It Was Not This Way From the Beginning

I sat next to a woman who was reading a women's magazine, and as she flipped pages, I couldn't help but notice some of the article titles:
- Why I left you
- Divorce is on!
- Nick and Jessica call it quits (or something like that)

It perplexed me how many people seem to enjoy studying the divorces of others. Divorce as portrayed in this casual way, seems to be likened to changing tires on a car - a common, necessary evil, but no big deal.

Later, I watched a movie that depicted a different image of divorce. The central woman character was shown in the midst of a divorce process, and throughout the movie we see her encountering the following situations:
- Bitter legal battles
- Financial Shortfalls
- Confused and Insecure Children
- Fearing being taken advantage of
- Pain from rejection and hopelessness

This moved me with compassion for plight of those who are in this situation (especially children). Whether a divorce is justified or not does not change the fact that it leaves a lot of people hurting emotionally and financially.