Let’s Uncomplicate… Well this aint any Apollo Munich Health Insurance Advt. It’s a thought which struck me yesterday when I went for a marriage ceremony. All I could see was glittering and wonderful decorations and loads of flowers being arranged in a very divine manner as if the bride and groom were to be married in heaven!!!
Amidst all this a thought struck me… Is this really what is necessary for a marriage? Or is it mere a show off or is this what we call in India
As I mentioned in my last post that without any commitment even faith doesn’t yield any result but does that apply to marriages also? Many of you would consider me as an old school but such issues needs to be addressed without compromising on bride’s after marriage life. Is it a kind of earnest deposit which the bride’s father makes which guarantees his daughter a smooth and happy life apart from prestige issues sprung ahead in future from her future in laws (barring a few who act reasonably).
Well in this fast paced life such thoughts seldom find place in our overstressed and modern lifestyle and we as a guest only end up visiting such functions, praise the decorations and arrangements being made by the bride and groom’s family, have a stomach full of varied dishes served on the platter, have a quick photo session giving a proof that “we were also there in best of our attires”. (Did I hear this act HELPLESS??? Who are we to stop such spends as long as we are not a prey)
Let’s bring in a situation such as:-
What would be the plight of a father who has 4 or 5 daughters and doesn’t have huge sum to shell out on such grand marriages?
Does this deprive his daughters a suitable and good groom?
Does our education degree from esteemed universities are mere a paper documents and stands nothing in front of such lavish amount being splurged?
Why not keep the marriage occasion a moderate affair and spend some chunk of it in feeding orphanages, old age homes and all such destitute whom we see in our daily life see at the traffic signals?
It has also been said in every religion that a person should direct 10% of his/her earning to such charitable purposes…
On one hand we boast of women empowerment but if such empowerment comes at such a huge price…Let alone God save us. Are the rich only reserved for rich and the poor only for poor? Well atleast I am not comfortable with this notion.
Those who agree with me:- Give it a thought
Those who don’t:- It’s just a blog (Constitution doesn’t deprive me of freedom of speech)
Like it has been said that to preach is easy to act upon is difficult but it has also been said that life is a learning process and who knows this deed of ours could pave way for a better future for someone’s daughter…
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