Not sure if you saw the article about the couple in UK that celebrated
their 80th wedding anniversary today:
"A British husband and wife revealed the secrets of the longest marriage of any living couple on Wednesday as they celebrated their 80th wedding anniversary---don't sleep on an argument, always share a kiss and hold hands before going to bed.
"Percy Arrowsmith, 105, and his 100-year-old wife Florence, were married on June 1, 1925, after meeting at their local church in Hereford, western England, where he sang in the choir and she was a Sunday school teacher."
Read the full article here.
I just think it is absolutely fascinating and encouraging that this couple have been together for 80 years. Rollo May, a theologian from Ohio largely inspired by Soren Kierkegaard said, "The relationship between commitment and doubt is by no means an antagonistic one. Commitment is healthiest when it is not without doubt but in spite of doubt. " I think that is absolutely true, not only in marriage, but in life as well. For, commitment is only empowering if it is overcoming something.
2 comments:
Interesting article.... 80 years! Think about it... 80% of their life was spent as being "one" with another person. Thats perfect love!
PS... Atleast we can be recluses together Liz!
I realize that being married only 30 years does not make me an expert, but my two secrets to staying married would have to be:
1.Being committed to committment, not to my own wants, desires, or happiness.
2.Concentrate solely on the logs in my own eye and ignore the speck in my spouse's eye.
The blessings of this approach are overwhelming when I see the family picture in your May 31st blog.
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