I stand by all my previous reasonings. I thank Jah for the example set by HIM.
I still believe and will die believing that if a man really and truly cares for a womyn, he will find no hesitation in confirming it in writing, especially if it brings a sense of peace to her. I still try to imagine a brother approaching an empress and saying:
I am totally committed to you. I love you. I want to relieve you of your virginity, because I want to have a child with you so it is not a sin, it is not for lustful reasons. And by the way, I will not commit to you in writing because it is not necessary. I want you to share something so precious and dear to you that you can only give away once. But if you need this love of mine to be confirmed in writing, that is not gonig to happen.
If an empress would consult her own father about this kind of offer, I do not believe there is a rasta man alive who loves his daughter who would consult for her to enter into such an arrangement.
I personally have no problem with being loving and giving and I would hope when I do encounter my life partner, he will have no problem in committing to me in writing. After all it is such a small thing, yes? This way, the whole world will know that the I belongs to me and I belong to him. This idea of a contract is ancient. It is nothing new. It has stood the test of time, because it does hold value. That is what I believe. Again, I thank HIM for his example.
Wives should submit to their husbands. This is an easy thing to do when the husband is an honorable man. By committing in writing increases one's understanding of how strongly he feels about his wife. A written commitment says: Yes, this is real. Yes, here is the proof. You are my wife and I am your husband. I want to offer you something more than just shacking up with you. I want to offer you something more than bastard babies. And so I want to make you my wife and I am willing to put it in writing. I want your family to know and my family to know that we intend for this to be everlasting. Even if it does not last forever, I am willing to approach it as if it will last forever.
I do believe there are empresses living with partners without the benefit of a written commitment. I also believe if their partners would offer them such a commitment, they would be accepting of it. I believe it is usually the man who insists the written contract is not important. I believe it is the man who will suggest a written contract is materialistic; that it is a way of making worldly demands. I believe that is a lie from hell and I pray that every empress recognizes that for what it really is.
Again, all praise be to HIM for setting the right example by putting his commitment to his empress in writing. Being all-wise, HIM knows the value of doing so.
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