I went to see my cardiologist yesterday for a check-up & to get a medical certificate. While I was waiting outside the doctor's clinic, an elderly couple came in. The elderly woman walked alongside the elderly man who held a walking stick & so I figured he was blind while his medical attendant held him by the arm to assist him. They sat down together on the couch near me while the medical attendant stood close looking more like a bodyguard than an attendant. The couple were talking happily; he was cracking jokes; she was giggling & laughing. We can't help but hear their conversations because the elderly woman would always ask her husband to repeat what he just said coz she can't hear him very well. And what made everyone in the waiting area laugh was when she said:
"naku honey, bagay talaga tayo..bulag ka, bingi ako at may ksama pa tayong pipi (looking at their quiet medical attendant)."
("oh honey, we really are meant to be together..you're blind, I'm deaf, and he's mute.")
Shortly after, they were called in by the doctor. Though it was just a short encounter, it was such a sweet & refreshing moment. It was really nice to see such a wonderful relationship they have with each other & such cheerful countenance. The Lord bless their hearts!
(Proverbs 17:22) "A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones."
