Amen brothers and sisters……and praise the Universe for this !
I don’t think it requires a degree in psychology to realise that it impossible for humans to always agree, to like the same music, to have a taste for the same food or to always agree about everything .
Yet, all the law requires to annul a marriage, is : irreconcilable differences ?
So what to do when I enjoy soapies and Len just shakes his head in wonder ? When I prefer classical music and he loves heavy metal ? When I read 3 books at a time and he takes a year to read 1 book ?
The challenge in a committed relationship, is to be able to celebrate our differences. And to learn how to accommodate these differences. And to see the difference as a challenge to stretch and grow into new behaviour to become a more rounded person.
Whilst I am writing this, I am listening to Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik and loving every moment of it. Len is on his way back from golf , probably listening to Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris.
Who is right and who is wrong ? Yes, you’ve got it : neither of us. Just celebrate and embrace the differences. Allow one another to breathe; to be AN-OTHER. There-in lies the secret.
And tomorrow I will write about the relational Space – the sacred space where all relationships live and flourish.
