A few weeks ago, this cute couple came to me seeking for some service. I think they must have been holding hands from where they were coming from and let go of them as soon as they walked in. The man first pulled a seat for her lady, he then proceeded to sit thereafter. He carefully staged his walking stick against the wall. We exchanged pleasantries, he then proceeded to smuggle out a piece of paper from his chest pocket which had some writing on that he needed help with. Before handing it over to me, he began explaining the reason for their visit while squinting his eyes on the piece of paper skimming through the wordings from the note. The lady immediately took out his glasses from some type of purse, handed them over to him which he wore carefully. She said to him, why are you always pretending to be able to read without your glasses, knowing very well you can’t read without them? You are too stubborn, she added. And they laughed. The man said, you know I don’t want you to think I am too old to read a love note, so I have to keep up with you and your desires. And I laughed too. Upon enquiring for his identification, the lady took out the same purse again and scuffed out his ID and handed it over to me. Within a few minutes I was done with them, the gentleman struggled his way up, while carefully holding on to the desk for grip, he held on to his walking stick enabling him to stand upright, then he reached out for his lady’s hand and helped her up too. She got up, and off they left holding hands, walking away very slowly just the way they did when they came in… Did I mention that this couple was somewhere in their mid seventies? The gentleman had retired over ten years ago while the lady had taken time off work a long time ago due to medical reasons and since then she’s been a home maker….
As they left, I said to myself, that’s cute. Being able to afford love, show love, even at that age, while it still feels a new, is quite something to yearn for. Of course, theirs has not been an easy one. Maybe not the sweetest even. With that age, they must have witnessed alot. Who knows, maybe they even started paying attention to each other just few years ago because each or one of them was chasing life’s adversities until they could no longer. Who knows what kind of illnesses they could be battling with at that age, and they can only lean if not cling on to each other, for hope, safety and recovery. Who knows. But what I witnessed within those twenty minutes of my interaction with them was just pure, honest and cute. Of which I said to myself, it would be more of an honour than pleasure to get to see love, show love even feel love when I get to that age. Where, we can hold our old crinkled hands as we walk, smiling and grinning at how things have changed from our time, how technology has evolved, how people have changed, while at the same time appreciating life while thinking about the many friends and families we might have lost along the path. Smiling to ourselves that we could still be the only old couple around that still walks and strolls into malls, big shopping establishments without fear, where we can only hold on each others hands so that none of us gets lost in to that worldly willow. Strolling happily, with our eyes still sparkling with hope, our cheeks full of laughter, and hearts full of cheesiness , naughtiness and humour. It would be such an honour and a blessing to be able to witness that at that age….💕💕💕
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