Oh, what a night. Dinner in a beautiful restaurant overlooking the beach, right next to the turnaround in Seaside. We were celebrating our anniversary, Carol and me. A holiday at the beach, right after the new year, and less than a week late for our actual anniversary. But at least we got away, together, and alone.
In the restaurant there were only two couples having dinner, and one of them was us. We overheard the waiter talking to the other couple, and heard that they were celebrating their anniversary also. We called our daughter while waiting for dinner to tell her how we were celebrating, and where. She was excited for us.
After dinner we got up from the table and walked over to the other couple to greet them and congratulate them for their anniversary. They said that it was their 47th anniversary, only three shy of their golden anniversary. They asked us what anniversary we were celebrating. They must have heard us on the phone. We told them it was our 37th. We chatted, and compared dates, and talked about where we lived. But as we were about to leave the best part of the conversation happened.
Carol thoughtfully asked the other lady, “So what is your secret to a long and happy marriage?” She answered quickly, and with conviction, “Always make sure that he is the most important thing in your life!” Carol smiled and said, “Oh, he’ll like that.” Then she turned to me and said, “And she’s the most important thing in your life.” We all want to be the single most important person in the whole wide world to someone. We all have a deep desire to be totally accepted, wholly affirmed, and utterly precious to someone. That’s the longing of every heart – unconditional love. True love.
Your spouse is not just the most important person, but the most important thing, above all else. Not just the best person, but the only one. “The most important thing.” It was a great reminder. Great wisdom.
“Each one of you must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.” (Ephesians 5:33)
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