Very recently it was reported by the National Audit office that marriage is in decline. The Sunday Times reported that the proportion of adults in England and Wales who choose to marry has fallen to the lowest rate since figures were first recorded in 1862.
Just fewer than 23 in every 1,000 unmarried men got married last year, the figure for women is fewer than 21. The figure also shows that 44% of babies are born out of marriage. UK as a whole is in marked decline, from a peak in 1972. As for staying married, the divorce rate for new couples is now about 45%. This is gloomy news! And it got me think..... Has the death been pronounced? Will a time come when cohabiting couples will outnumber married couples? I fear that this is already so........ what do you think? Do you think that generations to come will no longer see marriage as necessary? Please leave your thoughts at the end of this piece, by clicking comments..... let me know what you think.... straight from my heart I can't help thinking......
the death is pronounced on a cold hearted land
Society- for fear of reprieve have gone its own way
society torn apart by politicians at war
seeking to leave their name in sands....
O what death is this that I speak of?
a death of oneness in mind
of families leaving truly as one
of man and woman united in body and soul
proclaiming through marriage their oneness in heart for ever!
It is a death of love...... or is it really?
For love too is now defined
By want of gain,
It is self seeking,
Exposing its lust in endless courts of law!
O! That children would know again the truth......
that love really seeks not its own
but labours on for the good in others
O! That there would be a resurrection
of cords of love, that truly binds,
that will survive the fights and struggles
in the house of marriage!
© Deboo April 2008
5 comments:
This blog has aptly described today's society and the manner in which the sanctity of marriage has been desecrated.
Why won't marriages continue to fail,and more and more people with lack of belief in anything choose to cohabit? Since no moral values whatsoever is upheld or promoted by this political incorrectness society,then I think not only marriage but many other worthy issues that the forbears of this society believed and stood for would meet with same fate as marriage and love.
Children will continue to have children who turn out to lack self-confidence and depend largely on benefit with no personal goals and ambitions.
IT'S INDEED THE DEATH OF ALL MORAL VALUES IN TOTALITY. WHAT A SHAME!!! AND WHO'S TO BLAME???
I guess reading the below confirms that we married people are in the minority.
Never mind! I love being married so minority is good for me at the moment.
It is just so sad that there is so much family breakdown. I pray it will not get to that stage that everyone will be cohibiting.
seun
Just read this and thought its really fab! for me as a christian marriage is the way to go so there are no two ways there. regardless of what society does.
Yup... falling in love with the same person, many times.. over the course of your life time... well said. when 2 become one, it means really falling in love with ourselves, over and over again... that's why love starts with self..
"It is a death of love...... or is it really?
For love too is now defined
By want of gain,
It is self seeking,
Exposing its lust in endless courts of law!" so true.. most people nowadays go into marriage for what they can get out of it, even before they step into it.
Marriage is a God ordained institution, and I pray it remains so... well done luv... I was really blessed by this.. much luv xxx
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