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Talk of marriage--- still fails to understand why we would not bother to help for a cause---but spend for waste !!
Talk of waste---had all the beggars of Delhi been fed in a pandal together---that would have been a greater cause than inviting people/relatives who never bothered or gave a damn.
Why it is satisfying to see people attending huge ceremonies---getting contended by the weight of gold---and rather not love the weightlessness of simplicity in life---?
While conversing with someone almost my father’s age, I got to know about his big plans for his daughter’s wedding--
That’s what he said----
“We have extended the celebrations to 5 days, earlier the custom just kept it to two days but now, the trend has changed…..there would be drinks too,because if you don’t keep that, whatever big efforts you do,seems a waste!!"
And left me wondering,
5 days of loud music--
5 days of bling bling--
5 days of sleepless nights...
5 days of generation of tonnes of MSW---
Jesus---all he is talking about is making others happy---what difference would it make –the crowd will come , hog food, drink, curse someone around for the dress he/she is wearing……would be inquisitive to know whether the marriage is arranged/love?
Is their anything else that ever happens or ever will?
Why can’t the entire affair be low key and minimalistic rather than so out of the box and blown out of proportion?
I can never stop or change everyone’s mentality—I rather think too differently …
But I surely know…when it will be my turn—it will be without pollution of noise, people and mentalities!!
"all he is talking about his making others happy"
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others = society. The only one we try to keep happy. the ones we are afraid of. the ones we dont want to think bad about us. the only ones we are considerate about. makes one wonder if the real 'god' for man is society.
I agree with u to the extent of minimizing pomp n show.. marriages in the present day world have become a medium to show off more than actual happiness. However, it cannot be denied that the purpose of marriages has always been a family get together, and marriages have been successful in achieving the same for ages. I remember when we were kids, we used to meet our distant relatives, spend time with them, talk to them, play with our cousins, and that is how we are still connected with all of them. We relate to our distant relatives because we used to meet them and spend time with them in marriages. So marriages and functions i think are essential, however the monetary aspect of it should be reduced !!!
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