After a wedding ceremony in Singapore a few years ago, the father of the bride took his new son-in-law aside to give him some advice on how to keep the marriage long and happy.
"You probably love my daughter a lot," he said to the young man.
"Oh yes!" the young man sighed.
"And you probably think that she is the most wonderful person in the world," the old man continued.
"She's sooooo perfect in each and every way," the young man cooed.
"That's how it is when you get married," said the old man. "But after a few years, you will begin to see the flaws in my daughter. When you do begin to notice her faults, I want you to remember this. If she didn't have those faults to begin with, Son-in-law, she would have married someone much better than you!"
---Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung?, by Ajahn Brahm---
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