For forty years Jane, the wife of Scottish philosopher Thomas Carlyle, was a loving and devoted wife. She encouraged and helped him in every way, but Carlyle was a crosswise old man who never expressed to her the kind of love that he felt for her. When she died suddenly, he wrote these sad words, “O that I had you for five minutes by my side that I might tell you I always loved you. She never knew. Never.”
Love unexpressed is presumed not to exist. It’s too late for him and his wife but it’s not too late for you and yours. Don’t miss the opportunity to express love to your mate, your children, your parents, and even your friends while you can.