the twinkling of an eye

This old man was sitting down the beach like this. As the photo shows. I was walking along the beach and noticed him there. From behind and even infront it looked like a good photo. I was incredibly embarrassed when I asked if i could take a photo, but he just smiled and said yes. I walked over to thank him and noticed he wasn’t look the best. I told him it didn’t concern me, but he did look upset. He then sighed and told me his wife passed away a week ago. They’d been together since they were really young. He told me that they used to come watch the sunset on nights like this. I sat there and it broke my heart to hear about this mans story. I often see him sitting down there and he says hello.
I wish I could find a love as strong as this.

(Source: emilyimaginaryy, via thesebeautifulminds)