My name is Zhao Gang, I am a 75-year-old retired architect, and because of my work, I spend most of my time abroad, and I rarely have time to spend with my family. After I retired, I returned to China in the hope of recovering the lost time, but found that many of my friends and relatives of the same age had either passed away or were estranged.
My wife left me last year, my children are working outside the home, and I rarely come back, coupled with the discomfort after returning to China, I feel very lonely, this loneliness and sense of loss, like an empty city, no one understands, no one shares.
So every dusk, I always like to come to this park, watch the sunset in a daze, and reminisce about the past years.
On this day, a warm voice broke my contemplation: "It's a nice view here, isn't it?"."I looked up and saw a lady in her 70s.
I smiled back politely: "Yes, the sunset is infinitely better, but it's just near dusk." I sighed.
Her gentle voice rang in my ears: "Although the sunset represents the end of the day, it also heralds a new beginning tomorrow." The arrival of dusk does not mean that everything will end, on the contrary, it gives us hope and anticipation. We can think of dusk as a beautiful turning point that gives us the opportunity to reflect on the day past and prepare for the new day ahead. So, it brings us not only the end, but also a new beginning. ”
Her words made me feel empowered, these days I am only immersed in the memories of my past, allowing myself to fall into pain, but forgetting that what people should cherish more is the present.
Subsequently, we turned on the chat mode, and I learned that she is also a poor person, her name is Lin Shuyi, 73 years old this year, is a retired ** teacher, her husband died of cancer when she was in her fifties, and the children are working in other places, she has lived alone all these years, she often comes to this park, because there are good memories of her and her husband.
I talked about my experiences abroad, the majestic buildings, the exotic atmospheresAnd she shared her bits and pieces in the **world, and how she and her husband spent their golden wedding anniversary in this park.
There was a tenderness and kindness in her tone, as if every note was filled with love. Their dialogue is like a melody on the strings, intertwined and played a beautiful movement. They talk about their past experiences, their families, their hobbies, and share their lives with each other.
So, as if we had found a soulmate, we decided to be together, and the children agreed. We didn't have a wedding, we didn't get a license, we just lived together.
But what I didn't expect was that on the day of the "wedding", an unexpected little thing happened that almost broke our relationship.
On the night we lived together, I saw Xiao Lin with tears in his eyes, holding a black and white ** in his hand, looking at the two young people above, with a happy smile on his face, I guessed that the man on the ** was Xiao Lin's deceased husband, I sat down next to her and patted her shoulder, which was a kind of comfort for her.
Knowing I was coming, she quickly wiped the tears from her eyes, "I'm sorry," she explained, "and today is my wedding anniversary with my husband." ”
Hearing this, an indescribable emotion welled up in my heart, and I understood that everyone has a deep memory in their hearts, an irreplaceable person. Not only does she have, but I also have, and I can understand her feelings.
She thought I was angry and wanted to explain, so I hurriedly said, "It's okay, you don't have to apologize, I can understand." ”
She gave me a grateful look and said, "Thank you!."”
The days flew by, and the relationship between the two of us became deeper and deeper. We do not pursue romance and passion, but pursue warmth and stability in the ordinary.
Once, when I was sick, Kobayashi stayed in front of my bed, took care of me day and night, brought me a lot of care, and her company made me feel extremely happy and satisfied.
Since then, we often go for a walk in the park together, go to the market to buy vegetables, cook together, she will play the piano for me, we will talk about life from poetry and songs, and find the joy of life and emotional sustenance in the trivial daily life.
Life is simple, but it is full of happiness. This kind of warmth and stability in the ordinary makes us feel extremely satisfied and cherished.
We are no longer alone, because we know that there is a person in this world who understands and cherishes us to accompany us through every moment.
Our story may not be vigorous, but it is real and warm, we don't care about other people's eyes and opinions, we just want to live each day in each other's company.
This story teaches us that no matter what age we are, we can all go through the ups and downs of life, emotional twists and turns. But you have to believe that there are many beautiful moments in life, which are worth cherishing and pursuing, as long as we experience them with our hearts, we can feel the sincere love and warmth.