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Our Union is important

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Julius is seated on the couch thinking and doing calculations on a notebook. His wife Emma comes in and watches him as he ponders.

“Why are you thinking so much?” She asks.

“Hmm…what?”

“Why are you thinking so much?”

“Oh, I am just analyzing, planning and organizing for our family. You know I want to make you and my future kids happy by giving you everything you want.”

“And what do you think equals to ‘everything we want?”

“You know, money, cars, jewelry…”

“Who told you those are everything we want?”

“Well…I…look I am planning for our future here.”

“Why not focus on now?”

“Because there is still tomorrow.”

“Tomorrow never comes.”

“Thank you for the cliche. OK so why are you asking all these questions? Did something happen?”

“I am asking questions because I want to. I have noticed in the past month all you have been doing is thinking.”

“Yeah. Today’s world is tough, I have to ensure you and my future kids are catered for, Therefore, I have to ensure everything is perfect.”

“To do that you have to think?”

“Yes I have to. I need to think of where the money will come from, how we are going to eat, which house and neighborhood we will live in, which school our kids will go to, where we will go for holidays and the type of car we should be driving.”
“Do you think that will amount to happiness?”

“Are you trying to say you won’t be happy when we have everything this world has to offer?”

“I am not exactly saying that. I am pointing to the fact that it has been one month into our marriage and you have spent it thinking, every time you come home.”
“What else do you want me to do?”

“First of all eat the food I have prepared. Second breathe.”

“Breathe? What do you mean breathe?”

“Stop thinking too much about the future and stressing yourself. How about you come home one day and we talk about something else apart from money. How about we go out and spend time together. How about living for today and not tomorrow.”

“Hmmph…I hear you, but…”

“No, no ‘but’. I did not marry you for the money. Yes, money is important however, it is not everything. Sparing some time with me would not be all that bad. Eating my food would be good for my self-esteem. Talking to each other is something I wouldn’t mind. Praying and going to church, I hope would not be asking too much. Our union is very important to me, so please do not kill yourself from stress. I want to be with you longer.We can always make time to plan and organize ourselves, whilst making time for fun and being together, even after we have had kids. Don't let money be the driver of our marriage, Let it be God and you.”
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He looks at her deeply and hugs her

“OK, OK, I hear you. So how about dinner?”

“You are helping me cook?”

“Sure, I will try.”


They go to the kitchen laughing.

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