During my very early
teaching career, I used to cater my evening meals from an elderly lady. At
dinner, there would be five of us - four young ladies and me. The ladies had just
graduated from teacher training, too. We did things together after dinner. We
would go for walks, shopping or to the cinema.
I was rather keen on one
of the ladies. I was too shy, then, to date her alone, so five of us continued
going out together after dinner. We lost total contact after I left for further specialist teacher-training.
Recently, I made contact
with a friend on Facebook. I knew him when I was at that early teaching post.
We haven't met for nearly half a century. We started to reminisce about the
past. I then asked him about that particular lady I was keen on.
It seemed she fell deeply
in love with a marketing executive, had a child with him and then he ditched
her. Eventually, it seemed, she died of heartbreak. She passed away when she
was very young, then.
I came away from the
meeting, feeling rather dreadful and sad. I could not help but shed a few
tears. What if I had been brave enough to date her alone?
ltbs
I’m just as blue as the
sky
Since love is gone,
Can’t pull myself
together
Guess I’ll hang my tears
out to dry.
Sammy Cahn
