Happy Good Friday to everyone! It's the first day of the short mid-term break, two major assignments were handed in yesterday, my church's Easter conference started today and I'm as Michael Buble would say, I'm feeeeeling good! Besides a busy day of attending the conference and cooking up a storm with the sister in-between meetings (just for the heck of it!) I'd like to point out a particular topic that came to mind this evening.
My family and I went to visit an elderly Finnish couple who have been friends with us for a long time (the husband is unfortunately rather ill at the moment, so we popped into the hospital he's staying at) We were greeted so warmly by his wife I couldn't help but feel somewhat inspired by this approach. I mean, here is a lady who loves her husband so dearly, having to watch as he struggles with every breath he takes. Just to see her fixing his blankets, talking of fond memories and coming to terms with the disbelief of how quickly he has deteriorated, it really touched a nerve.
This nerve would relate to the rapid decline of what I'd consider 'true love' or even a honest commitment to someone else. These days, marriage has become more of a luxury than a necessity between men and women who are 'in love'. Witnessing such pure joy our friend had in looking after her husband after nearly a lifetime of being together was so motivating. It saddens me to see how little people seem to care about 'til death do us part' and instead, just marry for the sake of being 'married' and seemingly divorce 72 days later (that's right.. I'm talking about you Kim K).
Personally I will always consider marriage as a religious union between a man and a woman (that is how I was brought up) and love a person to the best of my ability for as long as I am alive. Sure things change, problems may occur and one day I may have to take back those words, however I think the major difference is that I have already made a decision to honour my initial belief and not feel pressured to change.
Sadly I just found out that our friend (the husband) passed away only an hour and a half after we left. If anyone ends up reading this, no matter whether you agree or disagree with what I've written, I encourage you to take time to tell those around you how much you love them and to constantly remind them of the joy they may bring to your life! Even if you are struggling with a relationship, do not give up! Life was never meant to be a stroll in the park. Simple words of affection may even be the difference in making someone's day just that little bit brighter and via these little efforts and commitments, a world of problems may be fixed sooner than expected.
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