My friends are getting "settled" in life. There
was a time, till just a couple of years back, when we all dreaded the 'M' word-
M for marriage. We attributed life's all ills to it. Loss of freedom,
commitments, end of happiness, throttling of our bank balances and what not.
But today most of my friends are either hooked or about of get hooked in a few months
time.
Just yesterday an old friend, Venki, called me and announced
to me his wedding in Mysore this month end. Then another friend's wedding is
fixed. It's strange to see people who until yesterday behaved idiots and jokers
are suddenly acting serious. Strangely, family pressure and unrelenting girl
friend seem to be top 2 reasons for my poor friends’ marriages. Going by
Vinni's oft repeated- I think I am getting old- line, maybe we are indeed
getting old. You see, today we may feel remaining unwedded is the best thing,
but, who has predicted tomorrow. We may not find any takers when our opinion
changes, at that age and conditions. So they have all agreed to take that
selective risk. Then there are those, who argue why waste present for grim
imagination of future.
I sometimes wonder how times have changed. Life has brought and placed us at such different conditions. I am not ruing, but, just wondering at the changed conditions. A few have big dreams about their married lives and others sans them. These dreams may or may not come true. But life moves on, making us more resilient and more accepting of reality. We gain a bit and lose a bit- that's what life is after all.
I sometimes wonder how times have changed. Life has brought and placed us at such different conditions. I am not ruing, but, just wondering at the changed conditions. A few have big dreams about their married lives and others sans them. These dreams may or may not come true. But life moves on, making us more resilient and more accepting of reality. We gain a bit and lose a bit- that's what life is after all.
