It is obscene to me that in the age of technology and information so many are still obsessed with marriage. Gay marriage is being debated and fought for across the United States. Each state is trying to find out if the union of two homosexual people is acceptable or not. I love a good debate, but it’s clear to me that every marriage is wrong. Maybe if it’s not wrong, then the marriage is definitely nonsense. It’s unnecessary and purely a joke at this point. It is sad to see the need and thirst for this supposed union in so many citizens.
First we start with the process. According to our great society, someone is supposed to spend three to five paychecks on a diamond engagement ring. The idea is to spend enough money to show how much you love your spouse. The ring should reflect how much this person is worth. Silly me, I was under the impression that we stopped valuing people when slavery ended. I didn’t know that we are still imagining a price when we look at another human being. Maybe the next time you’re looking for someone important, you should sing “How much is that dog in the window?” Clearly, the diamond industry that fooled everyone long ago still has a strong hold on the minds of our people.
Assuming your partner accepts this hugely expensive rock, the process continues. Now the real show begins! Now you and your spouse-to-be must plan an elaborate ceremony and party to celebrate immediately afterward. Over the next few weeks, months, or years, the two of you and your families must plan how you’ll spend a fortune on this circus we call a wedding. Your friends and family will judge you based on how awesome the circus (wedding) show is. The concept is to outdo everyone else in your inner circle who has been married and make this event a memorable one for every person who attends. Clearly, this scam should have been dead from the start.
Once you’ve got the whole thing planned out, we’ll get to what is probably the funniest part of it all. The state representative (usually a pastor of some sort) asks her to take his mate as her equal and partner for the rest of their miserable lives. He must agree to deal with this person through sickness and health until they both return to earth and to the deity they believe in. Forever, all eternity, all her life from then on, she will spend with one person. No matter what happens, you will stay with that person forever. Eternity is infinite. What would make someone believe this is possible or even make sense to commit to is beyond me. When I was younger I hated broccoli. I love broccoli now. When I was younger, I loved sugary cereals. Now I don’t like anything. How can you honestly believe that you will be able to remain in love and committed to this person for the rest of your life? I’m not saying it’s impossible, but seriously, who in their right mind would want to deal with one person’s personality and nonsense for so long?
Those are the steps for a traditional marriage. For centuries, people have been doing my favorite type of marriage, arranged marriages. This is when your parents choose your spouse. SAY OH! what a joke In this tradition, you give your offspring to someone else’s offspring simply because you (the father) feel that this person or his family would fit perfectly with your offspring or your family. In the later part, you can probably find out how these people are selected. It would be ridiculously easy for me to say well, I want my doctor’s son to marry my daughter simply because they’re rich. Now my poor daughter will have to live with my doctor’s son or daughter for the rest of her life. She will have no choice, she will have no options, or she will tell. She simply must follow instructions and tradition. For the rest of her life, whether she likes it or not, she’s stuck with this other person. You can’t be serious!
Also, a large percentage of marriages do not last forever. They end up in ugly, expensive and heartbreaking divorces. Siblings are separated, families are torn apart, and relationships are abolished. All because at some point something happened that made the couple realize that they were no longer meant to be together forever. Maybe someone cheated and got caught. Perhaps one parent neglected the children and the other overwhelmed parent realized that they are truly alone and should not be legally attached to this person. It’s a sad fact, but rarely does a couple last forever. Why ruin that happy Circus performance memory you once had along with an ugly breakup that shatters the once great union of two people and their families?
If you believe in forever, I will not continue to scrutinize you. My question to you is why would your simple mind also believe that the state should unify them? Why would anyone feel like they must have a government document stating that they will be with their partner for eternity? It is simply a power play by the government. There is no reason you need to make this set of money and “tradition” to live with or cherish a person for their entire life. If you really love someone and you are so blinded by love that you want to be with that person until your last breath, then go for it. No need to spend three paychecks on a ring worth less than one of your paychecks, spend a fortune impressing people with a Circus performance and a celebration to follow. Mind you, I was kind enough to put aside the honeymoon. I only forgive you because it’s as funny as the movie “Who Framed Roger Rabbit.”
If you dare to think about the reward system that the government has put in place for married couples, I’ll erase that thought too. If you feel you must marry for medical or financial unity, that too is a delusion. Another trick of the jester we call Big Brother. Yes, there are certain perks that come with being married. However, these so-called benefits are simply what I said before. They are a bogus reward system. Those same things can be assigned by an attorney. You don’t even need to have the same lawyer to do it. You can write a will and take other steps to allow your spouse as much accessibility as you feel is worthy. It may be a longer process but you are actually saving money and avoiding the performance that society and the government want you to do in ring number three.
I declare that we must ban all marriages! No one should follow the elaborate song and dance that has become a tradition in our great society. We should empower ourselves by empowering people who we feel are worthy of sharing our lives with us. We should stop throwing away paychecks and ring down payments that the diamond industry knows are actually worth pennies. We will no longer allow these monetary things to take over us and force us to follow social protocol. Shame on those who pretend to make others jealous by besting their Circus with a larger one of their own.
If not for the desire to find an escape from The Matrix and free your mind, erase marriage from your life and your vocabulary to free your pockets. You can spend those five paychecks on something more beneficial for you, your family or your spouse. You can spend the fortune you would spend putting together that Circus act on something with real value. You can do many trips together with that same money; instead of just taking a “big” trip to the place that seemed great and fit your budget. Don’t focus on sexual purity and the need to wear white. Focus on your bank account or just the need to do the right thing.
