Friday, July 16, 2004

Story fragment: The good/bad marriage

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Body was the one who always felt like grounded being, who always knew *where* she was who she was. Soul was the one who felt like a virtual particle, free-floating, unattached except to aspirations. But the aspirations were always changing and in response so was he.

The issue churning them was that God had made the marriage and hadn't been kidding. No one night stand. On the contrary!

So now... one has to ask, what shape is the marriage in? "Can this marriage be saved"?

Soul says: No, it's completely over.

Body says: It's clear we're bonded forever.

The counselor looks at the shape the two of them make across the table. His mouth hangs open. Can they both be right? Can they both be wrong?

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