A heartwarming story fitting for the day that's in it

This morning I skimmed a story on my news feed about a Japanese man, in Japan, who spent two years planting moss phlox (shibazakura) on their land so that his blind wife could smell it in season.

The story shared how the wife had gone blind due to complications from diabetes. According to the husband, she was very depressed with her new situation and wouldn't leave the house. He planted the flowers in the hope of giving her a lift as the flowers omit a beautiful smell during the period of their flowering.

I thought it was a lovely story, but it was only after that I realized it is timely also. As today, March 28th, as well as March 29th and 30th, are dedicated days known as Three days to think about a society coexisting with people who are blind or visually impaired 見えない・見えにくい人と共生社会を考える3日間.