Edit: “getting closer to marriage” is about the whole journey starting from being completely single

Edit: if this shower thought is too confusing to be useful to you, then here is a quote that gives some of the same guidance, is simpler, less philosophical, but less broad: “Don’t waste your time chasing butterflies. Mend your garden, and the butterflies will come” - Mario Quintana

  • dullbananas@lemmy.caOPEnglish
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    27 days ago

    This assume nobody can reach their potential unless they marry.

    In practice, my shower thought has nothing of value to those who are not on that path, but I gave this comment some thought anyway.

    Technically, reaching 100% of our earthly potential requires experiencing the highest level of earthly love and using our ability to reproduce. In practice, no one reaches 100%, and we probably can reach 99% without a spouse and kids.

    Even most religion would disagree with your idea considering most use chastity and isolation as a means to reach enlightenment.

    Since I’m Catholic, I believe that in a religious vocation, earthly things are given up for supernatural things. In my post, I said “earthly” to exclude religious vocations and Heaven.