The Better Half

The Better Half

By John W. Vander Velden

 

As the years pass, we begin to notice how complex simple things really are, and the simplicity of those things we feel are the most intricate.  Those among us that have, by luck or fate or divine assistance, found the one person which completes us, in ways we could never imagine, might understand.   But even the most fortunate rarely take the time to consider, how another person, a thread, a cord, could become so intertwined within the tapestry of their lives.  It is not something that occurs in an instant but rather throughout a lifetime.  Some abandon the quest before the bond truly builds, fleeing at the first or second moment of tears.  Some never open themselves to allow the mingling of spirits and souls – the growth of one-ness.  They share a space but never lives.  Some drift away, like chaff on the autumn wind, losing the attachment slowly, so slowly that for years the movement goes unnoticed, until at last a gulf separates two that had once been united.  Yet each long for that special thing -- that special someone.   The person that strengthens our weakness – gives courage when we face our fears.  The one that helps us laugh when we stumble.  The sole mate that wipes away the tears hid from all others.  

It is a great deal to ask.  It is more than we deserve.  But those of us who have found the one and only, understand that life, for us, is not possible without them.  God bless the better half!  

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