In my search for quotes on LOVE, I came across an amazing love story from India. The writer/poet Amrita Pritam and the painter Imroz wrote letters to each other between 1959 to 1975 when they were both in different cities. Today I educated myself about these two lovers and their amazing 45 year relationship. Their love letters have been translated into English. The book "Amrita-Imroz - In the times of Love and Longing" (Full Circle) just came out this month. The letters had been previously published in their original Punjabi and in Hindi. (See article in THE HINDU.)
FROM KENTUCKY...WITH LOVE
After reading about this couple and their unique relationship, my thoughts turn to my Aunt Grace and Uncle Linville. Uncle Linville passed away in July, just a few weeks before our Chambers family reunion held every other August in Kentucky. For many years we held the reunion up at Natural Bridge State Park near Aunt Grace and Uncle Linville's house in Clay City. Uncle Linville worked for the state and pretty much built most of the interstate highways throughout eastern Kentucky.
(Aunt Grace is one of my grandmother Mary Alice's younger sisters. One of my fondest memories is getting to stay with my Great Aunt and Uncle Linville up in Clay City. We would drive over to town in Uncle Linville's pickup truck and stop to eat at the drive-in diner. I would get to drink an Ale 8 soda pop and have ice cream!)
At Uncle Linville's funeral someone asked Aunt Grace what was the thing that kept them together for over 50 years. She replyed..." he was a good lover."
I think that says it all boys and girls.
Be well.
GM
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