Death comes in many forms. Yes the commitment to a physical death for a loved one may be short. If one does not know Christ that death is pointless but a sacrifice. YET ...a much larger commitment is the death every day. It is the selfless suffering for the better of another. it is the loss of individual dreams for the benefit of the marriage. Or the sacrifice of time, goals, sweat and tears for the benefit of another. It is taking up the cross we are asked to bear. A daily death and denial of self is selfless love...and perhaps the the highest form of it. I am sorry I did not respond sooner to this post. Thanks @papa-pepper for your wise insight.