Foundations of Marriage
by Regina Hill
Love, trust, and forgiveness are the
foundations of marriage. In marriage,
many days will bring happiness, while
other days may be sad. But together,
two hearts can overcome
everything...In marriage, all of the
moments won't be exciting or romantic,
and sometimes worries and anxiety will
be overwhelming. But together, two
hearts that accept will find comfort
together. Recollections of past joys,
pains, and shared feelings will be the
glue that holds everything together
during even the worst and most
insecure moments. Reaching out to each
other as a friend, and becoming the
confidant and companion that the other
one needs, is the true magic and
beauty of any two people together.
It's inspiring in each other a dream
or a feeling, and having faith in each
other and not giving up... even when
all the odds say to quit. It's
allowing each other to be vulnerable,
to be himself or herself, even when
the opinions or thoughts aren't in
total agreement or exactly what you'd
like them to be. It's getting involved
and showing interest in each other,
really listening and being available,
the way any best friend should be.
Exactly three things need to be
remembered in a marriage if it is to
be a mutual bond of sharing, caring,
and loving throughout life: love,
trust, and forgiveness.
Hindu Marriage Poem
You have become mine forever.
Yes, we have become partners.
I have become yours.
Hereafter, I cannot live without you.
Do not live without me.
Let us share the joys.
We are word and meaning, unite.
You are thought and I am sound.
May the nights be honey-sweet for us.
May the mornings be honey-sweet for
us.
May the plants be honey-sweet for us.
May the earth be honey-sweet for us.
IN
LOVE MADE VISIBLE
By Mary Swenson
In love
are we made visible
As in a magic bath
are unpeeled
to the sharp pit
so long concealed
With love's alertness
we recognize
the soundless whimper
of the soul
behind the eyes
A shaft opens
and the timid thing
at last leaps to surface
with full-spread wing
The fingertips of love discover
more than the body's smoothness
They uncover a hidden conduit
for the transfusion
of empathies that circumvent
the mind's intrusion
In love we are set free
Objective bone
and flesh no longer insulate us
to ourselves alone
We are released
and flow into each other's cup
Our two frail vials pierced
drink each other up
Love as
a challenge – causing advancement,
personal evolution and a shared life
quest
by
Rainer Rilke
"
For one human being to love another
human being; this is perhaps the most
difficult task that has been entrusted
to us – the ultimate task, the final
test and proof, the work for which all
other work is merely preparation.
Loving at first does not mean merger,
surrender and uniting with another
person.
Love is
a high inducement for the individual
to ripen, to become something in
ourselves, to become world in
ourselves for the sake of another
person. Love is a great, demanding
claim on us, something that chooses us
and calls us to vast
distances."
You
Never Fail to make me Smile
I
thought we were the perfect couple
High above the rest of the world
But it turned out to be the opposite
Although deep inside it hurts me badly
But I still managed to put on a smile
We've been through a lot together
Through high tides, through barren
lands
And there were times when we argued
and fought
But those times I could never forget
For they too, make me smile
I am not perfect in any way
That, my love, I know by hard
But I could not remember when
I did not succumb to you
To fulfill your every desire
But don't get me wrong
Thinking I have regrets doing those
deeds
Those things I did simply because
I wanted to see your lively beautiful
smile
And in the end, did we not both
smiled?
But now it seemed that things have
changed
I hardly smile for within my heart
Lies an unspeakable sadness
But even so I held my head up high
To face this immeasurable world alone
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