January 23, 2024 my wife and I celebrated our 52nd wedding anniversary. Occasionally I am asked what contributes to a long marriage. My explanation is earlier in my life I learned some things about the birds and the bees. Eventually I realized the more important part of that is the bees. The most important thing to learn about the bees is that in every hive there is only one Queen Bee. The rest are worker bees. The worker bees are working toward the contentment of the Queen Bee. One time as I was sharing this advice a friend of mine, who is a very experienced bee keeper, mentioned the drone bee. He reminded me the purpose of the drone bee is to mate with the Queen Bee. After mating the drone is cast out of the hive. The lifetime of a drone is about 90 days. I told my friend I am aware of the drone. When our hive was established I was a drone. When I learned about the short life of the drone I applied for a worker bee position. For the past many years my purpose is to work to the contentment of the Queen Bee. Thus, more than 52 years of marriage. I hope this advice will contribute to other long marriage relationships. Blessings!
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