I have seen enough to know

I have seen enough to know
that person sitting in the chair next to yours on the beach.
I have seen enough to know
that sometimes we are oblivious to our own blindness.
I have seen enough to know
that self-confrontation lets a self see what it normally can't see.
I have seen enough to know
that maturity involves establishing and extending emotional sight.
I have seen enough to know
that we pass on our successes and failures to succeeding generations.
I have seen enough to know
that as we mobilize our self to do what's necessary it becomes a gift to others.
I have seen enough to know
that the futures we want are not in our pasts.
I have seen enough to know
that the present is where the final working out of our past takes place.
I have seen enough to know
that as we resolve the past in the present we rewrite our family legacy.
I have seen enough to know
that integrity driven leaps of faith actually enhances our capacity to love.
I have seen enough to know
that marriage holds our partner's happiness hostage and the ransom prices is personal growth.
I have seen enough to know
that we can't demand safety and security if we plan to make headway in life.
I have seen enough to know
that clean pain is a doorway to a world where hope exists.
I have seen enough to know
that the person sitting next to you on that beach could be your spouse.
I have seen enough to know
that when couples say 'yes I will' and 'I do' it's really for the next three generations to work out.
I have seen enough to know
the real challenge is if you can see yourselves in those chairs together.

I can.
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