Of "Till death do us part"...
“Till death do us part”. A promise of faith made in the presence of the lord. A sacred promise between 2 people that binds them together for life through the good and the bad, a sacred promise of fidelity and commitment. A declaration which was meant for eternity, or least for the duration of a normal person’s lifespan. However, it has become a declaration not meant for the time we live in nor do many people actually practice it. Is this not sad?
Something that was true for so many generations has slowly ceased to exist in reality in the fast paced world of today. The declaration has been reduced, to best, mere words people promise each other for one day of their lives but never perform the duties and the responsibilities that come with it. They smile and some even get emotional at that moment of time, but its value does not linger. For it to linger, it has to be engraved deeply into the heart. It has to be engraved through everything we do and say. It has to be reflected and constantly re-visited for its meaning and value. It has to serve as a foundation and support in confronting every foreseeable situation and still radiate strongly. It has to stand the test of time and man. You must have to have faith in it.
But look around you today. How many people you can see actually perform this? Sincerely perform this from the heart and not just show it on the exterior? People say it, but when the very next opportunity of attraction arises, they jump into someone else’s bed and lives and carry on with little or no regret of the declarations they once made and of its value. Do not be fooled for very few still believe in eternal love. They would like to believe they do and strive to find it in their lives but never really do.
The few that do still do, still believe in fairy tales, in happy endings, in the "handsome prince saving the princess" and that “they lived happily ever after”. The few that still believe that faith has a hand in everything we do and it guides us in our lives. The few that still believe that love is eternal, and not just a commodity to given, shared and passed from one person to another when the right opportunity arises or when things get too hard to handle. To these people, I salute you for you have reached a height of enlightenment to fully value “Till death do us part”.
For the rest, it is just words uttered in the presence of the lord. It does not have any value or true meaning for they believe that the future is what you make of it and eternal promises like this do not carry value. They believe that if you do not like the situation or the person you are with, change the situation or the person or just run away from it. I believe that life is too short to be constantly running away. To this genre of people, I wish you all the best in sustaining your future relationships for you have no value of eternal love and trust nor will you ever be able to appreciate the beauty that comes with it as it matures over the years and decades. You do not have faith in the words of “Till death do us part”.
I still choose to believe in these words and its meaning and that pure and sincere love still exists in this numbing world, surpasses all others and never really dies. That it is still eternal and will always be. That it can be suppressed but never really ceases to exist. It just creeps deeper into the darkest crevices on the heart, sits there and waits patiently for its next awakening and flight. It will re-surface one day when you least expect it to and catch you unexpectedly from behind. At that moment of time, the person who made you feel emotions of that depth for you to say “Till death do us part” will not be around anymore. I will let faith guide my journey. Let it be my folly. Let it be my downfall. But I choose to have faith in the words of “Till death do us part”.
Something that was true for so many generations has slowly ceased to exist in reality in the fast paced world of today. The declaration has been reduced, to best, mere words people promise each other for one day of their lives but never perform the duties and the responsibilities that come with it. They smile and some even get emotional at that moment of time, but its value does not linger. For it to linger, it has to be engraved deeply into the heart. It has to be engraved through everything we do and say. It has to be reflected and constantly re-visited for its meaning and value. It has to serve as a foundation and support in confronting every foreseeable situation and still radiate strongly. It has to stand the test of time and man. You must have to have faith in it.
But look around you today. How many people you can see actually perform this? Sincerely perform this from the heart and not just show it on the exterior? People say it, but when the very next opportunity of attraction arises, they jump into someone else’s bed and lives and carry on with little or no regret of the declarations they once made and of its value. Do not be fooled for very few still believe in eternal love. They would like to believe they do and strive to find it in their lives but never really do.
The few that do still do, still believe in fairy tales, in happy endings, in the "handsome prince saving the princess" and that “they lived happily ever after”. The few that still believe that faith has a hand in everything we do and it guides us in our lives. The few that still believe that love is eternal, and not just a commodity to given, shared and passed from one person to another when the right opportunity arises or when things get too hard to handle. To these people, I salute you for you have reached a height of enlightenment to fully value “Till death do us part”.
For the rest, it is just words uttered in the presence of the lord. It does not have any value or true meaning for they believe that the future is what you make of it and eternal promises like this do not carry value. They believe that if you do not like the situation or the person you are with, change the situation or the person or just run away from it. I believe that life is too short to be constantly running away. To this genre of people, I wish you all the best in sustaining your future relationships for you have no value of eternal love and trust nor will you ever be able to appreciate the beauty that comes with it as it matures over the years and decades. You do not have faith in the words of “Till death do us part”.
I still choose to believe in these words and its meaning and that pure and sincere love still exists in this numbing world, surpasses all others and never really dies. That it is still eternal and will always be. That it can be suppressed but never really ceases to exist. It just creeps deeper into the darkest crevices on the heart, sits there and waits patiently for its next awakening and flight. It will re-surface one day when you least expect it to and catch you unexpectedly from behind. At that moment of time, the person who made you feel emotions of that depth for you to say “Till death do us part” will not be around anymore. I will let faith guide my journey. Let it be my folly. Let it be my downfall. But I choose to have faith in the words of “Till death do us part”.
posted by TheMindInTheHeart at Sunday, July 09, 2006
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