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Nokia88 Posted 18 years ago
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An excerpt from Living The 7 Habits
Dear teachers,
(An excerpt from Living The 7 Habits)
I was forty-six years old when my husband, Gordon, was diagnosed with cancer. Without hesitation, I took early retirement to be with him. Although his death eighteen months later was expected, my grief consumed me. My first Christmas without him I didn’t even decorate the house. I sorrowed over our dreams unfulfilled, over the grandchildren he would never get to hold or touch, I would turn to speak to him, only to be reminded that he wasn’t there. Grief filled every corner of my soul. I was only forty-eight and had no reason to live.
Does the phrase highlighted in blue mean - each time when Gordon’s wife thought of something happened in the pass, she would still try to speak to her husband habitually. Gordon was dead and she still couldn’t stop doing that subconsciously. But each time when she tried, she would then realize he was not there ?
Your advice will be very much appreciated.
(An excerpt from Living The 7 Habits)
I was forty-six years old when my husband, Gordon, was diagnosed with cancer. Without hesitation, I took early retirement to be with him. Although his death eighteen months later was expected, my grief consumed me. My first Christmas without him I didn’t even decorate the house. I sorrowed over our dreams unfulfilled, over the grandchildren he would never get to hold or touch, I would turn to speak to him, only to be reminded that he wasn’t there. Grief filled every corner of my soul. I was only forty-eight and had no reason to live.
Does the phrase highlighted in blue mean - each time when Gordon’s wife thought of something happened in the pass, she would still try to speak to her husband habitually. Gordon was dead and she still couldn’t stop doing that subconsciously. But each time when she tried, she would then realize he was not there ?
Your advice will be very much appreciated.
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I would turn to speak to him, only to be reminded that he wasn’t there . = she would still try to speak to her husband habitually, but she would then realize he was not there.
- I would turn to speak to him, only to be reminded that he wasn’t there .
- = she would still try to speak to her husband habitually, but she would then realize he was not there.
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I would turn to speak to him, only to be reminded that he wasn’t there. = she would still try to speak to her husband habitually, but she would then realize he was not there.
I would turn to speak to him, only to be reminded that he wasn’t there. = she would still try to speak to her husband habitually, but she would then realize he was not there.
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Mister Micawber.Big thanks to MM!
I would turn to speak to him, only to be reminded that he wasn’t there. = she would still try to speak to her husband habitually, but she would then realize he was not there.
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