Have you ever noticed those elderly couples around?
The ones with withering bodies, the ones hanging onto each other for support! I
happen to notice a few of them around. The first thing that strikes me about
them is their composure and calmness as a couple. They seem so comfortable in
each other’s presence. Neither is the wife worried about her husband’s hovering
eyes nor the husband over protecting her. No going overboard with showing their
love for each other amidst public places and no hassles or haggles in handling
each other as a couple. Just a state of pure comfort!
What is it that makes them so confident about the
other person that they seem to be in state of perfect harmony? Of course, it is
because of the amount of time they’ve spent with each other. May be, there is
some unknown bond which probably only time can create. They know other person
well, their weakness, their needs, their attitudes and may be that’s how they
have adjusted themselves accordingly.
The other day while in the bus, (yes, I am talking
about my Rickety Ride) I saw an elderly couple seated at the first seat. The
bus was crowded and I stood near them. The conductor came by and asked for the
place for the ticket. The woman opened her purse, took out a few notes and
mumbled something to the conductor. The bus conductor couldn’t understand the
name of the place she mumbled about. Hence he asked her again. Her husband got
the clue and he mentioned the place to the conductor. I wonder how effortlessly
the husband realized that her wife’s mumbling can only be understood only by
him! The entire route, they sat in almost silence. Yet the comfort within them
was so very throbbing. While getting down, the husband asked her to be careful,
even telling the bus driver to not start the bus until she gets down. His
concern, so evident in his voice. It made me smile seeing their beautiful
chemistry.
Yet another day, an elderly couple boarded the
bus. (and this time it’s not my Rickety Ride. Well you see, I happen to travel
on a lot of buses; not that they are my favourite mode of travel, but I happen
to). The husband boarded the bus first and grabbed the first available seat.
The wifey followed and he stood up to allow his wife to sit. There were a few
seats available, though not near his wife’s seat and hence the husband chose to
stand near his wife rather than grab a seat for himself away from her. The wife
kept on pestering him to go and sit somewhere or sit at her place. But he
refused. The best part of their conversation was her coaxing and his refusing which
they did in the most adorable manner. The comfort and the bond was so very
alive between them.
It just warmed my heart to witness that pure
comfort and bliss of togetherness. At times, I want to go and hug them for their
adorableness. Do you find such elderly couples adorable too?
This post is written as a part of April A to Z Challenge
2014 under Non-Themed category. I am doing two posts for this
Challenge and Themed posts can be found here.
