Stop… Think… and Act
Marriage is a union of two souls and two families, but it has become mere Show off to show the amount of luxury one has accumulated for the purpose, by the bride’s or groom’s parents.
Imagine how adversely it affects the families at large – for there is always a difference between desire and compulsion.
Our main aim to accumulate wealth is to spend on marriages or hospitalisation. We do all the evil actions (cheating with others, tax evasions and other unfair means to earn money) to accumulate money for these purposes and spend the same overnight on lavish marriages, which never assures happy married life of our children. We forget that we have to suffer the fruits of our evil actions and this is the reason we suffer pains, diseases, failures and misfortunes.
Relatives or acquaintances who attend such lavish marriage functions get influenced and make up their minds to solemnise marriage functions of their children in the same manner and start accumulating money by all the wrong means and actions without considering their own affordability. Some of the people even forced to take loans to perform such functions and suffer for rest of their lives.
The amount of money spent by bride’s parents makes up the level of expectations of the groom’s family. After marriage, the bride’s family has to give gifts to their daughter on all the festivals and occasions and fulfill the expectations of groom’s family up to the level fixed on marriage function. If on any occasion thereafter, the expectation is not met out (you never know when one can have bad financial position), the daughter has to bear the grunt of the in-laws and thereby resulting into marital-discord.
The extravagances of food in lavish marriage functions cannot be ignored. The amount spent on one-night food wastage may be used for hundreds of nights of food for the starved lot of the country. (if we don’t wish to spend such money on others, it may be used for better future of married couple).
The number of marriage functions fixed by the bride/groom family creates difficult time for the invited guests in terms of expenditure and commuting as well.
The movement of baraat on roads creates traffic chaos.
The loud music at late nights creates problem for the students, sick people and early bed goers.
The unhygienic food served at such gatherings is unhealthy.
The functions performed on the roads create road blockage, road damage and after the function, the wastage on the roads causes health-hazards.
Do you have even a single positive aspect of solemnising marriages in lavish way? Just Think! ! ! So, What’s the better option? Accumulating money for life-long by hook or crook and spend the same overnight on lavish marriages of children (which never assures the happiness of our children) and fix sufferings for rest of our life. OR To do good actions and not to accumulate lot of wealth to spend on lavish marriages (good actions will give happiness to our children) and assured happy life for us. If you are convinced and above knowledge is worth applying, Take Pledge To solemnise the marriage of our children in non-lavish way and not to participate in lavish marriages, in protest. Remember, there is always a better way Expenditure is soon forgotten but quality of character is long remembered. The above knowledge is a waste if not applied. Only Wisdom can create magic to experience bliss
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