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Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]>
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Edi,
 
I enjoyed your story thoroughly. It is much appreciated. Thanx for sharing.  
The flashes of daily life can blur true vision. I'm glad you're trained on 
true  North. Or True South. True nonetheless.
 
Haruna.
 
In a message dated 6/7/2008 1:57:16 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,  
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It was a  busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s
arrived to  have stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in a hurry
as he had  an appointment at 9:00.
I took his vital signs and had him take a seat,  knowing it would be over an
hour before someone would be able to see  him.
I saw him looking at his watch and decided since I was not busy with  another
patient, I would evaluate his wound. On examining it I saw it was  well
healed, so I talked to one of the doctors and got the needed supplies  to
remove his sutures and redress his wound.
While taking care of his  wound, I asked him if he had another doctor's
appointment this morning, as  he was in such a hurry. The gentleman told me
no, that he needed to go to  the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.
I inquired as to her  health. He told me that she had been there for a while
as she is a victim  of Alzheimer's disease!
As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he  was a bit late. He replied
that she no longer knew who he was, that she had  not recognized him in five
years now. I was surprised and asked him, 'And  you still go every morning,
even though she doesn't know who you are?' He  smiled as he patted my hand
and said, 'She doesn't know me but I still know  who she is.'
I had to hold back tears as he left, I had goose bumps on my  arm and
thought, 'That is the kind of love I want in my life. True love is  neither
physical nor romantic'.
True love is an acceptance of all that  is, has been, will be, and will not
be.
Peace is seeing a sunset and  knowing who to thank.
The happiest people don't necessarily have the best  of everything; they just
make the best of everything they have.
I hope  you share this with someone you care about, I just did. Life isn't
about  how to survive the storm but how to dance in the rain.
The road to success  is not straight:
There is a curve called Failure; a loop called Confusion,  speed bumps called
Friends; red lights called Enemies; caution lights  called Family.
You will have flats called Jobs; But, if you have a spare  called
Determination, an engine called Perseverance, insurance called  Faith, a
driver called The Almighty God, you will make it to a place called  Success.
Pass it on to people whom you want to see  blessed.

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