A Journey

 ( courtesy: www.pinterest.com) Couple days ago, I chatted with a friend on Facebook. She told me that a friend of her asked her to do a plastic surgery because her friend thought my friend’s jawbone is too high. Furthermore, even the friend has insulted her that she would never be beautiful though she has a plastic surgery. Honestly, I saw nothing wrong with my friend’s appearance. She is beautiful the way she is. She is attractive the way she is. I think the one who has criticized my friend’s appearance is the one who is not comfortable the way she looks herself. My friend and I were graduated from Faculty of Letters. As students of Faculty of Letters, Shakespeare’s sonnet was a part of the curriculum. I remember I had a final exam on Shakespeare’s sonnet, the sonnet 130. Sonnet 130 My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun; Coral is far more red than her lips’ red; If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun; If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her...

(http://www.bridebox.com/blog/wedding-flower-glossary-illustrated/) When I was young, I thought that a wedding was the happiest moment in a girl's life. A plain girl met her fairy godmother who turned her into a beautiful girl. The girl then fell in love with Prince Charming. Next, the girl married Prince Charming. They lived happily ever after. The end.  Well, most fairy tales end with the wedding between the girl with her Prince Charming. That's why most of female friends I know (well including myself) have started the relationship with starry eyes, head over the clouds of happily-ever-after ending. Yet, no fairy tales tell about the life after marriage.  When a couple got married, they must do the marriage vow, no matter whatever their religions are. A marriage is a sacred union in every religion. Therefore, a marriage vow is a promise said in front of men and God.  I ...., take you ....., to be my husband/ wife, to have and to hold fro...