Author: Shweta Malhotra
Marriage, a sacred solemn bond created between not just two people but two families.
A relation for lifetime is based on trust, respect and understanding. In these prevailing scenarios marriage is considered more of a ceremony to show off money, fashion extravagance, et all.
The day one receives a wedding card the first thing that one notices, is the Card presentation, the Venue and number of functions.
Hey! Have a look at the card, its so classy.
Oh! Thank God the Venue is beautiful and flamboyish.
And see the functions..wow…one day we have shagun, then haldi ceremony, then sangeet, then bachelor’s nite, then dholia, then pre wedding photoshoot, then wedding, then reception and it goes on and on.
Amidst all this pomp show we have the Exchange of exorbitant Gifts.
We spend lacs and crores on weddings, making others happy but have we ever thought that the same amount can be spent on some humanitarian work as well. Not an easy task, isn’t it to spend on others.
Few days back, I was watching a video where a businessman spent lacs on making houses for poor people in his daughter’s wedding rather than spending on the wedding. His daughter had a simple wedding in a temple but the impact they left on so many lives was for sure going to be there till years to come. Such a commendable and a brave thought. How many of us can actually think on these lines?
I am not suggesting that we should all have a simple temple or court marriage but of course rather than spending unnecessarily on all the things we can spend little wisely and do something for them who really need that money to be spent upon.
This is something which should be done amicably with the consent of both the families. Its a mutual understanding amongst all. If we all can think on these lines, together we can make a lot of difference in lot of lives.