True Love Never Dies

It's a famous cliche.  But it's a dying affection.  People nowadays seem to think that growing old with someone is a horrible way to live, and die.  The fairy tale endings for a couple are not so fairy tale-esque anymore.

But there are still stories that encourage this unique relationship, and bring hope to those that search for it. In the story, "Where the Red Fern Grows," two hunting hounds became the best of friends.  They hunt together, they fight together, and they did everything in between together.  One of the dogs dies, the other has a part of him die as well.  He laid by the burial place of his lost companion until he joined her.  The dogs were buried side by side, and in the middle, a red fern grew.  It marked not only their burial place, but stood as a memorial to their love and devotion.

Bahrain witnessed its own red fern moment.  Mike Gaunt and his wife, Julie West-Jordan, reunited Mike's mother, June, with her husband, John.  John passed away in 1966, and had his ashes scattered at the Awali Golf Club in Bahrain.  After his death, June and the family moved to the United Kingdom, but a part of her was still in Bahrain.

June passed away this past July.  Her wish was to return to Bahrain to be with John.  It was honored by Mike and Julie as they scattered her ashes over the same place as John.

For you hopeless romantics who dream for that fairy tale, red fern type of relationship, it's possible!

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