November 20, 2020
November 20, 2020
A seventy‑five‑year‑old man wakes up early, just as he always does. He gets dressed, buttons his coat, and walks to the little flower shop on the corner. He has lived alone ever since his wife passed away five years ago. From the very first day she left him, he has visited her grave every morning without fail.
It takes only ten minutes to walk from his apartment to the flower shop. The young couple who owns the shop knows him well; they always prepare a single white rose the moment they see him approaching. Next to the flower shop stands his family’s coffee shop, where he spends most of his day. His daughter and her husband run the business now. Their seventeen‑year‑old daughter—his granddaughter—often walks with him to her grandmother’s grave. She resembles her grandmother so much that sometimes he feels as if time folds gently around him. With her, he speaks more than he speaks to anyone else.
That night, a great storm sweeps through the town, bringing heavy rain and restless wind. But by morning, everything is strangely calm.
The old man does not appear at the flower shop.
The coffee shop remains closed, its lights dark, its chairs untouched. Everyone is at his funeral. He passed away peacefully during the night.
And now, he is no longer alone. He has gone to join his wife again—this time forever.
original:
I wrote this story in November 20 , 2020. My original was simple English word as I practiced. Today, AI makes it more beautiful with the details. I do not remember what was inspired me on this story. At this moment, I thought of an elderly couple who I saw them at Yellowstone in 2012. They were sitting on a bench, helping each other on the map. They might figured out the direction or decided to the next places. When I saw the happy elderly couple like them, I always think back to myself and husband if we would stay healthy and live together like them. Even though, when one has passed away and the other living still live as happy that would be hard but it would be healthier if get over sadness sooner. Not everyone lives surrounded by loveless when loneliness approaches but if one has, spends it drives to the last minute of life instead of stays in the sadness to the last breath.
AI version
I wrote this story on November 20, 2020. Back then, my English was simple because I was still practicing, and the original version used very basic words. Today, with AI’s help, the story has become more detailed and more beautiful, while still keeping the heart of what I created. (at this last word AI used wrote but I want to use different words which AI gave created, composed and few more words, then pick created)
I don’t remember exactly what inspired me at that time. But now, as I think back, I remember an elderly couple I saw at Yellowstone in 2012. They were sitting together on a bench, studying a map, helping each other figure out the direction or decide where to go next. Whenever I see a happy elderly couple like that, I always think of myself and my husband — whether we will stay healthy and grow old together the same way.
Even when one partner passes away, and the other continues living, I believe it is still possible to find moments of happiness again. It may be difficult, but healing is kinder to the heart than staying in sadness forever. Not everyone grows old surrounded by love, but if someone does, I hope they spend their remaining days living fully, not carrying sorrow until their last breath.
