![]() ![]() All these common things, and more, are the real process of a wedding. All those conversations that were held riding in a car or over a meal or during long walks - all those sentences that began with “When we're married” and continued with “I will and you will and we will”- those late night talks that included “someday” and “somehow” and “maybe”- and all those promises that are unspoken matters of the heart. From that moment of yes to this moment of yes, indeed, you have been making promises and agreements in an informal way. You have known each other from the first glance of acquaintance to this point of commitment. Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.įor only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.Īnd stand together, yet not too near together:įor the pillars of the temple stand apart,Īnd the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow. Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone,Įven as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music. Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf. Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.įill each other's cup but drink not from one cup. Love one another but make not a bond of love: ![]() You shall be together when white wings of death scatter your days.Īye, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.īut let there be spaces in your togetherness,Īnd let the winds of the heavens dance between you. You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore. Then Almitra spoke again and said, “And what of Marriage, master?” ![]()
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