Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Two Imperfect People



Asalamu Alaykom,


                                                            
“I didn't marry you because you were perfect.

I didn't even marry you because I loved you.

I married you because you gave me a promise.

That promise made up for your faults.

And the promise I gave you made up for mine.

Two imperfect people got married

and it was the promise that made the marriage.

And when our children were growing up,

it wasn't a house that protected them;

and it wasn't our love that protected them

--it was that promise.”


― Thornton Wilder from his play, "The Skin of Our Teeth"