What's It Like to Be Married to Me?: And Other Dangerous Questions

by Linda Dillow

often-quoted verse Philippians 4:8 commands us to think and mediate, not on garbage, but on all the positive, commendable,

Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. The tragedy is that oh, so many wives have retranslated this precious verse, and their revised translation goes like this: Finally, my sisters, concerning your husband, if there is anything that is untrue or dishonorable, if you can find an action that is not right, a thought that is impure, if you see anything unlovely (a receding hairline or potbelly), if anything about his work or habits is not commendable, if you can think of one thing about him that is not excellent or praiseworthy, dwell on these things. Reflect on them, chew them over, and mediate on them. Stir the pot of negative thinking about your man, and the god of griping and discontent will be with you.

In the Chinese language, entire words are written with one symbol. Often two completely unlike symbols, when put together, have a meaning different from their two separate components. A beautiful example is the symbol of man and that of woman. When these symbols are combined, man plus woman equals good,

Man + Woman = Good in Chinese...and every other language. ;-)