31/03/2024
Shamil, Father of the groom, asked me to check and print his wedding speech. I found profound wisdom in his words:
Marriage involves mutual consent, and the acceptance of rights and responsibilities between a couple. The right of dependability, of trusting one another, of expecting respect. The responsibility to each other, of care and compassion. And, of course, of giving and showing love. This principle, of mutual agreement and understanding constitutes the essence of marriage.
Experience makes it clear that a married couple face many problems; people who love and care for each other, will fall into conflict over issues large and small; they will struggle to understand one another, and they will be irked, by features of the other. A good marriage is not one from which troubles are magically absent; it is one in which troubles are faced with insight and generosity. Love is not simply a feeling. It is a set of skills, including that, of understanding that everyone is imperfect, and of recognising therefore, that we are meeting, in our partner, the faults of human nature, rather than the failings of one person.
May you always have work for your hands to do.
May your pockets hold always, a coin or two.
May the sun shine bright, on your windowpane.
May the rainbow be certain, to follow each rain.
May the hand of a friend, always be near you.
And may God fill your heart, with gladness to cheer you.
Courtesy of Shamil.
