In sickness AND in health here! Translated…
Seeing how my husband curled up in the chair in the waiting areas, looking too pale, sweating all over; lowering my head, I caught the whites on his head. As the tears are, crawling over my face slowly, I’d started wondering, WHEN, did the time started leaving these, traces on his body?
This man who’d never used any sweet words to me, would always walk on my left as we crossed the streets; when we get on the escalators, he worried that I may lose my balance, so he’d always stood behind me; on the rainy days, he’d held up the umbrella, so that two-thirds of it was over me, and, he’d become, drenched on half of his body. He’d used his own ways, to show love to us, like a huge tree, opening up his strong shoulders to keep us covered up from the rains and the winds, blocked out the scorching sun for us, never complained of how hard it is.
Even as I was having difficulties at work, and when I got sick, other than soothing over my unsettled mind, he’d carried the most part of the economic strains, as well as the household chores too, and kept at the regular paces of life, not panicked, not complained, used his actions, to show us: don’t worry, I’m here to take care of you. And I was, basked, in this sort of a happiness for a very long time.
This time, I saw how fragile he’d become, and that, was when I’d realized, that no matter how strong someone is, the person is going to fall ill from time to time. Although, he was only diagnosed with stones in his urinary tracts, and gladly, he was able to get them all out after having a relaxant drug, but he was tortured for an entire day. This small warning sign reminded the whole family, that we’d gotten so used to his giving to us, and not shown the same amounts of cares and concerns toward him too.
My dearest husband, the father of my children, I hope, that other than busying about your work and your family, DO take good care of your own health too, allow us, to shoulder your stresses. You’re not like us, always showing the emotions openly, but, you can let go of your being strong every now and then, allow us, to take care of you, because, your being healthy, is our biggest blessing.
And so, this, is what a wife realizes, after her husband got sick, that she’d been taken him for granted, that he’d been, given way too much, without asking, or even, expecting anything in return, and, I’m quite certain that after this, she and the kids will show the man that kept all of them well, a lot more appreciation.
Life, the Obstacle Course 