He was a successful middle-aged man with a virtuous wife and an adorable daughter. His life had been happy, but a sudden upheaval caught him completely off guard. His happy, lively family vanished in an instant. He lost his way in life.
She was a recent graduate just starting out in the world. When she met him, he filled her every thought. A young woman's love is always full of romantic dreams. To her, he could only ever be her boss, someone she loved silently.
"No, this can't be real!" The man's anguished cries could not bring his wife and daughter back to life. One trip, one car accident, and life lost its joy, along with everything it had once held. Pain, nothing but pain.
"I love you. I've always loved you." The girl gathered her courage and took the man's hand. Her gentle kiss stirred the warmth of youth within him.
But the memories of the past ran too deep. Though he accepted the girl, his wife and daughter were everywhere in their life together. Suddenly, the girl felt exhausted living with him, so exhausted that she began to wonder whether there could be any happiness in choosing a man like him.
Theme: There are always obstacles on the road to happiness. But without obstacles and hardships, how could happiness exist, and how could we learn to cherish it?