Torizo wrote:
That's one thing that always makes me sad. I hate seeing people be lonely. I wish that everyone could find that special someone. It's heartbreaking.
My great grandfather died over 60 years ago. My great grandma is still here, in her late 90's. She never remarried or anything. She still talks about my great grandfather so fondly, and it's terrible how obvious it is that she's suffering every day without him. Whenever I see her I'll always give her a hug and a facebattle, asking her to tell me stories about him.
Her favorite one to tell was when he was stationed in North Africa during WWII. He got dressed and made himself proper to go get dinner one night. He got to the mess hall, and a camel came by and licked the back of his head, covering him in slobber and gunk. Poor guy had to go back and miss dinner that night because he was such a mess. It was such a funny story (I'm sure it wasn't when it happened though, haha), and we all love hearing her tell it.
That makes it much more heartbreaking, though. She truly loves him, and all she wants is to be with him again. She's horribly sick and sometimes, she says she just wants to die.
I can't imagine how it feels, to know your true love, lose them, and have to continue with your life without them. She's an incredibly strong woman, I just wish I could be at least half as strong as she is one day.
It's even sadder when you think of the fact that if you meet that one special person, the one that you love very much, who loves you back, will probably not live to that age.
And most likely? Neither will you or me.