The Wedded Life

Friendships can be fixed in the human world
Marriages may be made in the heaven above
But, love blooms like a bolt from the blue,
Though friendship, love and marriage are linked in life.

Love is the mother, and knowledge is the father
While love inspires, knowledge guides everyone
Love and knowledge in unity fulfils life’s destiny
Without love and knowledge will there be human perfection?

Marriage is a must for harmonious human life in the world
Perhaps man learnt about joint family life from the forest elephants
Representatives of all stages of joint family live together
But nuclear families have broken away for material benefits now.

Can money buy all the cares, company and affection of a joint family?
Can lovesickness and affection last longer in the nuclear family?
Not at all, if the nuclear families or love marriages don’t have friends.
Even if friends are there, can they substitute joint family members?

Peace, love and brotherhood every religion preaches in the world
Education, job and congenial society are needed for a good life
Through friendship, if love fructifies into marriage, it is the best life
That can be enjoyed for harmonious human perfection only in a joint family.