When
I was having a chit-chat with my colleague, she asked me all of a sudden, “How
did your husband propose
to you at that time? Was it romantic?” I was numbed by her words for a
while, and then burst into laughter, “My husband is a bit rigid, so do you
think his proposal would be romantic?” Though I said in that way, I felt very
sweet in heart when thinking of my husband’s proposing to me. To be honest, his
proposal was actually by no means romantic without flowers, diamond ring and
any other surprise. It was even could not be called “marriage proposal”.
At that time, he gave me a book about Ireland,
which, now I am thinking was a long-established plan. At the weekend when I
finished the book, he came to me and asked me whether I had finished the book.
Seeing me nod my head, he felt very pleased and said to me in a low but happy
voice, “If you like, we can get married in an Irish way!”
At that time, my heart was totally convinced by the romantic
and sacred law of
marriage in Ireland .
The book told me that Ireland
believes in Catholicism and prohibited divorce. Therefore, when a couple get
married, they are supposed to choose the time of their marriage which ranges
from 1 year to 100 years. The most
impressive of this law of marriage lies in the inverse relationship between the time of
marriage and the fees to be charged. If you choose 1 year for your marriage,
you shall pay as much as 2, 000 sterling pounds plus receiving a
dictionary-thick reference of rights and responsibilities. But if you choose
100 years, then you are very lucky and only need to pay 0.5 pound for the fees
and receive a short but heart-touching note in all women’s eyes: “I have no
idea the clear rights and responsibilities
for my left hand to my right hand, my right leg to my left leg, my left eye to
my right eye and my right sphere of brain to the left. Actually, they are an
integrated whole and live by each other and cheer for each other. Finally, I
would like this pink note to convey my best wishes to your one-hundred-year
marriage! May you live happily all your lives!”
I still remember at that time that I said to my husband,
“Ok, so sir, please choose the time you expect our
marriage to last!” He said happily, “I even do not bother to think about it
and would definitely choose 100 years because it is highly money-saving!”
Later, I married him, a man who would like to stay with
me for 100 years. Although we are not bound by the law of marriage in Ireland , we
have cherished our vow to discipline ourselves all the time. We have married
like Irish people and look on our marriage as a life-long commitment and spare no effort to nourish it hand
in hand as we are gradually aging together.
I
also sincerely hope that every pair of lovers in the world can get married like
Irish people and love and protect each other whole-heartedly by committing
themselves to a 100-year marriage.
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