Friday, August 05, 2005

Well done, on both counts. The new look is nice. Change is good. Congratulations on becoming one with another. This is a concept that I suspect only a fraction of those who are married, or those who are contemplating same have grasped. Our youngest will probably be going this route in less than a year. I have tried my best to make him aware how little "selfishness" can exist in a successful relationship. I very unhappily married fella gave me his view on the matter once upon a time. Although his perpective on the matter was wrong, he did give me some insight, which I wasn't able to utilize until much later. He said "Before you get married, you are a first class citizen. After you get married, you are a second class citizen, and after you have kids, you are a third class citizen". Obviously, his take was that he had been robbed of precious freedoms. When his words finally sunk in years later, I realized that its not what is taken away, but what is given that makes the difference. If you choose to give up "self" to a spouse, and later children, then, as always, the "gift" is returned tenfold. In the past 18+ years, I have had the priviledge of being a part of my wife and children's lives. Never have I felt that there has been a "cost" involved. I know that there is now way that I can ever put enough back into any of these relationships to settle the score, but I never give up trying. And so, the cycle continues. This is just my observation of this situation. Not trying to preach, but I am overwhelmed by the number of people I come across that never seem to be able to get enough out of their relationships. Go figure.

Keep us posted on the date, friend.

Be happy and careful

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