Liberal 5

“All of this, & we’re told the very religious are to be feared. Religion’s on the side of civilization; more people ought to begin to recognize it.”

Marriage, Love and Materialism

A major problem with Liberalism today is that it devalues God, by devaluing His advice, love and ideologies like marriage. People should seek a best friend to share their life, not a maid, cook, or Santa Claus. When thinking of love and marriage I feel that “…love and marriage go together like the horse and carriage. Let me tell you brother, you can’t have one without the other…” (Sinatra, Love and Marriage) Marriage should be designed like a house using friendship: (best friends are one soul in two bodies) and love as the foundation! Acceptance, appreciation, communication, compromise eliminates many irreconcilable differences, consideration, devotion, faithfulness, forgiveness, honesty, honor, loyalty, luck, patience, perseverance, reciprocation, respect, team work, trust, and understanding of ourselves & each other because it’s like a bank: you exchange hate, indignation, anger, anxiety, frustration, resentment, etc. for compassion, pity, sympathy, empathy, forgiveness, etc. And the peace to accept the things you cannot change. It is also like a washing machine: you put in hate, anger, anxiety, frustration and resentment. You wash them away and have compassion, pity, sympathy and —forgiveness. And the peace to accept the things you cannot change. These are the bricks. And the courage and determination to stand united despite anyone, or anything is the mortar combining it all. Couples should create a haven: “…come to me and I will give you shelter from the storm…” (Donna Summer, Come To Me) This is very difficult, but worth the effort. If we do not try things because they are hard we would not accomplish much. Nothing worthwhile is easy, if it were we would not appreciate it. Sadly, so many people are unwilling to work at their problems and do not realize that -divorce is the wrecking ball that destroys all too many lives!

Some of the major problems today, is- that we all too often forget the importance of family. We allow materialism to become so important that we forget important things like love and happiness are what life is all about. These are spiritual in nature. They should never be demeaned, measured, or replaced by money. People should not marry someone they feel they can live with. They should marry someone they feel that they cannot live without. A major cause of divorce today is “people date and are not really themselves: they are on their best behavior. Then they both fall in love with an illusion and when reality sets in they wonder what to the person they fell for.” (Paul Broer) “On a first date people should wear a t-shirt and jeans and be themselves.” (Joy Brown, Ph.D.)