It's exactly a month since we returned from our HK trip which was an extraordinarily wonderful one. We brought back more than we expected... not only fats & bags (of purchases)... ;)
The start of 2nd day in HK, hubby's feet started to ache after a satisfying dim sum breakfast at our fav Chinese restaurant. The pain became more & more intense... so much so that he'd difficulty in walking. So a 5-min walk took like 15 mins instead....
I was pretty upset... why of all the time, hubby had to have this problem? Every min was precious as we only had total about 4 days in HK.
The following day, his condition didn't get better. I was frustrated.. It's early in the morning& amp; the pain in his feet was not any lesser than the previous night when we're done with all the shopping & walking. After another round of tantrum thrown on hubby who already had to endure the increasing pain, I was suddenly hit by a question - "Why are you here?". It's to celebrate our wedding anniversary, of course. But I was so fixated in wanting a jolly holiday (that's what everyone wants out of a vacation.. all the more for us since we're celebrating a special day) that I was upset with hubby as he changed the whole holiday mood. But I have missed out on a very important point - this celebration was also for hubby who was suffering then. Instead of sharing his pain, I only cared about not being able to catch up with our planned itinerary. Have I forgotten our marriage vow - "... in sickness & in health ...". I have taken honey's good health for granted. So on our 7th Wedding Anniversary (it's so wonderful how God worked as it's exactly on the day itself that all these happened, 3 Nov, as I recalled!), I renewed my vow to my beloved honey :)
And almost instantly, my heart was freed from all the grouchiness... no longer uptight I felt... & we just took as long as hubby needed to walk from destination to destination with me holding him (it's not easy as we all know how populated HK is & there's always throngs of people walking behind you!). Amazingly, the grumps in me vanished so fast that I could hardly believe it myself !!
Hubby didn't need to go through this "lesson" as he's been taking good care of me since Day 1 whether I'm healthy or sick. He's no problem in doing so.. in fact he's never shown any sign of impatience no matter how troublesome I am (esp a sick person could be demanding... yet I vent it on him when he's not well... how bad a wife I am!).
But hubby's not spared too, haha. God also dealt with hubby's issue... that is, to rely on Him & not his own understanding. It's not easy for him as he knows what he wants since young & always prides himself as a go-getter. But as Head of the household, being close to God is the key because he's leading his family. And a God-fearing man will have his steps guarded.. so our trust for each other is deeply rooted with the same Faith we have in Him.
Now back to the HK trip - in the afternoon of the same day (3 Nov), hubby's legs were mostly healed (apart from the tiredness from walking)! God is so so wise that He can use the same matter to let both of us learn totally different things!
On the last night in HK, while soaking our tired feet in the bathtub of hot water, we shared what we experienced in this trip... the enjoyment from all the feasting & shopping, the lessons & the appreciation of how God blessed this trip & our marriage. Indeed, we're so blessed.
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