“Bear
one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” – Galatians 6:2
Yesterday I was
speaking with one of my senior colleague during the lunch hour. As we were
eating he started to speak about his wife. He told that she always feels tired
as she had undergone an operation recently but yet she prepares his lunch daily.
Both of them were actually married for more than 20 years. Yet he said that he
has to appreciate her more and share her burdens.
As he was speaking I
thought about my wife who wakes up at early hours and then prays and then start
cooking my meals. My wife is also working and once she returns from work she
takes care of our daughter and does the other household works also. During
midnight our little daughter feels hungry and so my wife will wake up and give
her the needed food and then will make her sleep. This process itself will take
nearly 45 minutes of her time at midnight.
But then she wakes up
at early morning without fail and takes so much care in preparing my lunch.
Sometimes I wonder how she does that. She never complains much about her heavy
work. And it actually surprised me a lot.
I try my best to share
her workload by assisting her in most of the thing except cooking. But I was
really surprised when my senior colleague is doing that even after 20 years of
their marriage life. As he was talking to me he said we have to share our
partner’s burden or else they will worn out mentally and physically.
What he said was
absolutely true! I can’t say to my wife that I am returning back from my work
so tired and so I won’t do any work. If I say that she feels all alone in her
life and soon she will get worn out. That will affect her peace and in turn it
will affect our marriage life.
You might say that
what your wife does is her responsibility to do and so you won’t share her
work. In family life we can’t say like that. We have to share one another’s
burdens. If your wife needs you to help her in taking care of your child, you
have to do that willingly.
Sometimes your husband
might feel tired after returning back from his work. He might be regularly
helping you in doing something once he returns back. But when he comes back
tired you should not insist him to do that. He will feel better if on that day
you share his work and finish it for him.
If God asks you to
bear some other person’s burden how much more we have to share the burden of
our own life partner. We have to do more.
My dear young friends,
do not despise the feeling of your spouse. Share their burden and make them
feel better. Then their love upon you will increase and your marriage life will
be filled with God’s joy and peace.
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