今日、２度目の投稿となります。
こちら、PCのほうへ来たメールです。
Carolは知っている人は知ってるんですが、
ロンドン時代、Corringham Road５１に住んでいた時のnext door neighbourさんです。
とっても仲良くしていただき、
帰国したあとも、２度、ロンドンの彼女を訪ねました。
今はふるさとエルサレムにもどり、お子さんたちファミリーの近くで暮らしています。
そして・・・e-mailを覚えたので、結構しょっちゅうメールくれますよ。
今日のメールは誰かからのメールの転送で・・（６０パーセントがそうなんですが・・）
とってもすてきなストーリーなので、ご紹介したいと思います。
The Rain
It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman
in his 80'sarrived to have stitches removed from his thumb.
He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.
I took his vital signs and had him take a seat,
knowing it would be over an hour
before someone would to 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. evaluate(評価する）
On exsam, it was well healed, so I talked to one of the doctors,
got the needed supplies to remove his sutures
and redress his wound. healed(治る） suters(糸）、redress(治す）
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 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 and
that she was a victim of Alzheimer's Disease.
As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.
He repled 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, goose bumps(鳥肌）
'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.
With all the jokes and fun that are in e-mails,
sometimes there is one that comes along
that has an important message・・・
This one I thought I could share with you.
The hapiest 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.'
We are all getting Older
Tomorrow may be our turn.
コピペできなかったんで打ち直しました（涙）
ミスタイプがあったらごめんなさいね。
なんだか考えさせられませんか？
わたしはちょっと心がきれいになった気がしました。