Salty, spicy ginger...

In the late afternoon, in a functional ward of a hospital, an old man sat leaning against a chair in the corner. He sat there for a long time, his eyes fixed on his wife, who was receiving physical therapy from the medical staff.

In the late afternoon, in a functional ward of a hospital, an old man sat leaning against a chair in the corner. He sat there for a long time, his eyes fixed on his wife, who was receiving physical therapy from the medical staff.

"Husband and wife share a deep and profound bond, loving each other until their hair turns gray."

About half an hour later, when the staff signaled that it was finished, he went to help her down from the bed, then slowly guided her out of the room. As they walked, he leaned close to her ear and whispered something, and all I saw was her smile, a gentle smile that radiated joy in her wrinkled eyes. The medical staff member told me, "It's always like this; whenever she comes for her therapy session, he takes her."

Looking at the image of the elderly couple walking hand in hand, I suddenly remembered an anonymous quote: "The greatest happiness is not the moment you walk down the aisle hand in hand, but the moment you keep that smile on your face throughout the years." There are couples who have loved each other throughout their marriage (of course, every marriage has its ups and downs and challenges) and grown old together in the final years of their lives like that.

Therefore, my heart ached when I saw elderly men and women sitting silently in a corner, occasionally pulling the hem of their white mourning scarves to quickly wipe away tears, bidding farewell to their spouses as they departed to the eternal realm. Parents, siblings, children—they are all blood relatives, but everyone has their own worries. Only husband and wife walk together through life's journey. That's why people call husband and wife life partners!

With the increasing number of divorces among young families, seeing elderly couples together is truly heartwarming! Maintaining the deep bond of love between husband and wife, loving each other until old age, is not a simple matter, but it's not too difficult either if each person understands the other's perspective. Husband and wife should be "friends" to share with each other, so that their marital love remains warm and strong, like the saying "salt and ginger" (a metaphor for enduring hardship).

"The most beautiful love story isn't that of Romeo and Juliet, but that of an elderly couple living together for a lifetime." Seeing the elderly couple caring for each other so tenderly in the hospital grounds that day, I understood the profound meaning of this saying!

Text and photos: NHAT QUYNH

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