July 2, 1955 & Love
Coming up in a few days is a great event for us. On that
day, we will have been married 65 years, or 23,725 days, or even 569,400
hours. And during that long period, we
two have been in a state sometimes known as LOVE.
So, what is LOVE?
Love seems to be a state of energy that flows between two
human entities. Sometimes it’s between a
man and a woman, but often between an adult and a child, or between two adults
of the same gender. The gender doesn’t
matter, although often people pretend that it does matter.
The energy flow is a form of attractant that makes humans
want to be close, both physically and even mentally. It means that the involved humans want to be
near one another, and to talk with one another, and to physically touch one
another, and to share experiences together.
Sometimes, the attractant extends to include sexual congress, but that
is simply one of the many forms the LOVE attractant may take. There is frequently great confusion between
love and sexual congress. When engaging in sexual activities, including
intercourse, people often claim Love. But such activity is merely one happy
activity that is included within the broader domain of Love.
And we, Richard & Carol Schmidt, have been engaged in a
happy state of Love for coming on 65 years.
Does that mean that we never quarrel, or disagree? No, of course not. A
happy life together includes many bumps in the road, including some serious
swerves to one side or another. But the happy life never loses its energy, and
there is always that happy life that survives the many bumps and swerves that
life tosses at us all.
Over that 65 years, we have shared so many happy
experiences, and traveled to so many exotic places. Now, sitting here in our
pandemic-imposed stay-at-home status, we have our memories of travels to 22
countries and all 50 states. Some trips became a life for a while—India, for
example over four years, and including the arrival of our third wonderful
child. But all of our trips provided us
with evidence that the world’s differences are to be celebrated, as are all
humans.
As the years have fallen away, one by one, we have changed
physically, and hopefully matured mentally. But we have always believed that
humankind is to be celebrated. Those who choose to ignore that rule, live
always in a state of ignorance. And such humans are to be pitied and then set
aside, to make room for all the loving, caring people we have come to know as a
part of our lives together.
So, we celebrate LIFE and our happy 65 years together. May
all people experience the joy that has remained with us for all those happy
years. And we illustrate below our life
together. Yes, we are different than when we began. But inside, we remain the
same loving couple.
And so once more
TO US MY LOVE
TO THE NEXT 65 YEARS TOGETHER
Love Forever
