The Royal Wedding

Just in case you don't know it, there is going to be a wedding today. Apparently, Kate Middleton is scheduled to tie the bond with Prince William. To put it lightly, many people will be watching. (Are there any sponsors?) "This wedding is brought to you by BMW." What a marketing opportunity.

It's going to be an organizational nightmare, as almost 1900 guests are invited to the service at Westminster Abbey , and the logistics of getting everyone in and out are monumental. Security is also a problem. There will be an untold number of police and security agents closely watching every one of the thousands of people that will crowd the route of the participants. What a shame that some maniac  will try to "become famous" by doing something to ruin this special day for two young people who are stepping up to fulfill their social obligations in the face of all this chaos and confusion.

Kate and William are handsome, young, and vivacious. Older people can remember their own wedding day, and relive their own feelings of anticipation and wonder as they stepped into the future passage of their own lives. They can empathize, in some small way, with the emotions of this bright young couple. Younger people can dream of their own future marriage and hope for only a touch of the splendor and elegance  that will be displayed during today's activities.

Not since Charles and Diana has there been such a pageant. Fortunately for us all, the future is not apparent to us as we walk, step by step, through the present. Diana's tragic end, and Charles' wanderings must be ignored so as not to taint the sweetness of this moment. The wishes of us all for a safe, long and happy life for the new couple will be created many times in our fleeting emotions as we watch their public promises to each other.

All in all, it seems strange to me that people would have such "involvement" in this ceremony, but there are human emotions that are caught up in certain "events" of history that tug on our hearts beyond our understanding and make us real participants in these episodes of life. In reality, they are both other-worldly. History, wealth, and social advantage sets them far apart from the rest of the world, but it will watch and hope for both of them on this special day. May Kate and William have a future that is as bright as their smiles. May their wishes and dreams, that I know they must have, for their own future together find fulfillment. May they have health and happiness and peace.