But suddenly, a crack appeared, opening the way for a threat to happiness. The rumbling sound of eating noodles, the crackling sound and even the smell of cigarette smoke of the husband sitting opposite, details that had already existed in him and had been with her for many years, were suddenly exaggerated many times over. Suddenly, she felt uncomfortable.
That discomfort is the stark reality of long-term relationships. Living together is never easy. In your twenties, when your chest is still full of energy, we love with expectation for a beautiful future. But when you step over the peak of life, when work, children and the burden of food and clothing are put aside, you have to face the most original reality of your partner.
The tragedy of twilight marriage is not the lack of love but the depletion of energy to endure trivial things. There is a rift not because of major events but only because of very small details. At that time, they do not realize that the chart of a long-term relationship may just be accepting the unchanging of the other person.
Gratitude culture teaches us to live with each other with "Love" in youth and keep each other with "Meaning" in old age. On the other side of the peak of life, the value of longevity is knowing how to use "Meaning" of tolerance to put aside the mechanical scratches of everyday habits. Wounds and disappointments accumulated along the way, in the final analysis, are the catalysts to cultivate an inner strength of tolerance and compassion.
The rumbling sound or cigarette smoke, although sometimes annoying, but after all, it is the sound of presence. One day, if the house is completely silent and neat in an absolute way, then it is when the nakedness of loneliness invades.
We have met, have become destined, have accompanied each other, so why break down because of small things in a period that should have been peaceful? Blaming "bustle" perhaps? Perhaps it is because we let our responsible life take away too many emotions...
