The Most Beautiful Love Story!

It was the summer of 2004. Until our marriage, days were numbered. I and Irinuța, my future wife, were attending an international meeting in the field of municipal development. One of the teachers was an 80-year-old man from the UK. We were amazed by the knowledge, ideas and unique way of conveying his teachings and experience in the field.

On a lunch break, we both noticed that the old teacher was just looking at us. We were terrified and didn’t understand what happened or what we did. He noticed our discomfort and approached us.

“No offense, but I follow you all day,” said the old man, “and I can’t take my eyes off you, I see so much love and ardour between you.” Are you married?
In a few days we’ll have the wedding, we answered.
Clearly, smile the old man. Have you known each other for a long time?
Here, I had intervened:

Less than 8 months, but don’t be surprised that we’ve known each other for so long and are already getting married. I from the first moment I saw her, I fell in love and knew she was going to be mine, so I was looking forward to the day when we were getting married.
“You don’t have to justify yourself,” said the old teacher. That’s why I asked you. I was looking at you and I don’t know why, but I felt I had to tell you the story of my love. It was the spring of 1944, the year of war. Everyone was in enormous fear and didn’t know what was going to happen to all of us. One morning, I got on the tram and suddenly I spotted a girl. When I saw her, her heart stopped instead. I couldn’t even breathe. I was looking at her and I couldn’t take my eyes off her. Then, coming back a little bit and it’s like in flight, I approached her. I remember, like it was yesterday, those wonderful moments. Almost whispered to her, “You’re the most beautiful girl I’ve ever met.” From the moment I saw you, I realized i won’t be able to live without you. Would you like to be my wife? She looked at me for a long time and said, “Yes, I do! The old man paused for a moment, then continued: this year we celebrate the 60th anniversary of our lives and love together! It was the greatest years of our lives!
He spoke so smoothly, and in his eyes there was so much love that a fierceness gripped us, which held us and did not leave us. At the same moment, Irinuta and I took each other’s hand. We had lost the gift of speech, we looked at each other, it was as if we could see in front of us the gates of open eternity. And as we stood so still, we had the same thought to God:

Lord, help us live a life full of love and harmony, so that in 60 years we may have the opportunity to tell the young:

The Most Beautiful Love Story!