NOVEMBER 5, 2011
BRUCE A. BRENNAN BLOG FROM THE WORLD AND MY MIND
The news as I see it and the views as I want them.
November 5 is … Gunpowder Day
The next two days columns will be up early. I have pressing personal business to attend to. Read them all at once or read them on the day they are dated.
This might help once the Barbarians arrive.
Today, my middle child, youngest boy gets married. He is marrying a lovely young lady named Heather. She is a welcomed and beautiful addition to our family. This is the second wedding in 2011 for my children. Both boys are now on the road to happily ever after. One more child to go; are you reading this Hannah?
The explosive day is here, good luck and all my love.
As said by Ovid, "If you would marry suitably, marry your equal." To Ross and Heather, mission accomplished.
Just like horse racing and the Breeder’s Cup races being held today, some are sprints, short races to show the initial strength and speed of a horse. These races do not show-off the stamina of a horse.
A marriage is more like the longer races, similar to the Belmont or the Breeder’s Cup Marathon. The horses with the front leading speed that jump out of the gate using all their energy in the beginning usually fade towards the end.
A couple must learn to pace their love, acceptance, annoyances and emotions. Keeping things even will help insure you do not fade as the relationship gets longer. The finish line is not in sight at the beginning of your marriage. There is no reason to rush out of the gate looking for the wire.
Ross, being a lawyer, you should already know this but here it is. Marriage (or wedlock) is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found. Such a union, often formalized via a wedding ceremony, may also be called matrimony.
People marry for many reasons, including one or more of the following: legal, social, libidinal, emotional, economic, spiritual, and religious. These might include arranged marriages, family obligations, the legal establishment of a nuclear family unit, the legal protection of children and public declaration of commitment. The act of marriage usually creates normative or legal obligations between the individuals involved. In some societies these obligations also extend to certain family members of the married persons. Some cultures allow the dissolution of marriage through divorce or annulment.
Marriage is usually recognized by the state, a religious authority, or both. It is often viewed as a contract. Civil marriage is the legal concept of marriage as a governmental institution irrespective of religious affiliation, in accordance with marriage laws of the jurisdiction.
Currently, the institution of marriage is changing by rewriting laws and definitions. Like most social changes forced on the majority by the liberals, this will fail and fade into history. Things do not have to change just because we can change them. If it was good enough for the world until now, good enough for the WW II generation, the greatest generation and good enough for the biblical generation, it is good enough for me. Jesus never turned water into wine at a gay union.
Just a couple of thoughts I had and you should too or at least think about.
BRUCE A. BRENNAN
DEKALB, IL 60115
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