On their 50th wedding anniversary and during the
banquet celebrating it, Tom was asked to give his
friends a brief account of the benefits of a marriage
of such long duration.
“Tell us Tom, just what is it you have learned from
all those wonderful years with your wife?”
Tom responds, “Well, I’ve learned that marriage is the best teacher of all.
It teaches you loyalty, meekness, forbearance,
self-restraint, forgiveness — and a great many
other qualities you wouldn’t have needed if you’d stayed single.”