Last Birthday

This was my late wife Mirjam's last birthday. I was frightened for her, when she decided to celebrate it -- she was not well enough. One sees my wife Ester in the picture on the right. Mirjam followed an ancient tradition of the Church, naming Ester -- a rural African woman -- as my future wife. This remained confidential while Mirjam was alive. Afterwards, when this was known, some were delighted, some were shocked, and I felt blessed that it was I, in all the world, who had such a strange design come into my life. At the time that this photo was taken, I knew Ester only in passing.