A special letter

Gloria wrote in. I just wanted to share this with you.

Hi Sean,

I love your blog. I am sorry to hear about your breakup. I don't have any money, since I've been recently laid off from my job here in Augusta, so I hope you can see it in your heart to publish this anyway.

I have spent the last 30 years of my life without my true love. In my earlier years, I'd been married and had a child from that marriage. He was abusive and we went through a messy divorce. I spent some time as a single mother and I began to wonder who would love a woman with an 8 year old daughter, but soon enough, I fell happily in love with the man of my dreams and everything seemed perfect. However, I eventually began to take him for granted and he decided we shouldn't be together anymore. I knew I'd made the worst mistake of my life, but my pride wouldn't let me apologize and ask for his forgiveness. My daughter loved him like her real father and it was hard for her too. She kept in touch with him and I'd get reports of how he was doing through her reading letters to me.

He moved on. He said he wouldn't, but he did. I lost the love of my life because of my selfish pride. About 4 years ago, I finally decided to have my daughter give me his number so I could call him up and tell him that I'd loved him all of these years and to tell him how sorry I was, but when I did, I found out he'd passed on. His wife and I talked for awhile, I think because she could tell how brokenhearted I was, and she shared his life with me.

I am writing this letter to let your readers know that if they find that love. The love that makes breathing hurt, the love that makes your world turn upside down and backward, the love that messes you up and keeps you together all at the same time, hold on to it. Treasure that love and never take it for granted.

Gloria
Agusta, GA

Thank you Gloria.