Brothers and sisters, and R. and L., the couple who are engaged : Bapak will keep what he is going to say short. Bapak only prays that you may receive the grace of the One Almighty God and that R. and L's engagement will go on to the next stage and be fully realized in marriage.

Bapak hopes that marriage will take place soon, but if it is not possible for it to be soon, then let it take place as soon as possible, so that Bapak's prayer to the One Almighty God for his two children may be fulfilled and you will really carry this out and so that when you eventually become husband and wife it will really be as the brother who has just spoken said when he wished you as many children as possible. For over there it is not like it is here. That means there is no family planning, so that you can be like carpenters turning out lots of tables and chairs.

Brothers and sisters, there is something Bapak needs to advise you and remind you about. At first glance it looks as if people who marry are usually - or probably are usually - only following the wishes of their hearts. But in reality marriage is a step people take to reach the necessary conditions for life in this world. For marriage is not only to secure and organize your own life, but it is also to be hoped that in due course God will bless you with children.

This, brothers and sisters, is what is needed in marriage, so that in due course people will have children and descendants who are really what they hope for, what people hope for, and who will eventually grow up to be people of real significance and importance, who are needed in their community and can organize it, whether the local community or more than that.

Indeed, brothers and sisters, happiness and a feeling of being blessed by the One Almighty God is just what married people feel when they have children they can be really proud of; children, for instance, whose actions and behavior are good, and who are clever at learning, so that eventually they become the kind of people the community hopes for.

This is how it is, brothers and sisters, and so Bapak hopes that his two children who have now become engaged, and who are at the stage of their betrothal, will both resolve that they will really see it through and go on to an official and legally binding marriage, so that eventually they maybe able to receive the grace from God to have children of whom they can both be proud.

In fact, my children, there is still much advice you need and many things you should know, but there is not the time for it and it would not be appropriate for Bapak to speak in full about how people should be when they are married.

But nevertheless you can both read the talks Bapak has given; the talks Bapak has often given to Subud members. You can read those and learn from them. In this way you will be able to know what is necessary and important for married people; for people who have a husband or wife.

So now Bapak will end his talk and say no more except to pray that what Bapak has just said may come to pass, and that you will really keep your promises and that after this you will go on to actualize your marriage. In this way you will not have to wait a long time for what has not yet come about.

That is all; thank you.