Marriage is one of the most important issues in life.
I am concerned about the practical issue of life.
I know that the issue of marriage is very important to you as well as to everyone in the society.
Yet, in our modern world, we seem to be perplexed on this important issue of our lives.
Many marriages have been messed up.
Families are breaking up at an alarming rate.
Children are growing up emotionally disturbed.
The church and the society are disintegrating at a very fast rate.
The institution of marriage has nearly collapsed.
I read of a man who has married nineteen times since 1931.
He kept two wedding dresses in his closet for ready use.
He was just getting married for the purpose of raising a family.
He kept two sizes of wedding garment suitable for her.
Divorce is on the increase all over the world.
At the turn of this century, in many parts of the world, there was just one divorce in between forty six and fifty marriages.
But today, the common thing in the developed countries is that there is one divorce in every three marriages.
A writer expressed the mood of many people in our modern world when he said: "All men are born free but some get married".
This statement implies that marriage is bondage and that getting married is a bane rather than a blessing.
It is unfortunate that many people are getting into marriage with such a wrong notion.
Another writer says "Too many people marry for better or for worse but not for good".
Again, this statement reveal people's attitude to marriage.
The situation is so bad that people hardly expect any good thing from marriage.
All these shows how far marriage has degenerated in the modern world.
Anybody that is happily married is a successful man or a successful woman, even if he or she has failed in everything else.
But it is even doubtful if you will fail in every other thing, if your marriage is successful.
Majority of people have failed in the areas of life have failed woefully in their marital lives.
I believe that you are a success, if you have been able to keep your home peaceful and happy.