Marriages are made in heaven. You are sure to know this saying. And each of us, proposing to our sweetheart or saying “yes” to this proposal hope that our marriage will also be strong, happy and last for ever – will be made in heaven. You will say, not now, at the time of high divorce rate and adultery, at the time when eternal values have turned into bookish things and are almost forgotten. What I can answer you – it is never late to do a good thing, especially when we have such great examples – while they live among us.
Clarence Vail and his wife Mayme have been living together for 83 years. They got married in 1925, survived the Great Depression and World War II, brought up six children. Today the couple shares their secret of their long and happy (though not always easy) married life. They say they don’t have any special recipe or magic spell; they just took seriously what they said to each other in 1925 staying at the altar. “You take your vows, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer,” Mayme said. “I guess you just stick to it, come what may.” And it came. Together with all grand and great-grand children the couple has 186 descendants. Clarence and Mayme are proud of their family and are going into “Guinness World Records” for being married longer than any other living couple on earth.
Clarence Vail and his wife Mayme have been living together for 83 years. They got married in 1925, survived the Great Depression and World War II, brought up six children. Today the couple shares their secret of their long and happy (though not always easy) married life. They say they don’t have any special recipe or magic spell; they just took seriously what they said to each other in 1925 staying at the altar. “You take your vows, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer,” Mayme said. “I guess you just stick to it, come what may.” And it came. Together with all grand and great-grand children the couple has 186 descendants. Clarence and Mayme are proud of their family and are going into “Guinness World Records” for being married longer than any other living couple on earth. What is even more interesting and seems almost incredible for all modern people, is that the couple is said to have had no quarrels since 1946!!! That’s a real art – art of communication, art of hearing and listening, art of compromising and forgetting… Isn’t it that recipe or magic spell we all need badly?! It’s a nice lesson to all of us – it teaches how to love, how to live together, how to understand and forget each other, how to be happy in marriage…
I want to wish the long-livers health and more joy from their children, grandchildren, great grand-children and great-great grandchildren! God bless you!
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