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The family of the future is built not on constant effort to “construct” something, but on companionship. It is a relationship in which a husband and wife feel one another very sensitively. When we feel that we can do something pleasant for our partner, we naturally draw closer. When we sense that tension or difficulty might arise, we know how to take a step back, to give space, and not to press. This selective closeness and distance creates balance, and in such balance everything can be just fine.
This does not mean running away from one another. It means that we stop obsessing over “building a family” as a project. Instead, we live attentively. We feel where we can help our partner and where it is better not to interfere. This mutual sensitivity, this inner tact, is what I call companionship. It is warm, familiar, and deeply human, and it is of utmost importance in marriage. When this exists, everything else falls naturally into place.
As for love, we must be precise. Natural love exists between a mother and her child. It is a nature-given connection, arising unconditionally, without calculations or agreements. That is why it can be called love.
Between a man and a woman, however, there is no such natural bond. Even if they understand each other’s importance, even if they try to complement one another and care for one another, what they create is not love in the absolute sense. It is a kind and close mutual connection, but it is still companionship. That is not a deficiency. On the contrary, companionship is exactly what a stable and healthy marriage needs.
Based on KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” with Kabbalist Dr. Michael Laitman on December 12, 2025. Written/edited by students of Kabbalist Dr. Michael Laitman.