The question is asked, “Is anything more beautiful in life than a young man and woman clasping smooth hands and pure hearts in the path of marriage?”  And the answer given is “Yes-there is a more beautiful thing: it is the spectacle of an old man and woman finishing their journey together on that path.

 

 

Their hands are gnarled but still clasped; their faces are wrinkled but still radiant; their hearts are tired but still strong.  They have proved the real happiness of marriage.”