Many years ago, a certain priest in a remote parish in the USA started a custom that every time there was a wedding celebrated in his parish, he would invite someone from the parish to speak about his or her experience of marriage. The person chosen had to speak with utmost sincerity and mention both the good side and the negative side of marriage. This way the couple being married will not be disappointed when things do not always go well in their relationship. So one day a man got to the pulpit and he started praising his wife for her kind heart, her generosity towards her husband and children, as well as relatives and neighbors. The congregation started looking around to discover this wonderful woman, but could not recognize anyone. It was only after the service that they saw the man with two small children, well-behaved and smiling from ear to ear, and pushing a wheelchair with his wife smiling in it. Now everyone found out that the woman was sick and with no physical strength, and her husband for the past 5 years had to carry her everywhere they went. But in spite of the cross they had to carry they were happy. The man claimed: ‘If I were to be born 100 times, I would still marry her.’ Where there is sincere love, sacrifices will be overcome, and commitment will always prevail, in spite of the hardships.
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