A woman once came to see The Buddha to complain about her marriage and her husband.
After the woman had poured out all her grievances, The Buddha asked the woman, "From what you've described to me, it seems to me that you are saying your marriage and your husband is imperfect."
"Yes!" said the woman, "That's what I've been trying to tell you."
"Just out of curiosity, do you make mistakes sometimes?" asked The Great Teacher.
"Why yes, of course!" replied the woman, "I'm only human, you know."
Nodding his head in understanding, The Buddha asked again, "Do you get angry sometimes?"
"Definitely!"
"And when you are angry, do you scold your husband and children unreasonably, out of anger?" asked The Great Master gently.
"Yes, I did," admitted the woman, apologetically.
"Hmm ......... considering that you did all of the above, it seems that you're not perfect, too, eh?" said The Buddha.
Embarrassed, the woman smiled sheepishly at The Buddha as He continued,
"So, if you're not perfect, and your husband is also imperfect, how then can you expect a perfect marriage?!"
"2 wrongs don't make a right."
"Easily seen are other's faults;
Hard to see are our own."
- The Buddha
"People can do us wrong; but we must always do right."
"The more evil that comes to me,
The more good will radiate from me."
- The Buddha
"Avoid making other people's problem our problem."
"Who's right? Who's wrong?
As long as you argue, You're wrong."
"Which is more important - The harmony of a relationship, or being right?"
"Agreeing that someone is right does not mean you are wrong."
"To be free is to let go;
To let go is to forgive;
To forgive is to love;
To love is to accept;
To accept is to know it does NOT matter."
(* Really, a lot of things in life REAL-ly does not matter )
"No one is right, because arguing is always wrong.
Just like 2 boxers slugging it out in the ring,
Both the winner and the loser always come away battered and bruised."
- Ajahn Maha Boowa Nanasampanno
"Avoid risking your happiness just to win some small point."
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"Ingredients to a good / successful partnership :
Communication, Co-operation, Compromise, Support."
