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For rfachir, about marriage

Sep 07, 2005 20:55

A few months ago, I wrote an essay on the Catholic doctrine of marriage - http://www.livejournal.com/users/fpb/84324.html. Among the responses, this one by rfachir stood out for its length, eloquence and passion. Why any couple would want to be married is beyond me... ( Read more... )

christianity, catholic doctrine, sacraments, marriage

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gunderpants September 7 2005, 22:55:11 UTC
I wonder how I didn't see this last night. But it's very lovely and certainly does make some compelling arguments.

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privatemaladict September 8 2005, 07:42:09 UTC
Thanks for writing this. I've had a few arguments with people at uni about ideals - being one of the youngest in my course, I'm often considered somewhat naive by the older folk. Hardcore cynicism irritates me - just because life isn't, and can never be perfect, doesn't mean it can't be better than it is, and that we shouldn't try to make it so - for ourselves and for others. (I'm talking about the arguments I've had with people in med, and also about the more personal things. I can't say much about marriage, but some of my friends are so negative about relationships in general, that you wonder how they manage to have any.)

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super_pan September 8 2005, 16:01:54 UTC
I read about half of your essay(the earlier one, It was long, and I had to stop due to lack of time, but I will finish later). I really enjoyed some of your insight about men and women. In fact one reason I had to stop reading was because I had to go restore order to the house, meaning clean the kitchen and cook breakfast! But one thing you said I thought was very pretty, and very true, at least for me: "What we know, we love. I mean that we cannot know so much as a blade of grass without some emotional contact" There was a tree that grew on the interstate between my town and my parents old town, and every single time I would go on that route, I looked for that tree. I still do, even though I don't use that stretch of interstate much anymore. For the last 15 years! So, that line really struck me.

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Thanks! rfachir September 9 2005, 00:31:35 UTC
Eloquent? After the fire, your still small voice speaks of heaven, and mine of snakes. Marriage isn't bad, and I'm living a blessed life; I just can't separate 'marriage' from
compromise', and still put 'compromise' and 'sacred' in the same place without getting a bellyache. I'm not very logical.

Very good try. I'm still in the anti-marriage camp, but not enough to say that anyone can't be as miserable as everyone else has been over the ages. (And to quote an old comedy sketch, Jesus couldn't have been a woman. At the wedding He didn't just turn water into wine, He turned it into good wine, and everyone knows most women don't know good wine from Cold Duck.)

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