Week 6

 This week I was learning about the stages that lead to marriage.

Most people spend a lot of time and effort on their career and other stuff but sometimes they forget to give importance to the time spent for better marriage preparation and life. A life partner is one of the most important parts of life. Sharing a life with someone is not that simple thing. Knowing them understanding them before marriage leads to a successful marriage and happy life. To tell you about marriage if it was performed under the law of the land it is a promise between the man and woman but if the marriage is performed in a sacred place or if performed in front of someone they respect hold them responsible to them and the couple. For example, if the marriage is performed in a religious temple they believe, it is the marriage of them not only promising in between but also to God that to live together.  To me, marriage is a sacred event in life. If prepared well the life in between them will be beautiful even though there are several challenges in life. Having a life partner to the end is not simple it needs great preparation. The preparation is called searching for the right person and knowing perfectly about the future partner through dating.

 Dating, it is a great period time in life for a young teenager. Successful dating will be the key to any person. The more you date with a person the more possibilities you stay together. Normally it takes at least three months to know about someone. To illustrate this key part of dating I will tell you about the 3 T's.

1. Togetherness (shared experiences and thoughts in dating are always the best)

2. Talk (The more you open and wholeheartedly talk to each other the greater opportunity to know the other person)

3. Time (Time is the most important key. Instead of hanging out if there is given enough time to date and know each other it gives immense opportunity to know and become together forever)

Marriage is not just a convenient arrangement between two people. It is a great obligation to live in the greater community. I always believed marriage is a bond between two hearts that invite two different families to join together and form new relations. It is the sacred opportunity given by God to not only join two people or families but also it gives a great privilege to bring or take care of a few more souls on to this world, they are the children.

So what I want to say to you today is, to enjoy this beautiful moment of the marriage life you need to prepare wholeheartedly. Good relation does not lie in skin tone, height, appearance, or bank balance. It requires two souls with willing hearts and understanding minds. If you found one with that great qualities don't leave them, hold them till the end. There will be several temptations, challenges in the time of dating to marriage. some of the things we need to be very careful in this transmission are:

1. Trends that influence us. Don't follow the trend, follow your heart.

2. Don't judge the person before you know who they are actually.

3. Comparison. Strive to be far from this, because it leads to disturbance and challenges.

4. Not but not least, don't expect too much. This life is enough to learn and grow, for everything, there is time don't rush.

 Remember dating is a preparation for a marriage, it requires planning, correct time, a positive attitude, patience to find the right person, and willingness to learn and grow. Life is beautiful. sometimes we win and sometimes we lose. Enjoying both of them and living, in reality, makes life happy. Don't give up. All the best. Wish you a great day. Thank you for reading.

-Srikanth