7 rounds around a pious fire. Invocation of gods and goddesses to shower their blessings. Many hymns in praise of almighty and many a verses telling folklore of the sanctity ,importance and value of the relation that would follow are chanted. The relation of man and wife. The relation that marries the two together in a bond. A bond that the society considers unbreakable, one that society considers should be protected and maintained at all costs. Even if it's a mirage. Even if time and again it suffocates the two people in it. But is that marriage's definition?
Well as a person living in the 21st century I thought that all I have said above is an ousted idea for today's intellectual. But when I look closer I find that the sanctum picture of marriage has blurred but the picture still holds onto its old colors. You and I may raise our voices malevolently in opposition of any compromise being made and any suffering being inflicted on either of the partners by the other but when it comes to our own doorsteps then we bend and bend till we can't anymore. We prefer the load than to walk out and find a new life for ourselves. The fear of independence, is it??
Well as a person living in the 21st century I thought that all I have said above is an ousted idea for today's intellectual. But when I look closer I find that the sanctum picture of marriage has blurred but the picture still holds onto its old colors. You and I may raise our voices malevolently in opposition of any compromise being made and any suffering being inflicted on either of the partners by the other but when it comes to our own doorsteps then we bend and bend till we can't anymore. We prefer the load than to walk out and find a new life for ourselves. The fear of independence, is it??
There is a fine line between being a rebel and being a questioner, where do you stand ?
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