“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?” … …
A weird 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 century. Over 50 years ago, Liu, was a 19 years-old boy, fell in love with a 29 year-old widowed mother named Xu. At the time, it was unacceptable and immoral for a young man to love an older woman. To avoid the market gossips, the couple decided to elope and lived in a cave in Jiangjin County in Southern ChongQing area.
Started the second year of living in the mountain, Liu began, and continue for over 50 years, to hand carve the steps so that his wife could get down the mountain easily.
The couple had lived in peace for over 50 years until last week. Liu, now 72 years-old, returned from his daily farm work and collapsed. Xu sat and prayed with her husband as he passed away in her arms.
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@madsilence
Yes culture does play a big role in the way of life for some. Husband could have died because of all the hardwork he endured.
@leafless
This indeed is sad. Your insights are on target. It is very very rare for this kind of love to exist in this era. Thanks for visit. See you at your blog.
Cheers!
It’s a sad story indeed, but with a happy underlying. Not too often people are able to find their true love.
Talk about your labor of love. Powerful cultural forces indeed to drive the couple to live in a cave in the mountains. Ironic that the husband died first.
Thanks for the link to Weird Asia News.
MadSilence