Shadows And Vows
The chimes and the vows are only the surface of life, and behind every choice hangs a shadow. People long for stability, and thus reach out to touch a seemingly reliable warmth; people also long for passion, and thus let the shadow breathe in the night.
Marriage, friendship, and even all relationships, in essence, are not the simple union of two people, but the intertwining of two surface images and two hidden shadows.
The world is therefore complex: there is no purely balanced scale, only a balance that constantly swings. The most enduring drama in human nature is how to find a place to stand between desire and order.