A Secret Revealed
If there is one thing I learned about secrets is that life always finds a way of revealing them sooner or later. Well, this one is the later kind. But before I begin, I want to say that this is not my story, however reading John Silva's 2008 article "Lost and Found " in Starweek ( also found here ) about being reunited with a lost sister, I felt inspired and thought, why not? This story, like John's has a happy ending too. Of course, no real names will be mentioned to protect the privacy of the family. This story began in the 50's when a young woman while taking further studies in the States met a young widower who was then doing the same thing. They fell in love and planned to get married. But the young woman's family was vehemently against her relationship with the widower who already had young children. The couple in spite of family opposition, continued to see each other and the inevitable happened...the woman became pregnant. After giving birth,