Marriage is like cement. It takes time to solidify.
I am listening to an author, Tim Keller, talk about the institution of marriage. He says people wrongly think marriage is about their own personal fulfillment. Marriage is something that will make them happy. Now that is funny.
Essentially, he's saying marriage is more about the creation of an institution. And, to build an institution takes what? Commitment. Time. Selflessness. You get the idea.
Problem is, that takes muscle - mental and physical. A person has to entertain the notion that they are not perfect, nor is their partner. If a couple can get past that obstacle, they begin the swim upstream against popular culture to keep the institution alive. Good news: All that swimming is what builds the muscles to strengthen the institution.
So why work so hard and sometimes even suffer for the institution? Because marriage and other lifelong partnerships are pretty cool ways to live life.
What do you think Paul??????
2 comments:
I am still swimming, but agree completely!!!!!!
Reminds me of the lyrics to a song,"I was drowning in my sorrows and my sorrows they learned to swim." Probably not relevant but seemed a little clever and darkly funny. I talked to psychiatrists about the meaning behind excessive punctuation between spouses and they said," ...................!!!!!"
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