Love and Compassion
Jan 6, 2009 Wedding Planning InstituteCertified Wedding Planners are witness to some of the most heartfelt, poignant, and loving moments in a couple’s life as they travel together from “Will you?” to “I do”. Too often these days, wedding news dwells on brides and grooms choosing to either scale back their wedding dreams or take on wedding debt.
We are in a financial crisis so far reaching that thousands of formerly affluent victims of a decades-long multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme have watched their collective net worth plummet, 250-year-old wedding crystal and tableware legend Waterford Wedgwood has declared bankruptcy, and our most vulnerable citizens are losing the battle to keep their homes or jobs or sobriety and swelling the ranks of homeless, overwhelming support systems and reducing community productivity.
But sometimes, the news includes a story of human triumph over adversity. Sometimes, a tale of compassion reaches out through the morass to give us hope for a better day. Such is the story of newlyweds Pony Cook and Barbara Abbey. Faith, trust, and love came together this past New Year’s Eve with the wedding of a formerly homeless drunk and a middle school teacher.
You may find their story thrilling or even troubling, but because of their ability to have hope, two people have found happiness together.
And we are all better for it.
Barbara Abbey and Pony Cook
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January 9th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
A quote from Sam Keen says it all, “You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by seeing an imperfect person perfectly.” In our our world where many people spend their lives looking for that perfect person, the story of Barbara Abbey and Pony Cook is a triumph of human emotion and underscores the idea that no matter where we are in our economic lives, love will find us if it is meant to be.
January 9th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Racquel, That is a beautiful way of looking at it. The Keen quote is inspiring for all those looking for love. We hope everyone can be as blessed as Barbara and Pony seem to be. And we’re betting that romantic streak makes your partner very happy.