Marriage And Family—–Whatever it means in Today’s World!!!
Marriage…the two wheels of a vehicle called an adult life. Husband and Wife….both together striving to form a family with understanding and compromise. In the event of one wheel getting punctured, the other one can hardly move……and even if it tires hard…it can just move in circles…and cannot go really any further….
But are these thoughts really relevant today? No……these are modern times…..and just like every other aspects of life, this word has also undergone a radical change in the concept and meaning.
These days, people would term Marriage as another form of a jail where one loses the freedom to live freely. Nobody wishes to understand someone for life….leave alone compromising. Hence…it is very natural for people to find its alternative….
A new form of marriage….LIVE-IN relationship has taken birth…..which gives all the benefits of a marriage… but, importantly without any form of commitment or responsibility. It is convenient to both male and female as both the species try out to be on their own and fend for themselves without depending on each other for anything.
But, then….is it all hunky-dory? Are we not losing the virtues of being in a family? Are the present day children not being robbed of love and affection of a family? Are they also not missing the bed-time stories of grannies and a fun and jolly-filled ride on the shoulders of their grandpas?
It’s high time we gave thought to the way we look at marriage and the need to change its form amongst our busy lives…if at all!!!
