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Gift of Love
The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically
as the attractive young woman with the white cane
made her way carefully up t\he steps. She paid the
driver and, using her hands to feel the location
of the seats, walked down the aisle and found the
seat he'd told her was empty. Then she settled in,
placed her briefcase on her lap and rested her cane
against her leg.
It had been a year since Susan, 34, became blind.
Due to a medical misdiagnosis she had been rendered
sightless, and she was suddenly thrown into a world
of darkness, anger, frustration and self-pity. And
all she had to cling to was her husband, Mark.
Mark was an Air Force officer and he loved Susan
with all his heart. When she first lost her sight,
he watched her sink into despair and was determined
to help his wife gain the strength and confidence
she needed to become independent again.
Finally, Susan felt ready to return to her job,
but how would she get there? She used to take the
bus, but was now too frightened to get around the
city by herself. Mark volunteered to drive her to
work each day, even though they worked at opposite
ends of the city. At first, this comforted Susan,
and fulfilled Mark's need to protect his sightless
wife who was so insecure about performing the slightest
task.
Soon, however, Mark realized the arrangement wasn't
working. Susan is going to have to start taking
the bus again, he admitted to himself. But she was
still so fragile, so angry - how would she react?
Just as he predicted, Susan was horrified at the
idea of taking the bus again.
"I'm blind!", she responded bitterly.
"How am I supposed to know where I am going?
I feel like you're abandoning me."
Mark's heart broke to hear these words, but he
knew what had to be done. He promised Susan that
each morning and evening he would ride the bus with
her, for as long as it took, until she got the hang
of it. And that is exactly what happened. For two
solid weeks, Mark, military uniform and all, accompanied
Susan to and from work each day.
He taught her how to rely on her other senses,
specifically her hearing, to determine where she
was and how to adapt to her new environment. He
helped her befriend the bus drivers who could watch
out for her, and save her a seat.
Finally, Susan decided that she was ready to try
the trip on her own. Monday morning arrived, and
before she left, she threw her arms around Mark,
her temporary bus-riding companion, her husband,
and her best friend. Her eyes filled with tears
of gratitude for his loyalty, his patience, And
his love. She said good-bye, and for the first time,
they went their separate ways. Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday... Each day on her own went
perfectly, and Susan had never felt better. She
was doing it! She was going to work all by herself.
On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work as
usual. As she was paying the fare to exit the bus,
the driver said, "Boy, I sure do envy you."
Susan wasn't sure if the driver was speaking to
her or not. After all, who on earth would ever envy
a blind woman who had struggled just to find the
courage to live for the past year? Curious, she
asked the driver, "Why do you say that you
envy me?"
The driver responded, "It must feel good to
be taken care of and protected like you are."
Susan had no idea what the driver was talking about,
and again asked, "What do you mean?"
The driver answered, "You know, every morning
for the past week, a fine-looking gentleman in a
military uniform has been standing across the corner
watching you as you get off the bus. He makes sure
you cross the street safely and he watches until
you enter your office building.
Then he blows you a kiss, gives you a little salute
and walks away. You are one lucky lady." Tears
of happiness poured down Susan's cheeks. For although
she couldn't physically see him, she had always
felt Mark's presence. She was lucky, so lucky, for
he had given her a gift more powerful than sight,
a gift she didn't need to see to believe - the gift
of love that can bring light where there is darkness.
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