As I write this, a couple of people whom I have never met are about to marry. I guess that it is happening every day, but this couple are celebrities, which means that the mass consciousness of humanity has somehow become obsessed with their lives. And as the bridegroom happens to be a prince, their wedding represents the ultimate in the romantic dream. It is but a dream though...
What does it mean when two people promise to love each other? Love is not something which one has any control over. It can come. It can go. To make a promise about how long it is going to last shows a complete misunderstanding of love. Indeed, to make such a promise is to implicitly claim control over love. Ironically, that is the most unromantic thing to do. A true romantic can but live in the emotions of the moment and at best have hopes, have trust in the future.
Promises, though... promises come from those who are insecure within themselves, who have not yet met god, who know not the beauty of the ocean depths. And those that would hear such promises, they too have not yet discovered the mystery of life, they too are grasping at straws.
Forget promises, especially promises of love. Love comes by grace. When it is flowing in the heart, let us rejoice. And when it is absent, let one sit silently, alone in the desert, until it returns. But let us not pretend to be in control of love. Let us not make promises of love.
