The Chinese proverb ‘may those in love ultimately become a couple’
expresses love ideally – wishing any 2 persons in love (under the sky) to be able to become a couple (without specifying any gender). In my fair opinion, any 2 persons truly in love should be allowed to marry, with regardless of gender and race.
Thus, the California Proposition 8 ( changing the constitution regarding marriage from ‘between any 2 persons’ to ‘between a man and a woman only‘ ) is totally wrong and backward ! Love and marriage should be for any 2 persons truly in love !
* note: US Constitution (before 1967) did not allow inter-racial marriages !
但願 = wishing, 天下 = under the sky = the whole world,
有 = have, 情 = love, 人 = persons => 有情人 = 2 persons in love,
終 = ultimately, 成 = become, 眷屬 = a couple
Filed under: quotes | Tagged: Chinese proverb, Chinese quote, Chinese saying, couple, 願天下有情人終成眷屬, love, marriage, marriage equality, prop 8, proposition 8, proverb, quote, 但願天下有情人終成眷屬
