A Happy Ending

Last week I mentioned a coworker of mine who's fiance moved out of home without a word. If you remember she had asked me if it was a good idea to go to him and talk about what happened. I told her that if she just had to know why and was prepared for the answer than it may be a good idea to go.

I finally had a chance to talk with her to follow up on what happened. It took her about a week to build the courage to go talk with him and she said she's so happy she did. Apparently her fiance's son was staying with them and had become a complete disruption to their lives. According to her there were daily arguments which had progressively become more and more heated. It was to a point where nobody wanted to be in that home anymore.

My coworker and her fiance don't have a home phone, nor do they have mobile phones, it's a decision they made on purpose; they also don't have a TV or home computer. So, when the fiance decided to remove his son from the house he had no way to let her know without risking his son running away. He told her that there was no way he could allow his son to be in that house anymore and bring the level of unhappiness he was into their lives. So he just decided to pack up his son's things and take him to an uncle's house.

When they all sat down and talked the fiance told his son that he loved his future wife very much, and will not let the actions and words of his son separate them any longer. He asked his son if he was willing to be civil and try to live within the rules set in that house. Unfortunately the son refused and his father decided that the love he had for both his son and his future wife dictated that he go home with his wife and let his son try to make a living on his own.

What I want to point out in this story is that the discussion the three of them had was done in complete honesty, with some anger, and without malice; there was never an intent to hurt anyone. The end result may not have been ideal, however it's what is probably best for those involved. I think this is what this week's readings were about - living in truth with love may not always bring instant joy, but it will bring the peace necessary to allow the joy to begin.