My grandfather is always asked to give a speech on secrets to a good marriage everytime somebody in the clan gets married. What's interesting about it is that he almost always gives out the same speech every time.
S.A.L.T is the secret to a good marriage according to him. He begins by telling this story:
An old king one day asked his three daughters how much they loved him. The first daughter said that he loved his father as much as she loves all the gold in the kingdom. The second daughter said that he loved her father as much she loves all the silver in the kingdom. The king was so delighted with both of his daugters. Finally the youngest daughter was asked how much she loves him. The youngest daughter said that she loves her father as much as she loves salt. The king was furious with this response, imagine comapring her love to that of the lowly salt. So she banished her youngest to serve in the kitchen.
The cook was instructed by the king's youngest daughter, not to put salt in all the king's dishes. As the days passed along, the king slowly loss his appetite for the food. Because of this he became very sick.He then asked the cook why the food did not taste as delicious as before. The cook explained to him that his youngest daughter's instructed the kitchen staff not to put salt in all the meals that was served before the king. Upon knowing this, the king was so angry, and the youngest daughter was asked to explain why she did this. The youngest daughter simply said that she was just demonstrating her love for his father. She wanted the king to know that he cannot live without salt and that was how much she loved him. Finally the king understood how much his youngest daughter loved him.
With that introduction, my grandfather then goes to the main topic that is the keys to a successful, loving and a good marriage which is andquot;SALT.andquot; He then goes to the body of his message by giving meanings to each letter of the word SALT.
S - Share - Each of the couple must remember that when they get married, they are considered as one flesh. They must share whatever blessings they have individually with each other. They must not be selfish. Above all they must think of sharing not only physical things with each other but experiences as well. Sharing should also refer to the burdens and responsibilities in family life.
A - Attention - Couples must give attention to each other. While it is all right to spend some time with friends and other interest, most of our time and interest must be spent with our family especially with our spouses. Oftentimes we hear a familiar story wherein the husband complains that the wife keeps on chatting with her friends on the phone or going out with friends. On the other hand wives complains that their husbands just comes home and sits in front of the T.V watching sports or worst comes home very early, that is early in the morning because he was out with his buddies for a drinking spree.
L - Live within your means - Statistics has shown that the number one cause of quarrels between couples is money problems. Before and after marriage, each couple must sit down and set some guidelines as to how money should be handled. In order to avoid any serious conflict, a budget has to be set and expenses should be contained within the budget without also forgetting to set aside some money for emergency savings and investments.
T - Trust - This is the foundation for all a good marriage. This is so because if you do not trust your spouse, you shatter his or her confidence. If couples learn to trust each other then they will be more assured that they are loved and they will be more confident enabling each of them to achieve more in life.
While the principles of S.A.L.T may look simplistic however it is proven to work as my grandparents has applied it in their marriage and they had a good strong marriage which stood the test of time. It is my hope and prayer that you apply the principle of salt in your respective marriage as well.

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