tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753650580730707998.post8416944718413324567..comments2023-11-03T04:09:06.577-04:00Comments on Londinium: J.S. Bach (Part II)Kurt Poterackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13902668564153232842noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753650580730707998.post-73798755811201168842008-11-14T09:11:00.000-05:002008-11-14T09:11:00.000-05:00Lambie resents your saying he can't sing. He also...Lambie resents your saying he can't sing. He also says it wouldn't work out between you and me because you are not a tenor. Being a mezzo-tenor isn't good enough, sorry!Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06221464682706193091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753650580730707998.post-1922731668535676082008-11-13T14:28:00.000-05:002008-11-13T14:28:00.000-05:00Dear Lambie,I can't say that I'm Dr. Poterack, but...Dear Lambie,<BR/><BR/>I can't say that I'm Dr. Poterack, but here's my $0.02. It seems to me that marriage is one of those things where you wouldn't contract it with anyone with whom there wasn't a mutual sharing of at least some of your interests. For instance, while one person may enjoy philosophy, hiking, and Star Trek (in that order), the other may enjoy hiking, Star Trek, and philosophy. But person 2 loves music and has a phenomenal voice and person 1 can't sing but enjoys music.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, you know who I'm talking about.<BR/><BR/>However, it is not necessary for both people to love the same thing, as long as the couple is complementary. My Dad loved mechanics, carpentry and theology arguments. My Mom, on the other hand, never participated in any of the above unless she was called upon to do so. Alternately, Mom had her interests and hobbies which Dad never participated in, unless called upon to do so.<BR/><BR/>Just my $0.02. :)Anthony Smithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12031052883654418090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753650580730707998.post-48332744034513798742008-11-12T14:30:00.000-05:002008-11-12T14:30:00.000-05:00It's an interesting question, Dr. Poterack. I've ...It's an interesting question, Dr. Poterack. I've wondered myself whether I could marry someone who didn't appreciate the music I do or who really wasn't interested in philosophy. On the one hand, you could imagine vocation touching you on a deeper level (for instance, your mentioning how Victoria intended to give up music for the sake of the higher--there are probably others who have done that, and indeed St. Thomas counted all his work as "so much straw" at the end), so marriage as a vocation could be a calling in itself that would surpass career/activities. On the other hand, though, if you have developed skills, talents, and desires for a reason, it would make sense for your spouse, your other self, to also share in these things. :)Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06221464682706193091noreply@blogger.com