"On Marriage"
Then Almitra spoke again and said, "And what of marriage Master?" And He answered saying:
You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore,
You shall be together even when white wings of death scatter your days. Aye, you shall be together even in the silent memory of the Gods. But let there be space between your togetherness,
and let the wings of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. Fill each others cup but drink not from one cup. Give one another of your bread but eat not form the same loaf. Sing and dance together and be joyous,
But let each one of you be alone, even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music. Give your hearts but not into each others keeping, for only the hand of life can contain your hearts. And stand together, yet not too near together: for the pillars of the temple stand apart, and the oak tree and the cypresss grow not in each others shadow.
Be Two....And One!
