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Never Bitter

by Rita Macdonald

smiling old lady

This morning, a fully functioning, very independent 90-year-old woman died, on Thanksgiving Day, of all days.  Those who loved her smiled and said, “She lived a good long life.”   I asked them to tell me something about her.  They smiled once more and said, “She was never bitter about anything in life.  Never!”

And that would have been all I would ever know about her – She was never bitter.  Never.

Webster’s Dictionary defines Bitter as:   Angry and unhappy because of unfair treatment, exhibiting intense animosity, reproachful, hard, resentful, sore, harsh, cruel.

But thankfully……….

Webster’s Dictionary also gives ANTONYMS for the word “bitter:“  Caring, forgiving, gentle, kind, kind-hearted, loving, sweet, sympathetic, tender, warm.

Thanks to Webster’s Dictionary including antonyms for the word “bitter,” I now know a lot more about her.

I have a feeling that every day was a “thanks-giving” day for this fully functioning, very independent, never, ever bitter about anything in life (ever), 90-year-old woman.   And that’s what makes it sweet – That she was able to be reunited with her husband on Thanksgiving Day.  I’ll bet he was happy to see her………

She knew how to live………..

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