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It was a woman who was getting married and she blow the whole thing off cause she was to scared and then changed her mind and they got married and she said - while standing in front of teh alter I promised eternal love not happiness and that was enough for me.
That's SOOOO true!
I mean I think that alot of people think that when ur married ur suppose to be happy all the time and when ur not u start blaming the other partner and maybe u get a divorce but that's not what u promise is it?
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Talking about something I know nothing about,
I think that life is made up of a few moments of
pure misery: the death of someone you love,
rejection,illness and pain.........and moments
of pure joy: falling in love, making love, the
birth of children, acomplishment and pleasure.
And in between these two peaks, you try to be
content,calm and resolute.
I don't see how anyone can promise eternal love
when no one knows what eternity is and certainly,
no one can promise another person happiness. That
has to come from within yourself. Be happy and at
peace with yourself and hope that the ones you
love will love you back. That, to me, is what
happiness is all about.
I know,childish & naive thoughts 
smith
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Childish thoughts?
No, not ever.
Naive, quite possibly, but not definitely so.
Peace on earth
Goodwill to all men
Love thy neighbour
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you
These and more are the very foundations of all religion, or lack thereof, which we all regardless of our race or creed, hold dear to our hearts. So why not 'eternal love', too?
Professing 'eternal love' for someone you adore and cherish even beyond your own life need not be a naive endeavour at all.
Twenty-four years after the untimely, and what I thought for many years was tragic death of my youthful lover, I have found that I love him still with all the depth of passion and commitment as I did when unequivocably declaring my love for him that very first-time thirty-five years ago. So much so that I've never been able to sincerely consider any other in the interval.
None, and there have been number, ever seemed to be able to fill the void left with his passing. It's not that they were never worthy enough - each in their own right were kind, loving and nurturing men, but they - not a one of them - could ever dull the sense of emptiness I feel with him no longer able to shelter me with his arms, his heart and his mind, and in doing so draw me totally within his soul. He was the better half of my complete whole, and without him I have simply survived, but without any sense of living. I won't again be truly the same until I too have joined him wherever his now. My greatest fear is that he won't want me when I do eventually get there.
Yes, smith there is 'eternal love', and whilst there is history of some of these celebrated lovers, it sadly has missed recording the many others who were plain and simple folk just like my lover and I.
Warren C. E. Austin
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one of these days young man you are going to realize that what you have to say i / we want to hear. your so called 'childish & naive thoughts are sometimes just what this old dogs needs to hear. you cant help but put a youthfull spin on what you ahve to say and that ADDS tons to this board...in my humble opnion that is. keep saying whats on your mind and i know for one i'll keep reading.
later
peace
tim...of USA
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A few further thoughts adding to my earlier comments.
I meant what I said when I spent many hours reviewing prior "posts" here at A Place of Safety before considering registering as a contributor. This was important to me. The opinions expressed here by the membership MUST, and THEY DO, reflect a broad spectrum in age, background and experience. Otherwise I wouldn't have wanted to be here.
Young though you may be, foolish or stupid you are not, nor would I ever consider, based on what I've read of your thoughts on other matters over past months, that you are. You have a marvellous grasp of "your" world, and your place in it, and it would be I who was foolish or stupid to discount that because of your age.
I said in another post that I would be proud to call you my son if that were the case, and I meant it.
My thoughts on 'eternal love' are based on circumstances in my life, as I lived it and my thoughts on the outcome. Whilst I could have hoped for a better resolution to those circumstances, they are as they are, and I could not control, nor change, them.
We, all of us, strive in this life for some measure of happiness, prosperity and love. Hopfully we achieve some, or all, of these, but whether we do or not always relies to some degree on our own ability to compromise.
I am fortunate. I have know THAT kind of love, and I paid a price that should not have been asked of me for it; but I'm not unhappy. Every day that I'm able to look at both my sons, cuff them on their head and ruffle their hair, take them in my arms and hug them, invite them to share their thoughts and express their feelings, and am otherwise able in so many ways to express the love I have for both, and how truly important that they are to me, is another day glorious day and one worth investing in.
Sadly, I can't do this each and every day, as my eldest son lives in Charlotte, N.C., while my youngest lives outside Massett, B.C. in the Queen Charlotte Islands. Each is finding their own way, independent of me, and making choices that hopefully will bring them the same feelings of contentment, and yes happiness, that my own (and especially they) have given me.
Lucky are the few who seem to slip though this life with little controversy, seldom if at all experiencing pain or anguish, and assured of their place in the scheme of things.
The best that the rest of us can wish for it to be able to muddle through it all and survive it intact.
I have independently to this group followed some of your writing, and found your turn of phrase to be most insightful and thought provoking. Keep asking questions. Stir us up. By no means ever stop being just who your are.
Warren C. E. Austin
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Re: Just Kid Thoughts 
Definitely. See the end of Mihangle's latest post. 
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