Especially the last part... I walked int the !rcery stre nt partic"larly interested in #"yin! !rceries. I wasn$t h"n!ry. The pain % lsin! &y h"s#and % '( years was still t raw. And this !rcery stre held s &any sweet &e&ries. He %ten ca&e with &e and al&st e)ery ti&e he$d pretend t ! %% and lk %r sðin! special. I knew what he was "p t. I$d always spt hi& walkin! dwn the aisle with the three yellw rses in his hands. He knew I l)ed yellw rses. With a heart %illed with !rie%* I nly wanted t #"y &y %ew ite&s and lea)e* #"t e)en !rcery shppin! was di%%erent since he had passed n. +hppin! %r ne tk ti&e* a little &re th"!ht than it had %r tw. +tandin! #y the &eat* I searched %r the per%ect s&all steak and re&e&#ered hw he had l)ed his steak. +"ddenly a w&an ca&e #eside &e. +he was #lnde* sli& and l)ely in a s%t !reen pants"it. I watched as she picked "p a lar!e packa!e % T,#nes* drpped the& in her #asket.. Hesitated* and then p"t the& #ack. +he t"rned t ! and nce a!ain reached %r the pack % steaks. +he saw &e watchin! her and she s&iled. $-y h"s#and l)es T,#nes* #"t hnestly* at these prices* I dn$t knw.$ I swallwed the e&tin dwn &y thrat and &et her pale #l"e eyes. $-y h"s#and passed away ei!ht days a!*$ I tld her. .lancin! at the packa!e in her hands* I %"!ht t cntrl the tre&#le in &y )ice. $B"y hi& the steaks. And cherish e)ery &&ent y" ha)e t!ether.$ +he shk her head and I saw the e&tin in her eyes as she placed the packa!e in her #asket and wheeled away. I t"rned and p"shed &y cart acrss the len!th % the stre t the dairy prd"cts. There I std* tryin! t decide which si/e &ilk I sh"ld #"y. A 0"art* I %inally decide ed and &)ed n t the ice crea&. I% nthin! else* I c"ld always %i1 &ysel% an ice crea& cne. I placed the ice crea& in &y cart and lked dwn the aisle tward the %rnt. I saw %irst the !reen s"it* then rec!ni/ed the pretty lady c&in! twards &e. In her ar&s she carried a packa!e. On her %ace was the #ri!htest s&ile! I had e)er seen. I w"ld swear a s%t hal encircled her #lnde hair as she kept walkin! tward &e* her eyes hldin! &ine. As she ca&e clser* I saw what she held and tears #e!an &istin! in &y eyes. $These are %r y"*$ she said and placed three #ea"ti%"l ln! ste&&ed yellw rses in &y ar&s. $When y" ! thr"!h the line* they will knw these are paid %r.$ +he leaned )er and placed a !entle kiss n &y cheek* then s&iled a!ain. I wanted t tell her what she$d dne* what the rses &eant* #"t still "na#le t speak* I watched as she walked away as tears cl"ded &y )isin. I lked dwn at the #ea"ti%"l rses nestled in the !reen tiss"e wra ppin! and %"nd it al&st "nreal. Hw did she knw2 +"ddenly the answer see& ed s clear. I wasn$t alne. Oh* y" ha)en$t %r!tten &e* ha)e y"2 I whispered* with tears in &y eyes. He was still with &e* and she was his an!el. E)ery day #e thank%"l %r what y" ha)e and wh y" are. 3Please read all % this* it is really nice4 This is a si&ple re5"est. I% y" appreciate li%e* send this t y"r %riends* incl"din! the persn that sent it t y". E)en th"!h I cl"tch &y #lanket and !rwl when the alar& rin!s. Thank y"* 6rd* that I can hear. There are &any wh are dea%. E)en th"!h I keep &y eyes clsed a!ainst the &rnin! li!ht as ln! as pssi#le. Thank y"* 6rd * that I can see. -any are #lind. E)en th"!h I h"ddle in &y #ed and p"t %% risin!. Thank y"* 6rd* that I ha)e the stren!th t rise. There are &any wh are #edridden. E)en th"!h the %irst h"r % &y day is hectic* when scks are lst* tast is #"rned* te&pers are shrt* and &y children are s l"d. Thank y"* 6rd* %r &y %a&ily. There are &any wh are lnely. E)en th"!h "r #reak%ast ta#le ne)er lks like the pict"re in &a!a/ines and the &en" is at ti&es "n#alanced. Thank y"* 6rd* %r the %d we ha)e. There are &any wh are h"n!ry. E)en th"!h the r"tine % &y 7# %ten is &ntn"s. Thank y"* 6rd* %r the pprt"nity t wrk. There are &any wh ha)e n 7#. E)en th"!h I !r"&#le and #e&an &y %ate %r& day t day and wish &y circ"&stances were nt s &dest. Thank y"* 6rd* %r li%e. Pass this n t the %riends y" knw. It &i!ht help a #it t &ake this wrld a #etter place t li)e* ri!ht2 A %riend is s&ene we t"rn t when "r spirits need a li%t. A %riend is s&ene t treas"re. 8r %riendship is a !i%t. A %riend is s&ene wh %ills "r li)es with Bea"ty* 9y and .race and &akes the wrld we li)e in a #etter and happier place.