"Fellow" in the same "ship"

"...friends are “fellow” who are in the same “ship” together in the same direction." - Myles Monroe

When I was in my trip, I've discussed with some friend about love. The topic was  about how build good relationship until getting married. You know,  I'm dating with a guy who has different religion with me. What do you think about this topic? Can a couple who has different religion could be together?

First, let me show you some review. Myles Munroe in his book “Waiting and Dating” in chapter two, he gave an example: as believers, we can have an acquaintance or event close friend (a casual relationship) with a Mormon, Buddhist, or Hindu, but we can’t really have fellowship with them because they are headed in a different direction.

When I read it, I though that was true. For you guys who has a fellowship with different religion, let’s think about this... How you think you gonna be together with your “different” couple if your directions are different? We can imagine that our relationship is a bus travel which takes you to somewhere. And the religion is your goal, your destination. How can you reach you each goal if you are in the same bus? It is possible if you are in the same bus as long as you both in the same direction. But in the end, there will be a part which you have to move to different bus to drives you to catch your own goals.

That’s a fellowship, implies interest and life goal because friends are “fellow” who are in the same “ship” together in the same direction. And when you are in the same bus, we can say that’s called “close friend” or “casual relationship”. So I agreed with Myles Munroe, Our  (the ‘different’ couples) beliefs and values are different, our life goals are different, and our final destination are different. Maybe you can be together, but can you imagine how many trouble will you face in future? This wonderful life will be so hard with two directions, different goals. 

Before, I though that as long as we can, just make something wonderful between us in the same ship. But, actually the ship move slowly then will stop on the next harbor, closer and closer. In the end, the passengers should be moved to the different ship to reach our own goal as well. 

The ship of travel.