Thursday, March 20, 2008

Gardening

Excerpt from Paulo Coelho's blog Warrior of The Light - Mysticism Sufi

Read on first..........

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Nadia spent the whole autumn sowing and preparing his garden. In the spring, the flowers opened, and Nadia noticed a few dandelions that he had not planted.

Nadia pulled them up. But the seeds had already spread, and others grew. He tried to find a poison that would kill only dandelions. An expert told him that any poison would end up killing all the other flowers too. In despair, Nadia sought help from a gardener.

'It's just like marriage,' said the gardener. 'Along with the good things, there are always a few inconveniences.'

'What should I do, then?

'Nothing. They may not be the flowers you intended to have, but they are still part of the garden.'

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Very good analogy.....for the vows we've spoken in front of God and His church " in sickness or health, in richer or poorer, in joy or sorrow"

May we always keep that in our heart and soul...
May we always live the vows day to day....till death do us part

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