"I Found My Myra"

I'm doing a mid-day blog. I don't usually do this, but why not. I visited Mr. Caster today, and we watched a movie called Waterloo Bridge. This movie plucked my heartstrings and made me almost come to tears. It takes place in London when England and Germany were at war. During a London air raid, everyone rushes to an underground bomb shelter. It's there that Army Captain Roy Cronin meets ballet dancer Myra Lester. The two talk for a few brief minutes and the chemistry begins. When the raid is over, everyone leaves. Myra gives Roy a good luck charm since he will be shipping out soon. They part ways, and instantly miss each other. Roy goes to her ballet performance that night, and the two meet once again. They go out for dinner and fall even more in love. The story progresses, and after only a day or two of knowing her, Roy proposes. They go to get married, but have to wait until the next day. Before tomorrow comes, Roy is surprisingly shipped out early, and Myra isn't able to say goodbye. Myra looses her ballet job, and lives with her former ballet partner/best friend. Roy and Myra loose touch, and Myra sees in the newspaper that Roy is dead. She breaks down and gives up on life. She becomes a prostitute with her friend. After a while, Myra finds Roy while looking for clients. The two are amazed they met once again, and that he was alive. They plan to marry once again, but Myra isn't so happy. She had slept with many men for money since Roy was gone because she believed him dead. The two visit his mother in Scotland to get married at her mansion. She finally tells his mother the truth of what she had done. The mother says that she understands why she did it, but it does cause a problem. Myra makes the mother promise that she will never tell Roy. She agrees, and later that night Myra runs away back to London, unable to face Roy. Roy goes after her to London, but can't find her. She had committed suicide by jumping in front of a military truck on Waterloo Bridge (where she and Roy first met). The movie ends with an older looking Roy standing on Waterloo Bridge. He's holding the lucky charm Myra had given him when they first met. He steps into a car and the credits roll. 

I looked over and saw that Mr. Caster was tearing up. He explained to me that he and his wife loved that movie, and it hurts him to watch it without her. He went on to say that he loved it so much because "I found my Myra". He found his wife whom he loved with all his heart and soul. She died and left him feeling empty and sad. It made me sad to see him so distraught. We talked for a little bit, and he told me about the day she had died. "Her last day alive was an unusually good day." and they had gone out for lunch at their favorite restaurant. His wife had gotten a headache midday, so they took it easy and went home. She died very peacefully, and enjoyed her last day, as did Mr. Caster. It was touching to hear his story of her last day, and how he was even happy that she wasn't in pain. I want a love like theirs. Unconditional. Adventurous. Unique. Eternal.