Linda and Luther
Her name was Linda, and she was born in Rosario, Argentina.
His name was Luther, and he was born in Xinghua, China.
Both Linda and Luther were children of Americans. They
both were born while their parents served in the military. *
They could not have been born in places farther apart. Rosario
and Xinghua are separated by 12,425 miles**. Yet, Linda and
Luther met in the Mid-Western city of Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Countries and Continents apart, they fell in love and married.
From worlds apart, they had joined in unity and became one.
For years, their marriage was held tightly together by love.
Flavored by that love, the word 'We' became their unifier. That is
until they allowed two other disconnecting words to enter their
connected lives. Like slowly dropping snowflakes on cold winter days,
two words subtly drifted in and completely covered their 'We Word'
with other words.
Their 'We Word' became feeble, and could not weather the storms of life.
It was as if they not only lost sight of their 'We Word', but it seems
their own names of Linda and Luther were exchanged for the words, 'I' and 'You'. 'I' never seemed to see eye to eye with 'You', and neither could 'You' see eye to eye with 'I'. Both physically and maritally, Love, symbolized by
the 'We' Word", had brought them so close together. But selfishness,
symbolized by the 'I' and 'You' Words, had torn them apart, and in an
emotional and spiritual sense, sent them much farther apart than 12,425 miles.
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**What are the 2 farthest points on Earth?
Rosario Argentina to Xinghua China:
19 996 km (12 425 mi) Lu’an China
to Río Cuarto Argentina:
19 994 km (12 424 mi)
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