Some might argue that Marriage is a paper certificated contract between two humans. And in some states, is engendered with as a man and woman only and some states, it is whomever you choose to love.
I have come down to a place in my life about this subject, which may be different from other local bloggers, community members or national speakers might feel about it. And it might be the first time in my life that I have finally had to make the decision to step up in my life and live it.
No, I am not LGBT or any other label that someone wants to slap on my forehead. I am just a simply person who lives a simple life. This commentary may lose me some friends, family, business or engender further economic strain and stratification. And it might be the same way for many other families across this great nation.
Have you ever felt that someone else around you deserves to live their lives in peace? Without unearned slander, libel or label unless they so choose to apply it?
I believe two people should be able to live together and stay together, regardless of race, gender or any status, unless they so choose to bring it into their lives. And this may mean that they also will have to live with the stigma of past generations that may look down upon them as though they are not humans or people worthy of the basic rights of respect and love.
To me, marriage is about two people, who love each other. That are coming together to profess to their community that they are willing to take a step of a greater responsibility, to love, to nurture and to live the rest of their lives together. They may or may not choose to bring a child or multiples of children into their lives. That they are willing to make this union and bond for life that is enshrined on a marriage vow and certificated at a court house in their legal jurisdiction.
I feel that they are just looking for the same right, the same love and attention that anyone else wants. They don't want to be treated as spectacles, obfuscations, abhorants or problems.
Now I could spend a long time looking all over the internet for statistics two and fro about the subject. To defend, argue, debate, debase and honestly waste a whole lot of life tragically that our nation could be using to look at the REAL problems facing cities, our nation, our world.
Yet, this subject engendered so much anger, hatred and emotional tragedy. Does anyone else see a problem here? Why are we wasting time and energy on the subject, when there is so much other things that our nation needs fixing
As long as they are not hurting anyone, I'll go find some other subject to deal with and would love to take my community forward and on to the next thing? Hell, let them do what they want, even if they need to go to online paper mill for their marriage certificate....
