused on what mattered most...and at that moment...it didn't matter where they were...or who was around them...they had each other...
this scene warmed my heart...put a smile on my face...there is something about that face to face conversation...in a world of instant messaging, texting and email...may we take the time to not care where we are...but focus and make available the time to spend with those we love...
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ok so before i started reading this i was crying over a love song...then when i started reading this particular bolg i started crying harder beacause it was so cute:) i love to hear that it is actually possible for a couple to grow old together, and still seem to keep the spark that they had from there first sight.
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