Tender Hearts (a reflection on Valentine's Day)

Tender Hearts

by Paul Kowalewski

Yesterday as I sat in the “waiting room” at my doctor’s office, I looked up at the elderly couple sitting across from me. They both appeared to be quite frail. Their faces were lined with age – probably in their 80′s or early 90′s.

The man needed the assistance of a “walker” to get around. However, the thing I most noticed about that couple wasn’t their frailty or their age. What caught my attention was that as they sat together, they were holding hands.

I couldn’t help but stare and smile witnessing that scene of such gentle affection. The woman saw me looking at them, and she returned my smile saying, “we’ve been married for 64 years and can you believe it, we still hold hands.” At that, we all had a good chuckle, and then their names were called to see the doctor.

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