Tyan's Photoblog
Wedding Series: Reach out for love
Posted by tyan (Singapore, Singapore) on 28 August 2007 in Abstract & Conceptual.
Shuling's wedding aisle was strewn with heart-shaped petals like these so i picked one,put it on Lawrence's shoulders and Ian reaches out for it...
The pastor tells us a shocking statistic of 1 in every 3 marriages here end in divorce. Only by God's grace can we continue to stay faithful and committed to each other. It doesnt happen magically,but needs all of us to reach out, make that extra effort to communicate and stay committed to each other.
Nancy from Singapore
hhmmm...1 in 3 marriages end in divorce. Communicating is much more difficult than staying committed!
28 Aug 2007 5:17am
@Nancy: if there is no good communication,then the motivation to stay committed will be eroded,dont you agree? I thought pastor was exaggerating,i rem reading on papers it was 1 in 5.But then again,1 in 5 is serious enough. Can u imagine,by the time Robyn,Marcus,Caleb and Ian go to school,say in their class of 40,there will be 8 kids who come from troubled homes?And if the paster is right,almost 15?i wonder how they will be like?Yesterday's papers talked abt people in UK afraid to go out at night because they are lots of youth gangs,and these youths come from troubled homes..
@Dimitrios: thanks Dimitrios,havent seen heart-shaped petals often so wanted to take a picture of one.thanks for popping by!:)
@badala: thank you badala
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Such a sweet capture tyan, and very wise words, I totally agree, comunication is a very important part of marriage.
The situation with youths here is going to get worse I fear, thankfully where I live it is ok, but go into some of the towns and cities, then things can be a bit rough. I worked in a town, and every day you would see a group of teenage mums (some as young as 15!) pushing their babies, in their expensive pushchairs, (they have never worked and probably never will, living their lives with hand outs from the government). Having a child to some of these teenagers is seen as a must have fashion accesory, to be dressed in designer clothes, it's a case of children having children! The thing that will be lacking in our society soon will be people with no manners, morals or respect, for anyone or anything, not even themselves, it's a very sad thing :(
28 Aug 2007 8:57am
@MaryB: thanks very much for sharing, mary,what you've said saddens me a lot,'children having children indeed',and yes,soon we will be producing a generation that is amoral and increasingly depraved.When i was teaching i did counseling as well and i also face kids who got pregnant with people they know online,and after having the baby,they dont know whether the baby should grow up knowing them as 'mom' or lie to them as 'sister'.Scarred for life. There are also girls who willingly have sex with multiple partners because they wanted to feel loved and wanted.There are also those who inflict pain on themselves,cutting themselves with scissors,knives and what not.This is really a sad generation we are living in Mary. And i think it will only get worse.
Catalin from Bucharest, Romania
very interesting and original shot. good work man
28 Aug 2007 9:01am
@Catalin: thanks very much for your kind encouragement!
Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States
This is an eye-catching image. I appreciate even more the information that goes with the photo. In my line of work, I get to counsel young people before they take the next step of marriage. The things I try to stress are: communication, commitment, and allowing God to be their guiding partner in all they do as a married couple. The conversations among some of the comments here are chilling; one more thing -- we Christians have divorce statistics that are not much different from the rest of the world. Somehow we're missing the mark big time. There is too much "me" in marriages today, and not nearly enough "we".
28 Aug 2007 10:32am
Rebecca from Leicester, United Kingdom
Very beautifully captured, tyan! And love the most apt narrative. Excellent piece.
28 Aug 2007 1:54pm
Dawn Sutherland from Phoenix, United States
Yes we should all take a hint from that title. Very cute.
28 Aug 2007 10:35pm
jen from Alpharetta, United States
Awwww what an abolutely beautiful and touching shot
29 Aug 2007 1:03am
Rags from Plano, United States
I is really sad that marriages end up that way. I hope that mine will last when i do decide to get married.
29 Aug 2007 2:21am
