At my grandfather's funeral, I learned so much about him that I did not know and all these amazing things he had done in his life I never knew about. But for him that really was only part of the funeral, the rest was people standing up to talk about how great a person, father and grandfather he was. It made me want to be a better person, someone my grandfather would be proud of. I wanted people to be able to say such great things about me when I pass. I am sorry you lost your grandmother and that you were not able to see her human side more often. I felt it was the opposite with my grandfather, I saw only his human/family side and only after his death learned about all his accomplishments. For example, I knew he took lots of pictures of us grand kids but never knew he was an award winning professional photographer
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Your comments about marriage are not unusual, believe me. They are very similar to my thoughts on the subject and what I've been taught in my life. Finding someone with similar goals is just as important as finding someone to love. Some do think me cynical, but I'd rather wait for a great match than a great love. Maybe that's why I'm still single!
Probably the greatest advise on marriage I got was from a nun in high school. She posed the following: You meet a man, fall in love and get married. The day after your wedding, he gets into a horrid car accident and is a vegetable for the rest of his life. Do you love that man enough that you think you stay faithful, even if he's in a coma for 40 years?
My sisters both remembered that too, and asked themselves that before marrying. Both have great marriages.
I'm sorry to hear about your grandmother, but it sounded like she had a full life, the kind of life she wanted. I'm glad something positive came out of it for you too!
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Probably the greatest advise on marriage I got was from a nun in high school. She posed the following: You meet a man, fall in love and get married. The day after your wedding, he gets into a horrid car accident and is a vegetable for the rest of his life. Do you love that man enough that you think you stay faithful, even if he's in a coma for 40 years?
My sisters both remembered that too, and asked themselves that before marrying. Both have great marriages.
I'm sorry to hear about your grandmother, but it sounded like she had a full life, the kind of life she wanted. I'm glad something positive came out of it for you too!
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