As long as...

With some many incidents of rapes and rising crime against women, I begin to wonder has the world become a much worse place to be if you’re a woman. I could see many nod their head in approval and I wouldn’t have agreed more.
But then I saw a heavily pregnant woman being held firmly by her partner, waving at the traffic to make way for her to cross the road. The woman was moving with great difficulty yet she was radiant with pride being held by her man who wouldn’t hesitate to risk his life for her.
Then I saw an elderly couple, rather very elderly couple. The woman was in a wheelchair and her man was pulling her slowly. They were busily chatting with each other. Their bodies were old, not their heart for then I saw the man stopping at a florist and picking a huge bunch of red roses for her. Now, tell me how many young men would do that for their women?
The other day, I saw a woman getting down of the bus and smile at the man who was waiting for her at the stop. They were not rich by worldly standards yet they were happy. She quickly popped in the tiny passenger seat of his bicycle. All I overheard was him worrying about her extended hours at work and she worrying about what to feed him for dinner.
As long as we keep getting glimpses of these sites in our lives, the heart feels reassured. We will continue to believe in the goodness of life, love and our loved ones. We will continue to trust and know that love will heal all…maybe conquer all fears too…
And I will continue to feed myself on the happily-ever-after novels of Anna Jacob, which are becoming such a mood boaster for me. And which re-strengthens my belief in happy –endings.