Section 7
must be happy. According to human culture, a wedding is a joyful occasion.
The marriage feast, whether in ancient times or in the present, whether in the East or in the West, depends primarily on wine, which typifies that all human pleasure depends on life. Since wine, unlike water, derives its source from grapes, it comes from something living. Wine signifies life, for the wine of the grapes is the life of the grapes. Thus, the enjoyment of man depends upon the life of man. When life is brought to an end, all enjoyment is gone.
HUMAN LIFE RUNNING OUT
Although a wedding is a very joyful occasion, its joy is temporary. No wedding lasts very long. Recently, I attended a wedding that lasted a little longer than half an hour. We were happy there for only half an hour. This is the human wedding, the human enjoyment.
The wine, which was the center of the enjoy ment of the wedding feast, ran out (2:3). This signifies that the enjoyment of human life will be terminated when human life runs out. When the wine runs out, the pleasure of the marriage feast is gone. This signifies not only that the enjoy ment of life is over but also that human life is