I do not believe, to be honest, in the Greek mythology which said that man was initially born with 8 limbs and god then divided him to a pair, where one would keep on searching for his/her missing limbs, and this is how the bondage of two souls happens in the world. It is more of a fiction to me which has been cherished for its creativity and humor, and slowly turned to a myth with weight.
But I do agree that the satisfaction and happiness that would have happened to the character in the mythology would resonate with the state of mind of the brides and the grooms in marriages. A long missing part(ner) of one's life is going to be added. This bondage is not just cherished by the two involved; it is celebrated by the whole world, as if this bond has just created a new glow in the universe, bright enough to be regarded as a star; a star supposed to be there for eternity, because the 8 limbs have met each other and will not separate ever again.
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The above was a slightly emotional flow of words from my mind. Mostly the emotions flow in my mind is countered by the practical and logical overview of any situation.
I am now forced to see that this marriage is nothing but a socially acceptable form of satisfaction of human needs, that things like love and feelings are so overrated that they are only observed during functions and ceremonies. I am still forced to see the inescapable nature of the bond that is now made, a compromise with the freedom of an individual.
My knowledge humbles my excitement further when I realise that my country is not able to feed all its kids. The sullen smile in my lips wrinkles then and the lips contract as if they were earlier stretched to their discomfort.
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But then something in my mind rises. A small voice which rises, I think, out of will. (This small voice has always come to bombard the contents of my cranial fill. In reality, this voice comes to a rescue. ) It then says that we may overrate or underrate love, but it will still be love. We may be unable to look fully at the sense of a new beginning but still it will be a new one. Whatever the number of new beginnings happening throughout the world, be they in form of wedding bonds, or bondage to the new world by having a birth, or any other, the startings are new, nascent but FULL of potential. They will shape the new path if they decide. If they see something unacceptable to them they will oppose. If their voice is strong and loud, they will convert it to something acceptable, if not rejoiced over.
It is the new birth which is the most important constituent for dynamism and change. The creation of new things. This unambiguously includes the birth of new bonds, entering into relationship, living like partners, making friendship, birth of a child, inculcation of new thoughts which leads to birth of a new mind, a new thought line, a virtual world, which may then strive to gain real existence.
This small voice, arising out of an unknown place in myself gives me hope that it's ok if I thought along the original lines.
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I then come back to the first emotional consideration of the event. The birth of a new star, meant to exist for eternity! :)
The above pic is of one of my college mate's marriage. I do not know very much about them, but I always had a feeling that they were happy together. They themselves have not entered into a fresh new path, but to many others in the society, this is a new birth.
May they be happy and content like this always ...
