CHAPTER 7

BEING HUMAN

Whatever in a Worried World

Any decision I make is the biggest decision of my life.

—CARMELO ANTHONY, basketball star

THE SECRET TO A HAPPY MARRIAGE

When my parents celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary, it was a gala including all their friends and family members. All in attendance wanted them to explain how to make marriage last. Mom stood up, radiant as always, and thanked all who were there. She spoke lovingly of her family and especially her husband. She was dressed elegantly, like the important occasion that it was, and she said with a clear voice, “It was love at first sight with John, and I love him now more than I did fifty years ago. We have supported each other every step along the way. We never fight ...

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