Perhaps one can say the same thing about true love since one should not marry someone without it... one should care and love someone so much that one is willing to commit himself or herself in making one's eternal companion happy forever. If anything, isn't marriage the most important decision that one makes in one's lifetime? The person you are with and will be with shapes you, determines the life style you will have, and defines who you will be. Marriage is not only universally recognized, but has always been recognized since the beginning of the times of creation. For that very reason, the adversity tries to defile what is so sacred with temptations and by normalizing and minimizing the magnitude of transgressions... Sadly, the rates of divorce is increasing and alternate life styles, too, are becoming more and more accepted throughout the nation. I'm learning that selfishness is the root of all evil. The world tells us to be selfish--to do the things that make us happy. The world defines happiness as pleasure, escape from the reality, and fulfillment of the desires of men. However, real happiness is lasting--it is not fleeting giving a temporary high only to be followed by emptiness. It is when we allow selfishness to coexist with ourselves that our relationships with others suffer because instead of thinking, "what can I do for you," we are asking, "what do you have to offer me?" I hope that one day, I'll learn to be completely selfless and remember to never settle for the way I am today but always seek progression towards being better--towards perfection. I dream of the day when I have the opportunity to marry a man of my dreams who will do whatever it takes to be a man of God for an eternity...
