My second honeymoon
When my husband appeared at the exit of Heathrow Airport of London, I almost flied towards him like a real dove. Then we hugged each other tightly. My second honeymoon was on the way at that moment.
There is an old word in China, reunion after short apart is happier than honeymoon. My husband and I had been apart nearly four months. This is the first time for us to be apart such a long time. So both of us were longing for our second honeymoon after over ten-year marriage.
During the whole month, we spent most time to visit important sights of London, viewing landscape of Britain, exchanging thoughts beyond time of class. Though we still have some divergence on some matter, I still was surprised that we shared more and more opinion on many things. Compared to the first honeymoon, the second one seems too peaceful. Although the first honeymoon has been past over ten years, those days are still very clear in our river of memories. Both of this two are very treasure for us.
Those days were full of sweetness. It is a kind of quiet sweetness. When I had to have class, he always did some sandwich at home and brought them to my colleagues and me. He always sat on the lawn of campus and waited for me off class patiently Then we had our simple lunch together on the lawn. He went shopping for us while I can’t accompany him. When I thought that he never enjoyed the joy of cooking and shopping at home, he was awarded outstanding husband by my colleagues at abroad, I got moved by his gentle and considerate love time after time. When we visited some places, if our interest was a little bit different, he always tried to find a way to harmonize our step while meeting our interest separately. Then we found that we shared more and more opinion with each other.
The most unforgettable thing is the feeling to put my head on his legs to have a nap on the lawn in park. When we are in natural environment, blue sky over our head, green grass under our bodies, light breeze kissing our faces, enjoying those magic clouds dancing far or close, we feel that we are in paradise. I always can’t resist tempt of sleep as if I were hypnosis. I always was drugged out from sweet dream by his gentle voice. At that moment, the one wish is to sleep forever like this. His bosom is like a safe harbor, and I just like a tired dove to find home. I seemed to forget the feeling of sleepless. I seemed to get back those hours I was sleepless while he was absent. No worries, no disturbance, no trouble. Only quietness, relax, peace and joy. At this moment, the world only belongs to us, time seems to stop. I think that this feeling should be called a kind of happiness.
It is said that a science experiment result demonstrates love is a kind of chemistry material derives from human body. It usually may last at most three years each time. Every human can have several times love in one life. The time limit of each time will not last more than three years. We can’t deny that love is a peculiar feeling in all feelings of human. It is not only different from friendship, but relative feeling. No doubt it seems to be something to do with chemistry material of body. I dare not to admit whether it only lasts at most three years. Perhaps someday, one life one marriage will be out of date. In fact, I have seen this new fashion in Denmark. There are at least average three times marriage for each Dane.This seems to be a good evidence for those scientists committed themselves to the research of love.
Even though all above things are true, I still can’t give up my traditional romantic dream rooted in my heart deeply. Because I do believe one thing that love may be transferred into a feeling which may last longer, such as friendship, relationship. When your opposite part becomes your old friend, your father or brother, you will not lose him forever. When you feel a little bit boring with your life or your partner, there is one thing that can lighten you. That is a short apart which can inspire the human to create this so-called love chemistry material. Parting will show you how treasure your opposite part is for you. In fact, this seems a common sense for most people. But the real understanding needs to experience it in person.
May our romantic love long live!
This article is for my beloved husband and those human who pursue romantic dreams.
Oct, 9, 2001Dove, in Copenhagen
