Suffering and Compassion

"There is utterly no point of suffering if it weren't for compassion." This phrase was spoken by a soon-to-be-retired man who decided "to be there" for his wife after they found out that she was sick and had to go through an open-heart operation. Before the news of her illness, the couple was considering and even planning on living their separate lives, wife moves to Oregon, and husband remains in Illinois. But now the man cannot bring himself up to thinking that he would leave the wife at the point of her sickness. He thinks that time will tell whether it's a good decision.

Maybe this physical and medical open-heart operation can bring mythical and magical results, that is, through his compassionate devotion, love and harmony will revive between the couple. They will both embrace and cherish each other's company once again with newly opened minds and hearts.