chinese love story

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  An incredible  love story has come out of China recently and managed to touch the world.  It  is a story of a man and an older woman who ran off to live and love each other  in peace  for over half a century.  



The 70-year-old Chinese man who hand-carved over 6,000 stairs up a mountain for his  80-year-old wife has passed away in the cave which has been the couple's home for the last  50 years. Over 50  years ago, Liu Guojiang a 19 year-old boy, fell in love with a 29 year-old  widowed  mother named Xu Chaoqin..


 
In a twist worthy of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, friends and relatives criticized  the relationship because of the age difference and the fact that Xu already had children.

 
At that time, it was unacceptable and immoral for a young man  to love
 an older woman.. To avoid the market gossip and the scorn of their communities,  the couple decided to  elope and lived in a cave in Jiangjin County
 in Southern ChongQing Municipality .


In the beginning, life was harsh as hey had nothing, no electricity or even food.
 They had to eat grass and roots they found in the mountain, and Liu made a
 kerosene lamp that they used to light up their lives.

Xu felt that she had tied Liu down and repeatedly asked him, 'Are you regretful?  Liu always replied, 'As long as we are industrious, life will improve.'

In the second year  of living in the mountain, Liu began and continued for over 50 years,  to  hand-carve the steps so that his wife could get down the mountain  easily.

Half a century later in 2001, a group of adventurers were  exploring the forest and  were surprised to find the elderly couple and the  over 6,000 hand-carved steps.  Liu MingSheng,  one of their seven children said, 'My parents loved each other so much,  they  have lived in seclusion for over 50 years and never been apart a single day. He hand carved more than 6,000 steps over the years for my mother's  convenience, although she doesn't go down the mountain that  much.'

 


The couple had  lived in peace for over 50 years until last week. Liu, now 72 years, returned  from his daily farm work and collapsed. Xu sat and prayed with her husband as  he passed away in her arms. So in love with Xu, was Liu, that no one was able  to release the grip he had  on his wife's hand even after he had passed away.

 

'You promised me you'll take care of me, you'll always be with me until the day I died, now you left before me, how am I going to live without you?'

Xu spent days softly repeating this sentence and touching her husband's black coffin with tears rolling down her cheeks.

In 2006, their story became one of the top 10 love stories from China , collected by the Chinese Women Weekly. The local government has decided to  preserve the love ladder   and the place they lived as a museum, so this love  story can live forever.

 

Doctors Speak Out

Apparently the American Medical Association has weighed in on the new Health Care Initiatives from the Obama Administration….

The Allergists voted to scratch it, but the Dermatologists advised not to make any rash moves.
The Gastroenterologists had sort of a bad gut feeling about it, and most just couldn’t stomach it. However, the Neurologists thought the Administration had a lot of nerve.
The Obstetricians felt they were all laboring under a misconception. Ophthalmologists considered the idea shortsighted.
Pathologists yelled, “Over my dead body!” while the Pediatricians said, ‘Oh, Grow up and don’t be childish!’
Oncologists fear it’s malignant, while Osteopaths see it as holistic.
The Psychiatrists thought the whole idea was madness, while the
Radiologists could see right through it.
Surgeons decided to wash their hands of the whole thing. The Internists thought it was a bitter pill to swallow, and the Plastic Surgeons said, “This puts a whole new face on the matter.”
The Podiatrists thought it was a step forward, but the Urologists were pissed off at the whole idea.
The Anesthesiologists thought the whole idea was a gas, and the Cardiologists didn’t have the heart to say no.
The Chiropractors vowed not to back it.
In the end, the Proctologists won out, leaving the entire decision up to the assholes in Washington.