I have not heard from Na for weeks since the last time she called to tell me that her husband is seeing another woman, and actually quit his job to move to another country to be with that woman. This is Na, who, in the 10 years that I have known and gotten close to her, adores her husband, and has never had anything bad to say about him. And now this. After 20 years of marriage, and 3 children.
Today, I just had this urge to call her to find out how she is and the minute she answered my call, I knew things have gone to hell. And back, probably. She was sobbing, and was not even able to talk properly. What I could gather was that her husband had left in the morning, apparently for good. For the other woman. To another country. Without a single care about her, nor the children. While her older boy just came out from the hospital, treated for depression. While they were getting ready to send him to boarding school tomorrow. No mercy. Worse, she tried to ask him to delay his departure by one day so that they can send the son together to school (imagine begging your husband to stay just one day longer to carry our his paternal duty) and guess what she got in return for that? A shove, which made her fall into the store room, and left her with bruises.
After twenty years, and because of a woman in another country. It leaves me thinking, a lot.
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the world has always been battered by storms. it has always been a constant cycle of death, birth and renewal. death is an inevitable end when all reasons and purposes for continuity become futile. death is mercy when there is no hope. birth is an opportunity for renewal when all hopes are scattered about for the picking. it is up to us to choose. we have our hearts to move us. we have faith to guide us. we have the choice to renew.
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