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Treasure those around you..............


An incredible love story has come out of China recently and managed
to
touch the world. It is a story of a man and

an older woman who ran off to live and love each other in peace for
over
half a century.

Over 50 years ago, Liu, a 19 year-old boy, fell in love with a 29
year-old widowed mother named Xu. At

that time, it was unacceptable and immoral for a young man to love
an
older woman. To avoid the market gossip,

the couple decided to elope and lived in a cave in Jiangjin County in
Southern ChongQing area.


In the beginning, they had nothing, no electricity or even food. They
had
to eat grass and roots they found in the mountain, and Liu made a
kerosene
lamp that they used to light up their lives.

In the second year of living in the mountain, Liu began and continued
for over
50 years, to hand-carve the steps so that his wife could get down the
mountain easily.

Half a century later in 2001, a group of adventurers were exploring
the
forest and were surprised to find the elderly couple and the over
6,000
hand-carved steps. The couple had lived in peace for over 50 years
until last week. Liu, now 72 years, returned from his daily farm work
and
collapsed. Xu sat and prayed with her husband.

As he passed away in her arms. So in love with Xu, was Liu, that no
one
was able to release the grip he had on his wife's hand even after he
had
passed away.

In 2006, their story had became one of the top 10 love stories from
China ,
collected by the Chinese Women Weekly. The local government has
decided
to preserve the love ladder and the place they lived as a museum,
so this love story can live forever.


Love... How many of us really, truly know the meaning?


"We make them cry who care for us
We cry for those who never care for us
And we care for those who will never cry for us
This is the truth of life, it's strange but true
Once you realize this, it's never to late to change"