Makes Me Think - Today, 20 years after her first husband’s passing, and 8 years after her second husband’s passing, her boyfriend asked her to marry him. She said, “yes.” Later this evening she called me crying. She said, “I'm so afraid.” “Why?” I asked. “Because I'm so profoundly happy,” she replied. “And happiness like this is frightening because it seems like life only lets me be this happy when it’s preparing to take something from me again.” MMT

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Today, 20 years after her first husband’s passing, and 8 years after her second husband’s passing, her boyfriend asked her to marry him. She said, “yes.” Later this evening she called me crying. She said, “I'm so afraid.” “Why?” I asked. “Because I'm so profoundly happy,” she replied. “And happiness like this is frightening because it seems like life only lets me be this happy when it’s preparing to take something from me again.” MMT

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my father told me a story along the same line but with some humor. there was a guy at a bar crying and crying and crying. The bartender finally got fed up after hours and asked him 'what's the matter?' the man replied 'nothing! nothings wrong! everything is perfect!' so the bartender then asked 'then why are you crying?' and the man said 'cause i don't know what's next!'