Ivan did not receive his grandfather’s invitation to come to Christmas and became worried, and when he entered the house, everything was covered with a layer of dust.

For years, Arseny has been waiting for his grown-up grandson to finally come to him for Christmas. When he was little, they got along really well. However, an accidental quarrel destroyed the relationship between the grandfather and his grandson. Will the family be able to establish a relationship after 20 years of separation, read in today's article.

For 20 years, Arseny has been waiting for his adult grandson to come to him for Christmas. He sends him an invitation by mail and prepares a Christmas dinner for him. And every year, the poor old man celebrates the holiday alone.

When Ivan was young, he often spent time with his grandfather. Arseny loved to take his grandson with him on a fishing trip, read him books and told him about his interesting life. They became best friends: the boy trusted his grandfather and enjoyed any opportunity to spend time with him.



But Arseny’s loud quarrel with his daughter, Vanya’s mother, destroyed everything. Without telling her father, Albina decided to move abroad. She knew he was against it, so she just put him in front of the fact.

7-year-old Vanya became an unwitting witness to this quarrel. He saw his beloved grandfather screaming frantically at his mother. The boy had never seen Arseny like this before. He got very scared and cried. When the adults noticed Vanya entering the room, it was too late. In a fit of hysteria, the child began to shout at Arseny, he wanted to protect his mother from him.



Albina took Vanya and left. Arseny never saw her or her grandson again. He tried to establish contact with his family, but his daughter was too resentful of him. She accused him of selfishness, said that he injured Vanya.

Since then, Arseny began sending invitations to his grandson. Albina stubbornly ignored them. Just like Vanya, because he didn’t know about them. His mother gave him a stack of letters when he turned 18.

The guy didn't know what to do. On the one hand, he wanted to go to his grandfather. But on the other hand, he barely remembered him. In his last recollection, Arseny shouted furiously at Ivan’s mother, and this upset him greatly. So he just kept keeping all those invitations and got a new one every year.



Arseny, meanwhile, lived entirely alone. Only a neighbor would visit him occasionally to see how he was doing. Lately, he has become increasingly unwell. And the worse he got, the more he wanted to see his family.

The day before Christmas, Arseny, as always, went to get food: a festive cooking awaited him. The next morning, he woke up from an annoying doorbell. The old man held his breath in the hope of seeing his adult grandson on the doorstep. He ran to open the door, but in doing so he fell to the floor, holding his heart.



A neighbor who came to invite Arseny to a festive dinner immediately called an ambulance. The man was unconscious for a long time and stayed in the hospital for more than a month. The doctors' predictions were disappointing.

This year, Ivan did not receive an invitation from his grandfather to come for Christmas. Apparently the letter got lost somewhere. He was worried if he was okay because his grandfather used to call him every year. Vanya has long thought to finally come to Arseny, but adult worries interfered.

Now he is determined to return home and make sure that everything is fine with his grandfather. When his grandson visited his grandfather, he was not at home. The apartment was open and everything was covered with a thick layer of dust. Ivan was afraid that he was late, and immediately went to his neighbor.



She told him everything and took him to the hospital. When Ivan entered the room, his grandfather was asleep. The man sat near the bed and lightly touched his hand: “Sorry, Grandpa, I’m such a fool!” I can't believe I lost so much time because of some stupidity.”

Ivan spoke in a whisper, but his rough bass still woke up the sick old man. He woke up and couldn’t believe his eyes: his grandson’s bottomless blue eyes were impossible to forget, no matter how many years had passed since their last meeting. Arseny wept and said, I believed that someday you would receive my invitation and come to me, grandson. What an adult you've become!



Since then, relatives have not separated. Ivan helped his grandfather get back on his feet and took him to live with him. The old man reconciled with his daughter and met his daughter-in-law. She recently gave birth to a boy. The baby was named Arseny.

Life Wisdom: What does this story teach us? This story shows, How important it is not to lose hope. Arseny believed that one day he would meet his grandson and forgive him. After 20 years, it happened. Sometimes people really need so much time to realize their mistakes and take the first step towards reconciliation.



Take care of your elderly relatives wherever they live. Sometimes just a kind word and a warm touch are enough to make a person happy.