Preparing for Marriage

In ancient times, it was understood that our youth and time as a single was precious, as it is the time for us to prepare ourselves for marriage. Those who do not prepare fail. Many marriages fail simply because one or both persons were not strong as a single; they mistakenly thought only a marriage would make them strong.

Man and woman are two columns that hold up a temple. Each column must be strong on its own, able to stand alone. Only two strong columns can support the weight of a temple; if one is weak, or both are weak, they will break, and the temple will fall.

Being Single

The three greatest events in our life are birth, marriage, and death.

We enter physical life alone, and alone we leave it. Two of the three events are related to being single; we have to manage them ourselves, alone, and prepare for them when alone.

Life as a single is essential for our development.

Sacrifice – Glorian

What is it to sacrifice? It is:

“an act of giving up a desirable thing for a higher object or to a more pressing claim,” also “something given up for the sake of another”

Our Animal Nature

That in which men differ from brute beasts is a thing very inconsiderable; the common herd lose it very soon; superior men preserve it carefully. Mencius