Árdís - 01.01.1964, Qupperneq 19

Árdís - 01.01.1964, Qupperneq 19
Ársrit Bandalags lúterskra kvenna 17 publicly declared that the Moabitess Ruth, the widow, was to be- come his wife. And thus it came about that Ruth, the despised foreigner, the destitute widow became the bride of the rich land- owner Boaz. From this marriage of Ruth and Boaz sprang an auspicious lineage, the House of David. Naomi was rewarded for her toler- ance and goodness to her daughter-in-law, and spent many happy years nursing her grandchild Obed. This in short is the story of Ruth, but, I would like to leave with you a few thoughts, because I feel that the Book of Ruth has a message for us, the women of today. “Whither thou goest I will go, your people shall be my people, your God my God”. Can you imagine any woman in this day and age saying words like these to a mother-in-law? In our present day society the mother-in-law is looked upon as some kind of a monster. She is held up to ridicule, and made the scape-goat when things go wrong in many marriages. We of course all know, that mothers- in-law are as different as people are different, but, every mother wants only what is best for her child. Society would do well if, instead of ridicule and criticism, thereby teaching the young people to hold their in-laws in contempt, they would teach them to honor and respect them. I think many a young couple would be glad to take the advice of parents and in-laws, if they were not afraid of being ridiculed by their friends and neighbours. I happened to hear a conversation between a young wife and a middle-aged woman the other day. The young one said: “I like my mother-in-law. We do not always agree on everything, but we get along fine, and she has helped us in so many ways”. “But my dear”, said the other one, “that is im- possible! You really should stay away from your in-laws, they always want to be bossing you around.” The girl just said, “Well, I still like her.” Ideas such as these can be very harmful, and when they come to the young people from all directions: radio, TV and even marriage counsellors, they come to be the accepted conclusion, and gradually destroy family life as we know it can be. “Honour your father and mother” has been an accepted commandment up to now, but it seems as if it should read “Honour them only until you marry—after that, their love and counselling can only harm
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