In this world, it's often very difficult to believe in happily-ever-after. With a divorce rate of 50%, anger and hate so prevalent in the media, and the so-called example set for us by Hollywood and Washington, the idea of the princess and prince being together forever seems like a childish fantasy. Well, this evening, I met a man who has, after many years, found his happy ending.
My seat mate on my flight out to LA was an older gentleman. He didn't talk much most of the flight but as we were coming into LA, he seemed to feel compelled to tell me his story. I don't know his name and will likely never see him again, but his story touched me so that I feel compelled to share it.
When he was a young man, he was in the military and is a Vietnam Veteran. He was stationed at Shaw Air Force base. There he met a young lady, his commanding officer's secretary. They married and had children. When his daughter was young, he and his wife divorced. For whatever reason, and he said there were some family members who worked to make this happen, he lost touch with his ex-wife and their children. Just last September, his daughter found him on Facebook and called him, after 35 years. They spoke for many hours over the next few days and he eventually went to see her and his ex-wife, flying across the country. He has since spent several weeks at a time visiting with them and just a few weeks ago, he and his ex-wife remarried. They both lived their lives single, never found anyone else, and realized they always wanted to be together. He now has 4 grandchildren and has decided to move across the country to be with his wife, children, and grandchildren. He was so happy that I could see tears in his eyes and he didn't seem the type to cry easily.
I don't know why he felt compelled to tell me his story. I am a stranger and was not encouraging conversation. I suppose he just needed to share. I am glad he shared. He renewed my faith in happily-ever-after.
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