This Wedding Invitation Indicates a Marriage That's Off to the Right Start

They say fear characterizes the human ego. We instinctively perceive threats from without. Marriage is like an amalgamation of two egos, which is probably why there is so much pain involved in the process. Once the amalgamation is complete, a collective ego appears which represents the couple. Now, the couple stands as a single individual protecting itself against the evils of the outer-world. But what exactly are those evils of the outer-world except other individual and collective egos?

Interestingly, the Holy Bible seems to reflect this, though it would have been hard to convince me of that before reading this little piece from 1 Corinthians 7:

"Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do. But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion."

Imagine that, I thought Christianity viewed marriage as a divine union, sanctioned by God as one of the highest acts of love. But according to this passage it is actually a compromise with one's burning and uncontrollable passions. That has become more evident to me over the years since. Because love, as love, doesn't discriminate. Marriages happen as a result of intense discrimination and self-interest.

cough **bible thumper** cough

@Vonskippy

No way Jose. I don't even own one. See, the passage is broken into parts, and the last part "..for it is better to marry than to burn with passion." is actually a logical statement that can be weighed completely independent of any doctrine, creed or anything else. I'm merely looking at what is being said and weighing the truth of it for myself. The Bible is one of many texts that interest me in this regard. Others include the Baghavad Gita, Tao Te Ching, Qu'ran, Torah and the writings of St. John of the Cross, Omar Khayyam, Rumi and Al-Gazahli. They are all interesting teachers, though they come from different schools; Hinduism, Daoism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity and Sufism respectively. It's more just about the actual truth of what they are saying and not the categories. So no, not a "bible thumper".

Wait, Toni Colette is marrying Billy Zane?

and Ryan S, perhaps love doesn't discriminate, but the Bible sure does.

Ryan S isn't a Bible thumper, but merely someone who believes people are interested and will read long posts like that. I'm guessing most won't.

As for the invitation, people will do silly things to be original. Maybe if we spent half as much effort on our marriages as we do on our weddings, we'd be better off.

Zombies are played out.