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How can I plan for a life-long marriage?
我怎样规划一生之久的婚姻呢？
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E.M. and his wife have been married for 25 years and have 3 children. Here is what he has to say:
E.M.和妻子已经结婚25年，育有3个孩子。他是这么说的:
Marriage is a covenant. A covenant is different from a contract.
婚姻是盟约。盟约和合同是不一样的。
A contract is made between two people who are afraid of each other. (Landlords and tenants, employers and employees, suppliers and clients).
合同是为彼此有所顾忌的双方所建立的保障。（比如：房东和租客、雇主和工人、供应商和客户）
A covenant is between two people who love each other.
而盟约却是为彼此相爱的双方所建立的。
In marriage, there is no regular love; in marriage, there is only sacrificial love. In marriage, each spouse must make a sacrifice to keep the marriage covenant. Whoever makes those sacrifices is keeping the covenant. A contract will have a clause which specifies how the contract can be broken. In a covenant there is no such clause. Each spouse should fight hard and make every sacrifice to keep the covenant.
在婚姻中，没有平凡的爱；在婚姻中，只有牺牲的爱。在婚姻中，夫妻双方都要为着保守盟约而做出牺牲。不论谁做出牺牲都是在保守这个盟约。在合同当中会界定违约条款。但在盟约中没有这样的条款。夫妻双方都应该要努力和做出牺牲来保守这个盟约。
