I am a buddhist, and a member of Sokka Gakkai International, a buddhist organization. It’s better to read that site in regards to what buddhism is, that for me to write it all here. But the reason I am writing this entry is this. There is a weekly newsletter that I get from Sokka Gakkai, and in one of them I saw a very interesting and touching quote from Nichiren Daishonin, about a husband and wife and how they should be:
A husband and wife are as close as form and shadow, flowers and fruit, or roots and leaves, in every existence of life. Insects eat the trees they live in, and fish drink the water in which they swim. If grasses wither, orchids grieve; if pine trees flourish, cypresses rejoice. Even trees and plants are so closely related. The hiyoku is a bird with one body and two heads. Both of its mouths noursih the same body. Himoku are fish with only one eye each, so the male and female remain together for life. A husband and wife should be like them.
Hope you like it. I sure enjoyed reading it the first time. It took me far too long to realize the things in this small story. I love you Melissa.
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