Journey to Joy: Cultivating Kindness in Marriage : หน้า 44/376

Journey to Joy 44 other kindly. This means using polite, respectful, truthful and constructive words. Kind words make love sweeter. Warmth and a sense of security will pervade the household. Spouses should cherish each other. The longer they live together, the more they should care for each other. By caring for each other, they remain youthful and content; therefore, we should allow goodness to nourish mutual compassion for one another. If there is a quarrel, the couple should act as lions do. When two lions confront each other, one will crouch down and end the quarrel peacefully. This acquiescence is not a loss; instead it is a victory of the mind, preventing the couple from becoming slaves to mutual rage. Love and compassion should be reciprocated; anger should not be answered by anger, but by calmness. Then, the couple will be able to maintain healthy married lives.