Forwarded from °CATHOLIC FEMININITY°
•°“Happiness in marriage must be earned. It is something you must work out for yourself, chiefly by forgetting yourself and serving others. No marriage is a success unless less you make it so, and that takes persistent effort and, still more, a constant and humble reliance on God.” – Fr. Lawrence G. Lovasik. The Catholic Family°•
•The rich industrialist was horrified to find the fisherman lying beside his boat, smoking a pipe.
'Why aren't you out fishing?' asked the industrialist.
"Because I have caught enough fish for the day:'
'Why don't you catch some more?'
"What would I do with them?'
"You could earn more money. Then you could have a motor fitted to your boat to go into deeper waters and catch more fish. Then you would have enough money to buy nylon nets. These would bring you more fish and more money. Soon you would have enough money to own two boats , maybe even a fleet of boats.
‘Then you would be a rich man like me.'
"What would I do then?”
‘Then you could sit back, and spend your time smoking your pipe whilst lying by your boat.’•
'Why aren't you out fishing?' asked the industrialist.
"Because I have caught enough fish for the day:'
'Why don't you catch some more?'
"What would I do with them?'
"You could earn more money. Then you could have a motor fitted to your boat to go into deeper waters and catch more fish. Then you would have enough money to buy nylon nets. These would bring you more fish and more money. Soon you would have enough money to own two boats , maybe even a fleet of boats.
‘Then you would be a rich man like me.'
"What would I do then?”
‘Then you could sit back, and spend your time smoking your pipe whilst lying by your boat.’•