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Don't take yourself too serious

posted 2008.06.04 Wednesday

Today in a forum a few married women talked about their husbands and marriage. They're saying: 'I believe there are at least ten million men in this world, who are right for me, not only my husband.' 'My husband is lucky, because I picked him, but not other million men who also matchs me'. 'Of coz my husband is not the one and only'. 'If we split, I would easily find some one esle who is also suitable for me.' etc.

True, theoretically, it's right, there exists million of men who are good enough and right for you. According to the same theory, for one 'Right Man', there are also million of right-women existing and available in this world for him. That means there are billion right women for these million men who are right for you. The million-right-men pond doesn't only belong to you, but belong to the billion-right-women sea. Vice versa. Nobody sitting there wait you to pick him/her. They also have their large choice possibility.

Apart from that, even if all of the million Right Men wait in their lives for you, how big is the probability that you will meet and encounter them, recognize them(these who are right for you), and go through all of the conflicts and troubles and stay togather, which is based on the premise that these right men think you're right for them too. If thinking of this way, your probability of meeting a right person is very small, but not the number of million!

In one word, no matter you're man or woman: If you feel you already met the right one, cherish it! You dropped your other million choices, he did the same too. So do not take yourself too serious, unless you think you're the God.   

 

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1. The Capt. left...
2008.06.04 Wednesday 2:18 pm :: http://thecapt.blog-city.com

I like the fact that you recognized how many men in the world you had a possibility to be with. Many women ignore that when making the statement THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF GOOD MEN OR ALL THE GOOD ONES ARE MARRIED OR GAY! More men tend to take dating as a game. Women are looking for a husband. When women look at dating as a sifting process for finding who is right for them instead of focusing on their expectations and pre-conceived ideas, there will be a different outcome for those women.

It's not having an idea of who and what you are (finding the truth in yourself), that makes it difficult to see who's right for you (seeing the truth in another). It takes one to know one. Among those women who don't have a mate in their life, how many know who and what they are.

I liked you're piece!


2. huangdu left...
2008.06.07 Saturday 12:19 am

我记得西方哲学里有个故事:

柏拉图问苏格拉底:“爱情是什么?”苏格拉底拉着柏拉图的手走到一片稻田边上,对他说:“去摘一颗最大的麦穗来给我。”于是柏拉图兴冲冲地跑入稻田,不久,满头 大汗的回来,两手空空。苏格拉底问:“为什么你一颗麦穗都没有摘到?”柏拉图挠挠头:“我到了麦田里,摘了一颗大的麦穗,想前面一定有更大的,便扔了原来的。就 这样一路跑,一路摘,一路扔,出了麦田才发现什么都没有得到。”苏格拉底说:“那就是爱情。”

柏拉图又问苏格拉底:“婚姻是什么?”苏格拉底这次拉着他的手到一片树林,说:“去砍一棵最大的树给我。”柏拉图拿起斧子走入树林,不一会扛着一棵不大不小的树 回来了。苏格拉底问:“你为什么不砍一棵最大的树?”柏拉图说:“我走进树林,看到这棵树的材质尚可,重量体积都中等,估计自己扛着不会很累;太大的树我怕承受 不住,也怕在森林里走了太远会迷路,又累又饿,到头来什么都得不到,所以就要它了。”苏格拉底说:“这就是婚姻。”


3. Yvonne left...
2008.06.18 Wednesday 9:54 am

@The Capt. I agree, some people just don't know what they want.

@Huangdu It makes sense, to some extent. But this story sounds like marriage is just a bondage of 'second choice'.


4. huangdu left...
2008.06.18 Wednesday 1:43 pm

这个故事的本意并非说婚姻是第二选择,只是想表达婚姻与爱情在本质上的区别。爱情是个人行为,而婚姻是社会行为。详细以后我会另写一篇文字,有兴趣可以一起讨论 。