A Life for Two

Vishii Rita Krocha

Few lovely years of innocence and then comes a time when we set our feet to a bigger world or so it seems as we ravel at the beauty of youth and explore our sometimes complicated world... Living out our dreams and working our way through life we reach a certain point when we feel that life is almost complete with a job that will last till we retire and just enough or more to serve our needs for a lifetime. Then comes one of the most deciding phase of life where we need to surrender to a love that will pull you through when the going gets tough and to be there to have and to hold, for better or worse.

But what if you haven’t found that special someone? What if you have and your parents wouldn’t just comply to your wishes? What if they have already arranged somebody for you? What if they are too many “ifs” to get through this?  Undoubtedly, Parents want the best for us. They want us to be happy in life. They want us to be successful, grow and be somebody responsible and respectable in the society. They want us to have all the best things in life which is why they sacrifice so much for us, which is why they toil and earn that we may have good and quality education. And we stand tall today because of their effort and undying love. They do everything for our good. 

Yet at one point of time we suddenly feel why this? Why can’t they undertand? It could be that some of us have never been close to our parents or maybe we are too near, yet too far. There are some things that can never be talked about with some people no matter how close you are. Their decisions are sometimes almost final. Against your will and right there somebody’s already been thought of by your parents as a life partner. And to make it more complicated you already have someone by your side. Now what? 

Sometimes its funny but we can never understand why our parents do certain things or make decisions that we can never come to terms with. They may not always be right just as we may not always take the wrong decisions. Think for a moment, imagine life with that someone whom you barely know about. Just because he’s your parents’ right choice and because you do not want to disappoint your parents, would you just say yes? It is true that they do all these because they love us. But think again, it is not your parents who are going to live with the person but you, who will wake up with every morning with, to see a new dawn and to share life with. Some lucky people may never have to face marriage problems. Perhaps some things are just set so perfectly for them. It feels like life is not always fair sometimes. For those who willingly say yes to their parents’ choice, go on and ring the wedding bells, and even more For those who are in love, why not let their love live on, get started and make a life for two! I think marriage should never become a ritual that should be practiced against one’s will. Nor should it be an institution dishonored. It should be a blissful union of two hearts combined in will, in love and for always.