Hmmm
The Marriage Train by Dr James Dobson
Do you ever feel like you just don't love your spouse anymore? Well, welcome to the club. The fact is, love is not dependent on our feelings and emotions. The fact is feelings come and go. None of us always feels intensely romantic and loving toward our spouse. In a genuine love relationship, there are times of closeness and caring, but there are also times of distance and disinterest. And worst of all, there are times of apathy when a couple feels nothing at all. Emotions are very unstable. They are just ephemeral. And you can't build anything so permanent on something so shaky. So where does the stability in marriage come from? How can we weather the vicissitudes of everyday life?
Well, the key to a lifelong love is found in a commitment of the will, which is like the engine on a train. It'll keep you moving down the right track. But feelings are like the caboose, being pulled along by the powerful engine at the other end. Once you make up your mind to have a successful marriage, no matter what, you'll no longer be shaken by the ebb and flow of emotions. Which end of the train is pulling your marital relationship? It's a question worth pondering.
Do you ever feel like you just don't love your spouse anymore? Well, welcome to the club. The fact is, love is not dependent on our feelings and emotions. The fact is feelings come and go. None of us always feels intensely romantic and loving toward our spouse. In a genuine love relationship, there are times of closeness and caring, but there are also times of distance and disinterest. And worst of all, there are times of apathy when a couple feels nothing at all. Emotions are very unstable. They are just ephemeral. And you can't build anything so permanent on something so shaky. So where does the stability in marriage come from? How can we weather the vicissitudes of everyday life?
Well, the key to a lifelong love is found in a commitment of the will, which is like the engine on a train. It'll keep you moving down the right track. But feelings are like the caboose, being pulled along by the powerful engine at the other end. Once you make up your mind to have a successful marriage, no matter what, you'll no longer be shaken by the ebb and flow of emotions. Which end of the train is pulling your marital relationship? It's a question worth pondering.
posted by darren at
6:05 pm
2 Comments:
what a disappointing picture u had painted for LOVE. i believe love is making self sacrifices for pple who u feel r worth it. Now isnt tt a better picture *smile*
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Anonymous, at Monday, January 09, 2006 1:41:00 am
i'm just the messenger lah. pls dun kill me
but personally i think the guy is not being pessemistic. just being realistic. but he say there is a solution to the problem so in the end he's giving quite a positive message
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darren, at Monday, January 09, 2006 7:56:00 pm
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