I am very opinionated.
Most of my ideas can be considered, controversial and polarizing.
I am also very stubborn and , and it will take a lot of intellectual a lot of intellectuals.
Prodding to convince me to change my mind mind, wage.
I think that is why there are people who, despite my eccentricities still, come to me and ask, for my opinion, on things.
One happened just a few weeks ago, my daughter's friend took is only 20 years old.
Wanted to know what I thought about marriage.
Her boyfriend of one year asked for her hand in marriage.
And she said, yes, her parents weren't happy with her decision because they believed she was too young to settle down.
She came to me, hoping I could persuade her parents to agree with her decision.
Unfortunately, I belong to the same generation as her parents home.
I told her, I thought they were right.
I said that ultimately, this was her life and under the law, she was old enough to make this decision.
However However, I explained that she was giving up a lot by tying the knot.
I said it wasn't wrong to want to be with the man she loves, but if that love, they had had, were been real.
Then waiting a few more years would not mattered matter.
I explained that life is already complicated enough and combining two lives into one adds more complications complications, marriage is supposed to be for life.
They don't say a death.
Do us part in the vows for kicks.
I told her that I wasn't in a position to dictate what she does with her life but , but I did advise her to think things through as thoroughly as she could.
I think she is still going through with the wedding.
I Furthermore, I don't regret telling her my thoughts about her plans.
She needed to hear that from someone other than her mom and dad and , and she'd know.
They weren't just saying that because they were her parents.