There was a reason.
She, a good woman, married an even better man, breaking the stereotype that
good women meet bad men. This was due to a simple but resolute decision
she made.
In high school, she overheard a teacher confessing her hardships to the
school nurse. This teacher’s husband was unemployed, lazy, and violent,
often beating her without reason. Upon hearing this story, the woman made
up her mind to marry a kind man, which she did, and she never once
regretted her decision.
Her marriage was peaceful and without arguments, lasting thirty years, all
because of that simple decision made in her youth. I painted this piece
while thinking of her.