I did not realize this pillar of strength for a long time. If Nahida has a golden heart. So does he. My husband Ameeth. Nahida always said that if you knocked on a door hard enough, it would open. Doors did not open for me. Not until I got married. After that I think I only had to stand in front of a door and wonder what was beyond and the door opened. My son and daughter were behind such doors for me. My second and third jobs also were. The opportunity to come to the US was also behind another and the flat we bought with almost zero resources.
We both thought it was our joint fortune. But I think it was mostly the wish of a golden heart. One that does not wish harm for anybody however badly that somebody has hurt him. He does not wear his golden heart upon a sleeve. He camouflages it behind his wicked dancing eyes and flippant one liners. It took a perceptive person like me( I am a pretty good judge of character) almost 10 years to discover this. But there it is. The unselfish heart. Kicking up a successful career to follow my dreams. Always buoying me up and holding me up as an example to his colleagues. Restraining me from being impulsive. Being my sounding board. He has always been there.
He is so rich and yet he thinks himself poor.
You can always find someone who owns a better house and a better car and more money. But to find someone who is rich of heart? You may look all your life and never find such a person. I am lucky that I have.
On his 49th birthday, I wish that he realizes his intrinsic wealth lies within him.
Happy birthday Shona and happiness always ( lies within your reaxh)
