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LOOK AT YOURSELF AFTER WATCHING THIS.mp4. A True Love Story: Couple Torn Apart Reunited By Chance | Gimundo | Good... Couple Torn Apart By War Reunited Decades Later This true love story is one of the greatest we've heard. By Kathryn Hawkins. Posted on February 13 2011 Three days after their wedding, Anna Koslov kissed her husband Boris goodbye. A soldier in Russia’s Red Army, he was set to rejoin his military unit. The young couple expected that they would be together again soon, ready to begin the joys of married life, and to raise a family together. But when Boris returned home from his military expedition, he found the house cold and empty.

Under the brutal regime of Joseph Stalin, Anna and her family had been declared enemies of the state. “I threatened to commit suicide rather than go because I couldn’t live without him,” she told The Telegraph, “but in the end I was forced to go. Boris spent years searching for his lost love, but never found a trace of her.

As time went by, Boris and Anna’s respective spouses passed away. “I thought my eyes were playing games with me,” Anna said. Liked this? SHAKE THE DUST. What Does Love Mean to a Four-Year-Old? | John Mark Ministries. A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, “What does love mean?” The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think: “When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too.

That’s love.” Rebecca- age 8 “When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. “Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.” “Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.” “Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.” “Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.” “Love is when you kiss all the time. “Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.” 101 Short Stories that Will Leave You Smiling, Crying and Thinking.

Post written by: Marc Chernoff Email Since its inception eighteen months ago, our sister site Makes Me Think (MMT) has truly evolved into a remarkable online community. Every day, users share their thought-provoking life stories and vote on stories that other users have shared. Some are happy, some are sad, and others twist your emotions, pulling them in several directions at once. As stated on the MMT About page, sometimes the most random everyday encounters force us to stop and rethink the truths and perceptions we have ingrained in our minds. These encounters are educationally priceless. They spawn moments of deep thought and self-reflection that challenge the status quo and help us evolve as sensible individuals. I believe the 101 stories listed below perfectly fulfill that description. What do you think? How To Treat Others: 5 Lessons From an Unknown Author - Global One TV. Five Lessons About How To Treat People -- Author Unknown 1.

First Important Lesson - "Know The Cleaning Lady" During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one: "What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school? " Surely this was some kind of joke. "Absolutely," said the professor.

I've never forgotten that lesson. 2. One night, at 11:30 p.m., an older African American woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing rainstorm. A young white man stopped to help her, generally unheard of in those conflict-filled 1960s. She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his address and thanked him. A special note was attached. Sincerely, Mrs. 3. In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10 year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied the coins in it. 4.