You are welcome.

Submitted by Bazoonga (Netherlands), Nov 15, 2018 at 19:57

You are most welcome,Ms.Carol.
You are as old as you consider yourself to be.Enjoy life to the fullest and you are never alone as long as your breath is with you.It's the only true and loyal companion we all have .
I will be insulting you if I empathize with your physical issues.We all have them and yet have a congenital and legitimate right to stand tall.And you are doing that.Your husband passed way doing his bit .We come together for a specific purpose and having achieved the same,part--exactly like two logs of wood come together for a while driven by the flow of the river and then go their own way.
Do not consider yourself unfortunate or alone.We are all here for you.

I have not really understood what you have alluded to.Are/were you trying to visit him? You have referred to the article which was" straight talk".Mind well,all people aren't bad but most from these regions as well as the Indian subcontinent are trying for a better life and go to any extent to achieve that goal.

It's very difficult to comprehend this man's intentions.He might be a very noble soul as well and yet,you have to be alert. There are always chances that once one visits these nations,their passports "are lost" thereby making them helpless.Marriages in the mosques have no legal validity .There is no certificate and when we are emotionally drained by life's onslaughts,we are particularly vulnerable.That's all we all are trying to convey.

I am a man and have never faced this but know a few who have and consider it my duty to convey my thoughts.I am always open for an opposite and positive experience.

Be safe and be happy.Best luck.

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