Saturday, September 13, 2014

Advice For Newly-weds

I managed to impart a little bit of hard-won wisdom to niece Aziqah last Wednesday evening, ahead of her marriage, which was solemnised last night. To summarise: When you find yourself with a plentiful supply of fries on your plate (that's what they call chips over here) offer them all to your husband. Thus are formed the ties that bind.

Deep as this is, it has its limitations - especially if you're not in the habit of eating chips. So I'll attempt something more general for the population at large. Namely: Don't take marriage for granted. Work at it. It's an incredibly rewarding experience, but it all depends on what you put into it and the spooky thing is that what comes out is seemingly infinitely greater than anything that you can put in. A kind of celestial maths is operational, as long as you open yourself to it.

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