Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans. ~Peter F. Drucker
I ran across this quote this morning while doing my daily research. It struck me. It made me think, is this why women, me in particular, are so desirous of marriage? ...only promises and hopes, but no plans....I don't want an endless supply of promises and a fountain of hope. I want the plan. I want the action that is implied in the commitment of marriage. We are together taking action, being in motion, to uphold our promises and hopes to each other. We are making plans for the future. Of course we hope and pray that they work out but we have a commitment that we will stay together to work it out. That is what a good/healthy marriage is to me. It is that commitment to the commitment. It is the commitment that you don't have to wonder what happens next. Will he honor his promise or will he honor his commitment?
I ran across this quote this morning while doing my daily research. It struck me. It made me think, is this why women, me in particular, are so desirous of marriage? ...only promises and hopes, but no plans....I don't want an endless supply of promises and a fountain of hope. I want the plan. I want the action that is implied in the commitment of marriage. We are together taking action, being in motion, to uphold our promises and hopes to each other. We are making plans for the future. Of course we hope and pray that they work out but we have a commitment that we will stay together to work it out. That is what a good/healthy marriage is to me. It is that commitment to the commitment. It is the commitment that you don't have to wonder what happens next. Will he honor his promise or will he honor his commitment?
