An unlikely conversation between Romeo and Juliet

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Lasting Love #4

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Some people say that our noble love would not have lasted anyway.  Naysayers, they are.

Says Romeo

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St. Augustine (354-430 A.D.) wrote The City of God and Confessions.

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Too many people get burned by love, they then find comfort in weighty religious writings. And shame and guilt come upon us.

Says Juliet

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Shame and guilt are artifacts of medieval Western civilization. Native peoples from around the world knew little about shame and guilt.

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How then can a noble love be sanctioned if the lovers are not manageable for the religious authorities via shame and guilt?

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Anyway, our love could have lasted all without the others. I mean, is there not a limit as to their demands for compliance?

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After finding our love, we were going to be exclusive of each other, meaning you or me were not looking for greener grass over the fence. Right?

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Yes, none of us would have had any reason to look because we were going to provide for all the intimate needs and wants of each other.

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Juliet, that's very idealistic, though. I mean, how can just one person provide all that for another over such a long time?

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Romeo, are you waffling? What are you saying? You're a monster!

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I am not. It's just, like, is all that possible? I mean, what do I know today about my needs and wants in 25 years? Or yours.

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And how do you know that you will be able to take care of these, my newfound needs and wants then?

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We do not have to think that far ahead of ourselves, Romeo. Nobody knows what will be in 1 or 25 years.

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Ah, good point. I guess we'll just keep working on ourselves and our relationship together.

Says Romeo

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Ongoing, reciprocal enchantment and surrender is the secret sauce, Romeo. Is that how love can last?

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Continued...

Says Juliet