Gift f Lv that canbring light whr thr isdarkness

Gift f Lv that canbring light whr thr isdarkness by Sumita 2013/02/10 15:13
Ma frnz share.....The gift of love that can
bring light where there is
darkness.
The passengers on the bus
watched as the attractive
young woman with the white
cane made her way carefully
up the steps. She paid the
driver and using her hands to
feel the location of the seats,
walked down the aisle and
found the seat he'd told her
was empty. She settled
down, placed her briefcase
on her lap and rested her
cane against her leg.
It had been a year since
Susan, thirty-four years old,
became blind. Due to a
medical misdiagnosis, she had
been rendered sightless and
she was suddenly thrown
into a world of darkness,
anger, frustration and self-
pity. All she had to cling to
was her husband, Mark.
Mark was an Air Force
officer and he loved Susan
with all his heart. When she
first lost her sight, he
watched her sink into despair
and was determined to help
his wife gain the strength and
confidence she needed to
become independent again.
After some time, Susan
finally felt ready to return to
her job. However, how would
she get there? She used to
take the bus but was now
too frightened to get around
the city by herself. Mark
volunteered to drive her to
work each day even though
they worked at opposite
ends of the city. At first, this
comforted Susan and fulfilled
Mark's need to protect his
sightless wife who was so
insecure about performing
the slightest task.
However, Mark soon realized
the arrangement wasn't
working. He admitted to
himself that Susan will have
to start taking the bus again.
Nevertheless, she was still so
fragile, so angry - how would
she react? Just as he
predicted, Susan was
horrified at the idea of taking
the bus again.
"I'm blind!" She responded
bitterly.
"How am I supposed to know
where I am going? I feel like
you're abandoning me."
Mark's heart broke to hear
these words but he knew
what had to be done. He
promised Susan that each
morning and evening he
would ride the bus with her,
for as long as it took, until
she got the hang of it. That is
exactly what happened. For
two solid weeks, Mark, in his
military uniform and all,
accompanied Susan to and
from work each day.
He taught her how to rely on
her other senses, specifically
her hearing, to determine
where she was and how to
adapt to her new
environment. He helped her
befriend the bus drivers who
could watch out for her and
save her a seat.
Finally, Susan decided that
she was ready to try the trip
on her own. Monday morning
arrived and before she left,
she threw her arms around
Mark, her temporary bus-
riding companion, her
husband and her best friend.
Her eyes filled with tears of
gratitude for his loyalty, his
patience and his love. She
said goodbye and for the
first time, they went their
separate ways. Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday... Each day on her
own went perfectly and
Susan had never felt better.
She was doing it! She was
going to work all by herself.
On Friday morning, Susan
took the bus to work as
usual.
As she was paying the fare
to exit the bus, the driver
said, "Boy, I sure do envy
you."
Susan wasn't sure if the
driver was speaking to her or
not. After all, who on earth
would ever envy a blind
woman who had struggled
just to find the courage to
live for the past year?
Curious, she asked the driver,
"Why do you say that you
envy me?"
The driver responded, "It
must feel good to be taken
care of and protected like
you are."
Susan had no idea what the
driver was talking about and
asked again, "What do you
mean?"
The driver answered, "You
know, every morning for the
past week, a fine-looking
gentleman in a military
uniform has been standing
across the corner watching
you as you get off the bus.
He makes sure you cross the
street safely and he watches
until you enter your office
building. Then he blows you a
kiss, gives you a little salute
and walks away. You are one
lucky lady."
Tears of happiness poured
down Susan's cheeks.
Although she couldn't physically see him, she had always felt Mark's presence. She was lucky, so lucky, for he had given her a gift more powerful than sight, a gift she didn't need to see to believe - the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness.