Article September 20, 2010 Issue

THY PLAN BE DONE

BY HELEN OSTENBERG ELSWIT

It's fine to have goals in life, but the ultimate guide to happiness and fulfillment comes from our spiritual perspective.

MY HUSBAND AND I FELL IN LOVE and married in our early 40s. Neither of us had been married before; we were both waiting for that right partner. At our wedding, the best man, Mark, gave a wonderful toast. It was funny, clever, and poignant. Mark's a writer by profession, so I knew he had crafted the toast meticulously. The gist of it was this: My husband, Robert, and I epitomized the essence of the phrase "opposites attract."