Death of the heart vs the will to survive
March 16, 2012
Marriage is an arrangement of two people who decide to commit to a relationship, often vowing "til death do us part". The literal interpretation of this, is physical death. However the marriage statistics clearly show that half of marriages do not hold out for physical death.
The reason many marriages do not survive has to do with a death of the heart. Somewhere along the way, a relationship has died. There is no vitality left, because one of the two vital organs has given up. It is much like being on life support, where either the body or the brain is being kept alive while the other has stopped. When this happens physically, death is imminent. In a marriage, if one of the partners has death of the heart, the brain is likely to follow eventually.
However, miracles do happen, and when they do, doctors attribute it to a 'strong will to live'. The will to live is very important in marriage counselling. Even if you think there is death of the heart, all it takes is a glimmer of will to survive. Even if you think your relationship will take a miracle, counselling can help you discover that hope.
