10 Commandments for a Happy Marriage

              

Rules for a Happy Marriage

 

(10 Commandments for a Happy Marriage)

 1.     Never both be angry at the same time.

 2.     If one of you has to win an argument, let it be your spouse.

 3.     If you have to offer constructive input, do it lovingly.

 4.     Never bring up past mistakes.

 5.     You may neglect the whole world… but not each other.

 6.     Never go to sleep with an argument unsettled.

 7.     Never yell at each other unless the house is on fire.

 8.     At least once each day say at least one kind thing to your spouse at least once each day.

 9.     When you have done something wrong, admit it… and ask forgiveness.

 10. It takes two to make a quarrel… and the one in the wrong does the most talking. 

 

Waterloo Region Record - White Privilege - Dec 8, 2020 - letter to Editor by Randall F. More

 

Waterloo Region Record - White Privilege

Emailed to Record Dec 8, 2020

Letter to Editor:

Let us put an end to the foolish notion of “white privilege” (and “white privilege training” for U.S. teachers). This is not only wrong but it is racist... ultimately working to destroy us.

Most, but not all people on this continent, have either American privilege or Canadian privilege... not “white privilege.” Regardless of our skin colour, each one of us is amongst the most privileged people on earth.

There is a high percentage of black athletes in football, baseball, and basketball, both in proportion to population and in absolute terms. This is because blacks in America have generally demonstrated excellent athletic abilities, most likely due to genetics. Just as with “white privilege,” it would be ridiculous to consider this as “black privilege” or “athletic privilege.”

Asians do very well in academics. Should we vilify them because of their “Asian privilege” or their “academic privilege?”

There are some of us, red and yellow, black or white (as we sing in Sunday school) or brown and olive (as the most common skin colours in the world)... who are more able bodied or more mentally capable than others. It would be ludicrous to consider us as “able-bodied privilege” or “capable-minded privilege.”

Affirmative action, for the most part, has served its purpose but when a black student is admitted to college because of the legal provision, it would be foolish to consider this as “black privilege.”

The list is endless. If we acknowledged the truth, we would recognize that in our western countries most of us are privileged beyond measure, not because of our skin colour but because of the efforts of all those who went before us, of every varied skin colour... in order to build our nations where we can each have similar privileges.

We should each be seeking to edify each other, not tear down. Let us stop this nonsense and move forward instead of groveling in the pettiness of continued racism.

Randall F. More, P. Eng.

 

Proverbs 31 - An Excellent Wife - King Solomon - 1000 B.C.

PROVERBS 31:10-31

 

New American Standard Bible

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The EXCELLENT WIFE

 An excellent wife, who can find? For her worth is far above jewels.

The heart of her husband trusts in her, And he will have no lack of gain.

She does him good and not evil All the days of her life.

She looks for wool and flax And works with her hands in delight.

She is like merchant ships; She brings her food from afar.

She rises also while it is still night And gives food to her household And portions to her maidens.

She considers a field and buys it; From her earnings she plants a vineyard.

She girds herself with strength And makes her arms strong.

She senses that her gain is good; Her lamp does not go out at night.

She stretches out her hands to the distaff, And her hands grasp the spindle.

She extends her hand to the poor, And she stretches out her hands to the needy.

She is not afraid of the snow for her household, For all her household are clothed with scarlet.

She makes coverings for herself; Her clothing is fine linen and purple.

Her husband is known in the gates, When he sits among the elders of the land.

She makes linen garments and sells them, And supplies belts to the tradesmen.

Strength and dignity are her clothing, And she smiles at the future.

She opens her mouth in wisdom, And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.

She looks well to the ways of her household, And does not eat the bread of idleness.

Her children rise up and bless her; Her husband also, and he praises her, saying:

“Many daughters have done nobly, But you excel them all.”

Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised.

Give her the product of her hands, And let her works praise her in the gates.