A couple in my church is going through some serious marital problems, and the wife posted this quote:
"The promise, made when I am in love and because I am in love, to be true to the beloved as long as I live, commits me to being true even if I cease to be in love. A promise must be about things that I can do, about actions: no one can promise to go on feeling in a certain way. He might as well promise to never have a headache or always to feel hungry."
— C.S. Lewis
I saw that and was like, "Woah.
That is the way to model your life." Even when you cease being in love...you gave your word, and you need to keep it.
On a side note, I think that phrases such as "giving your word" and such have been totally devalued in today's society. If someone gives you his word that he'll meet you somewhere, he doesn't have to show up. Its pathetic.
J~S
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