The Commitment of Love...
This is a beautiful story from Become a Better You, Joel Osteen:
I heard a true story about the president of a prestigious university. He was an older gentlemen and a well respected leader. Later in his life, his wife developed Alzheimer's. Month after month, her condition grew progressively worse. Several years down the road, the disease had so impaired her mind that she could not even recognize her husband anymore. They were a relatively affluent couple, so the gentlemen hired nurses to help care for his ailing wife.
Then one day, he went in and announced to the university board of directors that he was going to resign so he could spend his full time taking care of his wife. The board members tried to talk him out of it, reminding him how needed he was. One board member spoke up and said, "In all respect, sir, why would you want to do this? Your wife doesn't even know who you are."
The university president looked the board member in the eye and said, "I made a commitment to this woman over fifty years ago. She may not know who I am, but I know who she is."
I heard a true story about the president of a prestigious university. He was an older gentlemen and a well respected leader. Later in his life, his wife developed Alzheimer's. Month after month, her condition grew progressively worse. Several years down the road, the disease had so impaired her mind that she could not even recognize her husband anymore. They were a relatively affluent couple, so the gentlemen hired nurses to help care for his ailing wife.
Then one day, he went in and announced to the university board of directors that he was going to resign so he could spend his full time taking care of his wife. The board members tried to talk him out of it, reminding him how needed he was. One board member spoke up and said, "In all respect, sir, why would you want to do this? Your wife doesn't even know who you are."
The university president looked the board member in the eye and said, "I made a commitment to this woman over fifty years ago. She may not know who I am, but I know who she is."
