Yes, these are still vital issues today. Why is it that we cannot "love" without staking a claim of ownership. And is that really love? Maybe partly, but it's badly compromised by fear of loss. If we are all one in spirit (which is my belief), then love is a given, and the absence of love is an illness of some kind. I don't necessarily want to see my beloved in another's arms right there in front of me (because I am not completely without fear...yet), but how can I restrict her freedom to find her own happiness...and still claim that I love her? Love is merciful, love allows others to be who they are. All else is illusion, fear, or vanity.

Lord Arlen was taught that he owned his wife. Poor man. Poor woman. And poor Matty Groves.