A Family Happiness. Part 2 The man decided to return to the wise man: - Why? Why did you manage it and your wife did all you said, but my wife made a scandal and still laughing at me? - asked he when he just entered. - It's easy. I do not argue with her and do not command her. I defend her and it makes her easygoing. My wife is a guarantee of my family's well-being. - Do I have to find a new wife now? - It is the easiest way that will lead you to the worst outcome. You and your wife have to learn how to respect each other. You, as a man, have to do everything to make her happy. - But I do everything for her! - Is she happy? Are you happy? You create a family to love each other, take care of each other, and have fun. Instead of it you have fights, argue about who is the major and judge each other. The man plodded home in contemplation. He saw a beautiful rose bush on his way. There was exactly the same roses he gave her when he romanced her. Every day he used to gave her a rose in any season... When he gave her such flowers last time? He couldn't remember. He picked a rose brought it home. Everybody in the house had already slept. He didn't want to bother his wife and placed the flowers near her bed. Next morning, once for many years, the breakfast was ready and his beautiful wife with shining eyes was waiting for him. He hugged her and dearly kissed her as long years ago. He stopped doing unimportant things, started to pay more attention to his wife and tried to make her happy. His care, tenderness, and love returned to him multipled much more times. The wife began to care about her appearance, started again to cook his favorite dishes for him, they stopped arguing, and everything became to go smoothly. After several years, a young man knocked their door. - I heard, the relationship between you and your wife is a good example for others. But I can not handle with my family. My wife and I have fight every time, she spend all money, we are constantly arguing. What's your secret? I read a lot of books, but none of them helped... The home owner smiled and said: - Come in, my dear guest. My wife is going to bake a pie... ------------------------------------------------ See part 1 here - http://www.italki.com/entry/579012 ------------------------------------------------ I find the whole story in Rusiian here - http://www.adme.ru/tvorchestvo-pisateli/pritcha-o-tom-kak-sohranit-semejnoe-schaste-973510/?vksrc=vksrc973510