grandparents.
you know how people always say when you and your partner grow old,
the love will fade, and maybe even die,
and what's left at the end of the day... may be the laziness to do anything else,
and hence, you end up being stuck with the same person for the rest of your life.
well of course, that's a very cynical view and probably a swipe that people often take at marriages.
but on thoughtful considerations, i'd like to think that love still exists even right till the end.
my grandparents for example, may complain about certain traits of each other.
and they have been at it for soooooo many years already.
but now that one is close to the end of his days,
the other one is stuck in ICU,
they nevertheless demonstrate their love and concern for each other.
my grandfather is so frail but he stubbornly wanted to go to the hospital to visit my grandma. he didnt get to do so though, because we cant let him see the state that she is in. so everyday he asks about her, and tells my mum, aunts and uncles to hurry go over to the hospital and keep her company. also, he tells em to keep the fact that he has been feeling worse recently from her. he doesnt want to go over to my aunt's place to stay not only because he didnt want to trouble others in taking care of him, but also because he wants to stay at home and wait for my grandmother's return. but we all know it wont be anytime soon.. and i think it must really suck that my mum, aunts and uncles need to lie to him.
my grandmother on the other hand,
also asks about my grandfather, and wants them to hide from him the fact that she is in ICU, and all wired-up to machines and whatnots.
i cant say im really tight with my grandparents,
but to know this much about them,
made me proud of them, and i respect them even more.
i hope things look up soon.
the love will fade, and maybe even die,
and what's left at the end of the day... may be the laziness to do anything else,
and hence, you end up being stuck with the same person for the rest of your life.
well of course, that's a very cynical view and probably a swipe that people often take at marriages.
but on thoughtful considerations, i'd like to think that love still exists even right till the end.
my grandparents for example, may complain about certain traits of each other.
and they have been at it for soooooo many years already.
but now that one is close to the end of his days,
the other one is stuck in ICU,
they nevertheless demonstrate their love and concern for each other.
my grandfather is so frail but he stubbornly wanted to go to the hospital to visit my grandma. he didnt get to do so though, because we cant let him see the state that she is in. so everyday he asks about her, and tells my mum, aunts and uncles to hurry go over to the hospital and keep her company. also, he tells em to keep the fact that he has been feeling worse recently from her. he doesnt want to go over to my aunt's place to stay not only because he didnt want to trouble others in taking care of him, but also because he wants to stay at home and wait for my grandmother's return. but we all know it wont be anytime soon.. and i think it must really suck that my mum, aunts and uncles need to lie to him.
my grandmother on the other hand,
also asks about my grandfather, and wants them to hide from him the fact that she is in ICU, and all wired-up to machines and whatnots.
i cant say im really tight with my grandparents,
but to know this much about them,
made me proud of them, and i respect them even more.
i hope things look up soon.