Central Argument: Being single is good when you are young and fit, but once age catches up, a partner can make your life all the more interesting.
In Sir Francis Bacon’s Of Marriage and Single Life, He talks about the different ways a person can choose to live. One can get married and live a happy, or sad life. Also, one can remain single and live a sad, or happy life. Whatever a person chooses to do with his life is his decision. The outcome of happiness or sadness in life is affected by the relationships we share with people. I believe this is true because the experiences I have had in my life would not have been the same if it were with people I had no chemistry with. Being single has its good and bad points, so does marriage. I believe Sir Bacon is right when he says that a good married life is an investment for the future.
“Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried or childless men.” When you are single you have more time to yourself, and this means that you have more time to focus on what you do. A man can choose to do things without another person interfering with his decision, and he will not have to get his partner’s permission. People may not get married, “because they may be thought so much the richer.” A single person will not have to share his wealth with anyone, and that person can keep his fortunes to himself. Although being single is fun when a person is young and fit, everyone has to face old age at some point in time. That is when having a partner becomes very important. When you are old and weak, you will need someone who can take care of you.
It is true that a person has to sacrifice a lot of things to make room for marriage, but the sacrifices are worth it. Sir Bacon says marriage for “A young man not yet,” because a person’s youth is the time when, he or she, can enjoy life, and is able to do things without worry. Marriage is a commitment, and in my religion of Christianity, once a person commits to marriage, he or she, becomes one with the partner. That means that decisions have to be made on behalf of two souls, and not one. Yes, it is true, that you would not get to do as many things, compared to when you were single, but that is what your youth is for. Make the best of your youth, and do not commit to marriage until you are ready and mature enough to leave some things behind. Yes, it is true, that you have to share your wealth with your partner, but a happy life is more important than having a deep pocket.
Sir Bacon is right in saying, “Wives are young men’s mistresses; companions for middle age; and old men’s nurses.” I believe that I would rather give up my time, money, and freedom of decision making, for someone who will love me and take care of me till the day I die.
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