Time is never enough.
That is what Charean Williams, a journalist for NBC Sports, wrote on the day her father died at 91. He had been in the hospital for some time, but when the family realized his final hours had arrived, they made a decision that changed everything: they took him back to the memory care center where his wife lived, so he would not die far from her.
He was just two months away from celebrating 67 years of marriage. In their final moments, the couple held hands, as they had for nearly seven decades. There were no grand speeches or prepared goodbyes: just two hands that knew each other by heart, holding on one last time.
Charean told it that way, without embellishment, because none was needed. After 67 years, love does not need explanations — it only needs to be close when it matters most.