I hadn't thought of weddings as about declaring trust. The place in my mind where the halo of truth is around the pronouncements that are made is in court. What is the difference between vows and speaking under oath, I wonder?
What imbues what is said at a wedding with trust? From the sanctity, from making it official? Or is the special trustworthiness of what the couple says just a reflection of the love they are supposed to have? Ideally, truth and trust should come from love and not willpower.
I hadn't thought of weddings as about declaring trust. The place in my mind where the halo of truth is around the pronouncements that are made is in court. What is the difference between vows and speaking under oath, I wonder?
What imbues what is said at a wedding with trust? From the sanctity, from making it official? Or is the special trustworthiness of what the couple says just a reflection of the love they are supposed to have? Ideally, truth and trust should come from love and not willpower.