Where is the truth?
The person on the outside is able to see an event for what it is at that moment. An old man bending to kiss his wife and her turning away and his confusion and hurt in the shift of wrinkles. And the outsider thinking she should have let him kiss her and not caused the pain.
But she is an insider and knows her history with the man. And the past pain makes her refuse the kiss. Refusing or giving in she is unhappy. Why not give in and allow him to be happy? Because she gave all she could already?
Is it the moment that matters or the lifetime? A lifetime is made up of moments.