It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for appointment(约会) at 9:30.
The nurse had him take a 1 in the waiting area, 2 him it would be at least 40 minutes 3 someone would be able to see him. I saw him 4 his watch and decided, since I was 5 busy—my patient didn’t 6 at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment.
The gentleman said no and told me that he 7 to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his 8 . He told me that she had been 9 for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be 10 if he was a bit late. He replied that she 11 knew who he was, that she had not been able to 12 him for five years now. I was 13 and asked him, "And you 14 go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are"
He smiled and said, "She doesn’t know me, but I know who she is. " I had to hold back 15 as he left.
Now I 16 that in marriages, true love is 17 of all that is. The happiest people don’t 18 have the best of everything; they just 19 the best of everything they have. 20 isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.