Man Visits Parents’ Grave with Bouquet of Red Tulips, Sees Old Lady with the Same Flowers There — Story of the Day

A man who had gone through more than his fair share of tragedy visited his parent’s grave only to meet an old lady there paying her respects. He was later shocked to learn who she really was.

Arthur Morgan lived an unhappy life. At 60, he had lost everything he could except his life. His parents, John and Sally Morgan, died in his mid-30s — the cruise ship whose tickets he had purchased for them sank, claiming their lives, among others.

Arthur had been trying to change his baby daughter’s diapers when he learned the news of their demise, and he promptly burst into tears which were wiped by his wife, Megan, who returned home as soon as he called her at work to tell her.

“It’s okay baby,” she said as he sobbed later that night.

“It’s my fault,” Arthur cried.

“It’s not, my love, you were just being a filial son,” she told him.

“I just wanted them to enjoy the cruise together so they can fix what was wrong in their relationship.”

“I know, Arthur, I know,” Megan crooned. “You don’t have to think about it too much. You have us, okay, we’re your only family now and we are not going anywhere.” If only she knew.

Ten years later, Megan and their daughter Trixie died as well. They were involved in a car crash while returning from a visit to the salon.

Trixie was ten and was getting her first standard haircut in a salon, so Megan escorted her. Arthur remained back home to do some work and received a call requesting him to come and identify the bodies of his wife and child.

It was a traumatic experience that never left him feeling the same. He was naturally an introvert, but the loss made him withdraw deeper into himself.

“I’m now truly alone on this earth,” he said to himself when he buried their corpses.

Arthur continued to live like a shadow, unable to deal with the death of his wife and kid. He threw himself into his work, but that only helped briefly; soon as he finished, all he could think about was his family.

One day, he was particularly sad, so he decided to visit his parents’ grave with a bouquet of red tulips — a flower his mother loved.