Yesterday during the Renaissance Festival, when we have finally decided to leave, we tried to find the exit from the festival.  While I was walking, I overheard this lady talking to what seemed like a couple saying (it might not be exact and I'm sure):  "It's either you get married or you don't get married—that's pretty much what your life is gonna end up to be."

This made me think.  Even for the short two seconds that I passed by this lady, what she said made me think.

Once you get married, you're committed to a lifelong, well, commitment.  Once you get married, you've vowed to never end it nor be married again.  Because once you get married, you're a part of somebody else.  You can't just, I don't know, pull away from that somebody else because that would mean you're taking their life when you pull away.

Being married takes a lot of gut to do.  Even deciding who to marry is life-risking, what the heck.  I got so scared when I heard the lady I was like "I'M NEVER MARRYING ANYBODY.  I'M ADOPTING A KID.  NO HUSBANDS ALLOWED."

But here's where "not marrying" comes in.

When you don't marry anyone, you have this missing piece.  And that missing piece will haunt you even on the day you take your last breath.  I don't know which one is scarier: marrying and being committed to a lifetime thing, or not marrying and being lonely.

When you don't marry anyone, it's like you haven't fulfilled your purpose here on Earth.  And to think that someone is to be your partner for the rest of your life...  Wow.  If the both of you don't find each other and give up on finding each other, it'll just be like you have never lived.  At all.  Like you were born just because it's your mother's due date, not because you actually have a reason to be here.

If you don't marry anyone, it's like you're not human.

I just wish those people who decide they won't marry would think twice.  "Come on, dude, there's someone out there who's dying to see you.  Someone who would be content just to hear you breathing.  Just to see you."

Am I gonna end up marrying somebody?  Is somebody longing for me?  Is somebody looking for me?  Is that somebody... good-looking (laughs)?  Is that somebody smart?  Is he going to take care of me?  Would he end up making me cry?  Would I be happy if I found him?

If I seriously asked my mom these questions she would end up slapping me.  "You're too young to think about that!  You should study instead!  Be successful and give me a house!"  ...Asian parents, I tell you.

Wow.

"It's either you get married or you don't get married."

Still gets me, after being heard for more than 24 hours.

Tsk.