A 90-year-old man married a 26-year-old woman.<\/p>\n
And the next morning, he walked into breakfast whistling.<\/p>\n
His best friend, Walter, stared at him in disbelief.<\/p>\n
\u201cArthur! You’re 90! How did you survive a whole night with a bride that young?\u201d<\/p>\n
Arthur calmly poured himself some coffee.<\/p>\n
Walter leaned closer.<\/p>\n
\u201cWasn’t your heart worried?\u201d<\/p>\n
Arthur took a sip.<\/p>\n
Then smiled.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy heart wasn’t the problem.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Walter nearly spit out his coffee.<\/p>\n \u201cThen what was?\u201d<\/p>\n Arthur sighed.<\/p>\n \u201cMy knees.\u201d<\/p>\n Walter burst out laughing.<\/p>\n But Arthur wasn’t finished.<\/p>\n \u201cMy knees were the problem because I spent the entire night\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n He paused dramatically.<\/p>\n \u201c\u2026on the floor.\u201d<\/p>\n Walter stared at him.<\/p>\n \u201cDoing what?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLooking for my glasses.\u201d<\/p>\n Walter laughed so hard he had to grab the table.<\/p>\n \u201cYou mean nothing happened?\u201d<\/p>\n Arthur raised an eyebrow.<\/p>\n \u201cOh, something happened.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI realized my new wife has better eyesight than I do.\u201d<\/p>\n Walter shook his head.<\/p>\n \u201cArthur, you’re impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n Arthur smiled.<\/p>\n \u201cActually, Walter, that’s not even the funniest part.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhat could possibly be funnier?\u201d<\/p>\n Arthur leaned closer.<\/p>\n \u201cHer mother is 48.\u201d<\/p>\n Walter froze.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cShe was my nurse.\u201d<\/p>\n Walter’s mouth dropped open.<\/p>\n \u201cYou married your nurse’s daughter?\u201d<\/p>\n Arthur nodded.<\/p>\n \u201cShe says she fell in love with my personality.\u201d<\/p>\n Walter grinned.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd you?\u201d<\/p>\n Arthur smiled.<\/p>\n \u201cI fell in love with her cooking.\u201d<\/p>\n Just then, Arthur’s young wife, Mia, walked into the dining room.<\/p>\n \u201cGood morning, sweetheart.\u201d<\/p>\n Arthur immediately stood.<\/p>\n Then stopped halfway.<\/p>\n His knees cracked loudly.<\/p>\n Mia rushed over.<\/p>\n \u201cAre you okay?\u201d<\/p>\n Arthur nodded.<\/p>\n \u201cPerfectly fine.\u201d<\/p>\n Walter covered his mouth.<\/p>\n Mia looked at him.<\/p>\n \u201cDid you sleep well?\u201d<\/p>\n Arthur glanced at Walter.<\/p>\n Then smiled.<\/p>\n \u201cWonderful.\u201d<\/p>\n Mia kissed his cheek.<\/p>\n \u201cI made you oatmeal.\u201d<\/p>\n Arthur sat down immediately.<\/p>\n Walter whispered:<\/p>\n \u201cNow I understand.\u201d<\/p>\n Arthur looked at him.<\/p>\n \u201cUnderstand what?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou didn’t marry a 26-year-old woman.\u201d<\/p>\n Arthur smiled.<\/p>\n \u201cI married a woman who knows how to keep a 90-year-old man alive.\u201d<\/p>\n Mia laughed.<\/p>\n Then she placed a bowl in front of Arthur.<\/p>\n \u201cEat.\u201d<\/p>\n Arthur picked up his spoon.<\/p>\n \u201cYes, ma’am.\u201d<\/p>\n Walter shook his head.<\/p>\n \u201cArthur, you’ve been married less than twenty-four hours and you’re already taking orders.\u201d<\/p>\n Arthur smiled.<\/p>\n \u201cWalter, I’ve been 90 for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n He took a bite.<\/p>\n \u201cI know when to recognize good advice.\u201d<\/p>\n Everyone laughed.<\/p>\n Later that morning, Walter asked Mia privately:<\/p>\n \u201cWhy did you marry him?\u201d<\/p>\n She smiled.<\/p>\n \u201cBecause everyone sees his age first.\u201d<\/p>\n She looked toward Arthur.<\/p>\n \u201cI saw the man underneath it.\u201d<\/p>\n Walter nodded.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd Arthur?\u201d<\/p>\n Mia laughed.<\/p>\n \u201cHe says I’m the first person in twenty years who makes him want to wake up early.\u201d<\/p>\n Walter smiled.<\/p>\n \u201cWell, I suppose that’s worth something.\u201d<\/p>\n Arthur overheard them.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is.\u201d<\/p>\n Then he raised his coffee cup.<\/p>\n \u201cTo unexpected love.\u201d<\/p>\n Mia raised hers.<\/p>\n \u201cTo second chances.\u201d<\/p>\n Walter lifted his cup too.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd to Arthur’s knees.\u201d<\/p>\n Arthur groaned.<\/p>\n \u201cLeave my knees out of this.\u201d<\/p>\n They all laughed.<\/p>\n And from that morning on, Arthur became the happiest 90-year-old man Walter had ever known.<\/p>\n Not because he had married someone young.<\/p>\n Not because he had proved anything to anyone.<\/p>\n But because after losing his first wife years earlier, Arthur had finally allowed himself to fall in love again.<\/p>\n He once told Walter:<\/p>\n \u201cAge tells you how many years you’ve lived. 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