Thought for today:
"Should you ever have the good fortune to fall in love with and marry a good woman who loves you, but who also loved her deceased husband, please learn that in such circumstances it takes 'a big man' to walk successfully in the footsteps of the good man who preceded him. It should never present either threat or competition that in the cricket match of life, he opened before you on the field of play nor ought his inherent goodness ever be measured, compared or contrasted against yours, as any comparison could never represent 'like for like' or detract from each other's intrinsic worth as individuals or partners. Though you will seek to make your own path in life with your new bride, there is bound to be occasion when past memories will intrude upon current bliss. That is why there can never be any more wholesome way to live which produces the greatest profit of emotions than to live for the moment and allow the past to respectfully remain so." William Forde: August 8th, 2013.
"Should you ever have the good fortune to fall in love with and marry a good woman who loves you, but who also loved her deceased husband, please learn that in such circumstances it takes 'a big man' to walk successfully in the footsteps of the good man who preceded him. It should never present either threat or competition that in the cricket match of life, he opened before you on the field of play nor ought his inherent goodness ever be measured, compared or contrasted against yours, as any comparison could never represent 'like for like' or detract from each other's intrinsic worth as individuals or partners. Though you will seek to make your own path in life with your new bride, there is bound to be occasion when past memories will intrude upon current bliss. That is why there can never be any more wholesome way to live which produces the greatest profit of emotions than to live for the moment and allow the past to respectfully remain so." William Forde: August 8th, 2013.
