FINALLY, LET US RECOGNIZE THAT FOR DIALOGUE TO BE WORTHWHILE, WE MUST HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY, AND THIS REQUIRES AN INNER RICHNESS THAT IS NOURISHED BY READING, PERSONAL REFLECTION, PRAYER AND OPENNESS TO SOCIETY. OTHERWISE, CONVERSATIONS BECOME BORING AND INCONSISTENT. WHEN EACH SPOUSE IS NOT CULTIVATED, AND WHEN THERE IS NO VARIETY OF RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS, FAMILY LIFE BECOMES A CLOSED CIRCLE AND DIALOGUE IS IMPOVERISHED. (141)