Paradise is always where love dwells

The Star newspaper today featured the a moving love story of Mr. Teo Kim Beng, 82, and his wife of 59 years, Ethelin Lee, 77, who are residents in the same Condo where I stay in Shah Alam. They are a lovely couple, very friendly and hospitable.

L: Mr. Teo and Ethelin now

R: Mr Teo and Ethelin when they married in 1951

They were children when they first met and married when he was 23 and she was 18. In the early years of their marriage, there was a time when Teo began indulging in mahjong, gambling and golf, often leaving his wife alone at home and they had terrible brawls. But to Ethelin Lee there is no such thing as divorce. She said" We married for better or for worse, in sickness and in health. Some of my friends have called me stupid. But I love my husband and I love caring for him and my family".

“I miss her very much whenever she is away,” says Teo wistfully. “We’ve been together so many years, I miss her voice and feel very lonely when she’s not around.”

For the full story please read Playing for keeps by Chin Mui Yun of Star newspaper.

"Paradise is always where love dwells" - Jean Paul Richter (1763-1825) German Novelist, Writer, Aesthetician