Married life is filled with such big challenges that Saint Tulsidas compares them to 'gigantic mountains.' Difficulties arise from the fact that two people from different backgrounds, of contrasting opinions and with different viewpoints come together and enter the state of wedded bliss without any training whatsoever.
There is something very subtle inside every individual which is known as 'pride.' Given the slightest reason, and oftentimes with no reason whatsoever, pride comes out and assumes a huge form. It makes trivial matters such as 'the right way of hanging the toilet paper' and 'squeezing the toothpaste properly' valid grounds for divorce. This must be what the term 'irreconcilable differences' refers to. The couple just couldn't agree on the Colgate and the Charmin issue.
The initial euphoria doesn't last very long. In the euphoric stage, even the perspiration of the beloved smells like the sweetest fragrance. After some time, even the most expensive perfume carries no fragrance.
Godliness needs to be the focal point in every marriage, and couples would do well to undergo spiritual training to prepare them for married life. Ill-equipped couples not only bring suffering upon themselves, but create a heartbreaking situation at home for their innocent children also. Their house resembles a battlefield instead of a loving and nurturing home. In many cases, the extended family is ripped apart while the battle rages between husband and wife.
It is naïve to think that only one party is responsible for marital problems. Both share the responsibility and therefore both need to be actively involved in fixing the marriage. Neither one should be ashamed to accept that help is needed.
There is something very subtle inside every individual which is known as 'pride.' Given the slightest reason, and oftentimes with no reason whatsoever, pride comes out and assumes a huge form. It makes trivial matters such as 'the right way of hanging the toilet paper' and 'squeezing the toothpaste properly' valid grounds for divorce. This must be what the term 'irreconcilable differences' refers to. The couple just couldn't agree on the Colgate and the Charmin issue.
The initial euphoria doesn't last very long. In the euphoric stage, even the perspiration of the beloved smells like the sweetest fragrance. After some time, even the most expensive perfume carries no fragrance.
Godliness needs to be the focal point in every marriage, and couples would do well to undergo spiritual training to prepare them for married life. Ill-equipped couples not only bring suffering upon themselves, but create a heartbreaking situation at home for their innocent children also. Their house resembles a battlefield instead of a loving and nurturing home. In many cases, the extended family is ripped apart while the battle rages between husband and wife.
It is naïve to think that only one party is responsible for marital problems. Both share the responsibility and therefore both need to be actively involved in fixing the marriage. Neither one should be ashamed to accept that help is needed.
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