Last Conversation

Faith, Hope and Love but of these three the greatest is love.

In my previous blog I mentioned loosing my favorite resident- 100 year old woman who left an extraordinary legacy behind for her loved ones. My last conversation with her occurred the day before she died. She was sitting in the dining room waiting for lunch to be served and went up to her to make sure that she had everything that she needed. She said," You realize that I have a birthday coming up, I'll be over 100 years old." Her birthday wasn't actually for another few months but I smiled and replied, "What is your secret to living a long life?"

She looked up at me and smiled," Love. To live a long life your life must be filled with love. You must first learn to love yourself for who you are and who you want to become. Find a spouse that you love unconditionally that loves you that way in return, because no matter what happens through the bad times love is what gets you through. And then you have a family and you raise them with love and happy memories, so that all the good things that come from lots of love in your life fill your mind, heart and soul. That's my secret!"

We continued talking and she kept stressing that point to me over and over again- love is the greatest asset that anyone can obtain in their lifetime. So if you are looking for the secret to living a long healthy life, follow her generous wisdom and fill your life with love.