The foolish bridesmaids had a willingness to welcome the groom. They were welldisposed, but they failed to plan and to prepare themselves properly. Nothing beautiful happens without preparation. It is hard to imagine a happy marriage if the couple did not grow up as responsible and generous people or if the marriage was not preceded by a good courtship. We do not expect somebody to be a successful technician if he has not learned to be industrious and has not undergone proper training. We will not have polite and helpful children if they have not learned these qualities from us.
We all have dreams and are waiting for beautiful things to happen in our lives. We dream of having honors in school, to pass examinations, to finish the degree that we have chosen with flying colors, to pursue higher education, to enter priestly or religious vocation or to have a happy family or to live in peace with everybody. If so, we need to pay the price to achieve such dreams by preparing ourselves properly
