Post by Kyra Benjamin on Dec 10, 2015 8:42:51 GMT
This story was a bit depressing but also kind of beautiful; it was full of that feeling of the sense that life is fleeting. And though one may come across hardships and the winter seems long and unbearably harsh, spring eventually comes.
Their relationship I can't tell if its love or obligation, perhaps its somewhere in between or maybe even both. Certainly fatal illnesses cause a lot of strain mentally and physically on both the victim and the caregiver, but most people knowing that time is limited would want to leave good memories with their loved ones. Instead, although it was within normal human behavior, they tore at each other, saying things they'd regret, until neither of them had the strength to go on and could only accept the inevitability of death. When someone close to you is ill you would take care of them out of love, but you would also be seen as lacking a lot of human decency to just abandon them even if they were harsh to you. The wife's guilt-tripping words didn't help, not that he didn't say equally awful things, but between love and obligation which was keeping him there?
Still, it was only when her approaching death was confirmed that he'd made the resolve to continue playing the role he had been for her. And in response to this, and finally seeing the effect things were having on him that she resolved to be more reasonable/die quietly. And maybe this mutual concern of each others' feelings proves it is love. Though it was only when faced with the end that they found this peace within themselves and each other and didn't want to leave things with the bitterness of winter.
Question:Do you think things would turn out the same if she wasn't going to die?
Their relationship I can't tell if its love or obligation, perhaps its somewhere in between or maybe even both. Certainly fatal illnesses cause a lot of strain mentally and physically on both the victim and the caregiver, but most people knowing that time is limited would want to leave good memories with their loved ones. Instead, although it was within normal human behavior, they tore at each other, saying things they'd regret, until neither of them had the strength to go on and could only accept the inevitability of death. When someone close to you is ill you would take care of them out of love, but you would also be seen as lacking a lot of human decency to just abandon them even if they were harsh to you. The wife's guilt-tripping words didn't help, not that he didn't say equally awful things, but between love and obligation which was keeping him there?
Still, it was only when her approaching death was confirmed that he'd made the resolve to continue playing the role he had been for her. And in response to this, and finally seeing the effect things were having on him that she resolved to be more reasonable/die quietly. And maybe this mutual concern of each others' feelings proves it is love. Though it was only when faced with the end that they found this peace within themselves and each other and didn't want to leave things with the bitterness of winter.
Question:Do you think things would turn out the same if she wasn't going to die?