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When i read this remarkable story of the Chinese couple in the picture, i was truly touched. First of all, you know how divorce has become the other of the day in our society. You hear of marriages that crash after seven two days, a few months and even some that even stand the test of time but come to an end suddenly.The most popular reason for divorce nowadays is "Irreconcilable differences".
This makes me wonder, why on earth should you make a vow "for better or worse, till death do us part" in the first place. I cannot judge anyone though but i think after you read the story of this couple below, you may learn something;
In the touching picture above, you can see a couple that have been
deeply in love and together for 70 YEARS. The grandson of the two people
in the picture originally uploaded the photo.
"He went through the brutal Mao suppression," Justin Wijaya wrote
online. "He survived the Japanese occupation. Survived the bombing of
the British army in World War 2. Raised 5 children in full
discrimination against communist Chinese. Even when he is sick, he
refused hospital treatment because nobody will take care of my ill
grandmother."
This is a time and country where 50% of marriages fail. It's touching
to see true love still exists. This couple has been through so much
together; good, bad, new and old. The key to marriage isn't romance,
it's dedication and faith.
This is their love story, according to Justin:
"He is 95 years old and has been diagnosed with advanced stage leukemia and lung cancer. Doctor has given him a few more months at
best. My grandmother is 85 years old and she has been battling kidney
failure, and multiple other health problem for the last 10 years.
His dedication to his wife and her well being is above all else
including his own being. During the past 5 years, there were many
occasions where he was sick. We would admit him to the hospital for him
to receive treatment. After a few hours of treatment, in which he
received a medical infusion, he would feel better and barged out of the
bed and ask to go home. This happened many times in many years and we
were confused why he would do so. At first we [thought] that he is just
being the stubborn old man that he is. One time he [couldn't] breath and
we [had] to rush him to the hospital, in which after two hours he
[asked] to go home again. My mother broke down in tears and asked him
why he wants to go home before he gets better. He answered softly,
'because your mother is at home alone and no one is taking care of her.'
This picture is very special to me because this is the first time he
is in the hospital bed, sick, barely able to speak, with my grandmother
at his side. Through out all of their 70 years together, it was always
him standing by her side when she is sick. When she can't eat, he would
try to sit by her side and feed her. When she doesn't have the strength
to walk to the wash room, he would walk straight up with all his
strength battling intense joint pains and walk her slowly to the wash
room. When she was hospitalized, he would get up at 5 a.m. every day and
visit her at the hospital.
Unfortunately my grandfather and old Chinese people are not very open
towards speaking their feeling towards/about their loved one. As such
he never told me a story about how they met, how much he loves her and
how they got together. For me action speaks much louder than words and
throughout the years the unconditional love he has given to my
grandmother, his children and all his grand children are all the proof I
need."
Source: Via HuffingtonPost.com
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