St.Bernadette is said to have died 122 years ago in Lourdes, France and was buried; her body was only discovered 30 years ago. After church officials decided to examine it they thay are supposed to have discovered Her body is still fresh until today and if one goes to Lourdes , France one can see in the church in Lourdes. Her body isn't decomposing because during her lifetime, the mother of Jesus is said to appear to her and give messages and advice to all mankind on the right way to live on this earth. Many miracles are said to have taken place in this place of Lourdes and belif is, still do until today.
For the believers, this establishes the presence of divine force, even if it eludes the grasp of scientists as of now. Modern scientists have open mind to investigate such phenomenan if allowed. A similar such (of Xavier , I believe,) church displaying the demised saint's body, from which blood still oozes on certain auspicious days, exists in Goa, India.
Scientists are baffled (did they have access to the body?) because this defies the laws of nature. Instead of a foul smell of a dead body, a fragrance of flowers is said to be experienced when the coffin is opened. Some say they have experienced this by just being near to the coffin. One can visit the Church of Lourdes, France to verify the authenticity of this and to see a living(?) miracle of our times provided the body is available for scientific scrutiny and not shrouded in mumbo jumbo.
We dont know whether it is power of divinity or power of technology. There is one more body,that of Lenin preserved in Kermlin, Moscow. Nothing divinity about it atleast. In Srirangam Temple, India, the body of Saint Ramanujacharya is on display hundreds of years after his death. In Mangalagiri temple near Guntur, AP, India, exactly half the panakam (jaggery water) poured into the mouth of the idol is gurgled out. Tears flow from the statue of Mary at Lourdes, France. Sunrays fall exactly on the idol's feet on Radhasaptami Day at Suyanarayanaswamy temple, Arasavilli, Srikakulam, AP, India. There are thousands of such miracles attributed to various places/persons in all religions.
I, personally, am sceptical. Laws of nature can be overcome, like defying gravity, only through science/technology. From times immemorial certain wisemen harnessed superior knowledge to impress lay people in matters of religion which is nothing but subjugation into belief. May be with the good intention of ushering in discipline and social order. However, I dont pass judgement. True spirituality needs no proof other than one's own adherance to truth and righteousness.
There are ther minor miracles attributed to human beings like producings watches, gold coins, ashes, etc from thin air. Rationalists routinely demonstrate that these can be performed by anyone with some practice. But it is a fact that nobody produces an object that cannot be held in a palm e.g. a football or a pumpkin.
One thing is there for all to see. These miracles have no tangible value whatsoever. They dont quench thirst nor sate hunger. I am yet to hear about a miracle where rice or wheat or any edible stuff is miraculously generated freeing the needy from hunger. A dead body throwing fragrence has no meaning to a hungry mouth. Does it stop wars? Does it prevent frauds, murders, crimes?
But yes it is a miracle. It sustains local economy. It encourages tourism and generates economic activity.
The bigger miracle is people believe in miracles.
...ponder
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Thursday, December 25, 2008
India - its importance
In the context of 26/11, observe the following:
All options are on the table - Pranab Mukherjee
War is not the issue. Do no raise war hysteria - Man Mohan Singh
Karkare's killing is linked to Malegaon. Probe it - A.R.Antulay
To err is human. This issue is closed - Man Mohan Singh.
Kasab is from Faridkot, Pakistan - nawaz sherief
Kasab's identity is yet to be proved - Nawaz sherief
Pakistan's complicity in Mumbai carnage beyond doubt - FBI
Arms package worth billions afresh for Pakistan - American Administration
JuD banned, its leaders under house arrest - Pak Govt.
No ban on JuD. No house arrests - Media reports
Terrorist groups lying low in Pakistan - reports
We will fight alongside Pakistan against India - Taliban.
Zardari is in saddle.
Kiyani says his Army will respond in minutes.
Mullen visits Pakistan.
The tone and tenor of Pakistan changes from apolegetic to belligerence.
Hand over 40 terrorists - Indian demarche.
Dawood is not important, Azhar is - Pranab Mukherjee.
...ponder
All options are on the table - Pranab Mukherjee
War is not the issue. Do no raise war hysteria - Man Mohan Singh
Karkare's killing is linked to Malegaon. Probe it - A.R.Antulay
To err is human. This issue is closed - Man Mohan Singh.
Kasab is from Faridkot, Pakistan - nawaz sherief
Kasab's identity is yet to be proved - Nawaz sherief
Pakistan's complicity in Mumbai carnage beyond doubt - FBI
Arms package worth billions afresh for Pakistan - American Administration
JuD banned, its leaders under house arrest - Pak Govt.
No ban on JuD. No house arrests - Media reports
Terrorist groups lying low in Pakistan - reports
We will fight alongside Pakistan against India - Taliban.
Zardari is in saddle.
Kiyani says his Army will respond in minutes.
Mullen visits Pakistan.
The tone and tenor of Pakistan changes from apolegetic to belligerence.
Hand over 40 terrorists - Indian demarche.
Dawood is not important, Azhar is - Pranab Mukherjee.
...ponder
Saturday, December 20, 2008
VOTE BANK POLITICS
Now it is official. Antulay's thesis is a part of larger canvas. After Lalu Prasad's laboured explanation, yesterday Digvijay Singh has gone on record justifying Antulay. After the results of the 5 assembly elections were out, elections that were conducted during/after Mumbai carnage, Congress is sensing blood. What if top Police brass is killed, what if an attack takes place on our soil, what if a few hundred lives are lost, what if heritage buildings are ruined, what if our economy is seriously affected, convert this into an opportunity and rake in votes.
If Advani laid the foundations for terrorism in India, who opened the locks of the temple in Ayodhya and who had a huge platform built in its front for Ram Katha? Who opened election campaign from Ayodhya and who promised Ram Rajya?
Some may attribute the whole episode to our propensity for shooting our own leg. But it is not so. This is a deliberate attempt to woo or even provoke muslims. These actions/statements may, well, be foundations for future terrorism.
People with moderate views are silent. May be a few honourable exceptions like 'Nachwali' Shabana Azmi. There is no all-round condemnation by 'secular intellectuals'. No joint statements. Communists - deafening silence.
what is happening? Wither this great country? Is this freedom for all or licence for a few.
Training camps will flourish, terrorist groups will quietly sneak in and cause mayhem. People will be lost. Men in uniform will be lost. Economy will be in shambles. We will not retaliate. No preventive defence. US & UK will effectively ensure that. We will bow to their dictates. Pakistan will continue to get billions. We will grab this opportunity. Advani will get more opportunities to 'study the situation'. Antulay will theorize. Digvijay Singh will justify. Lalu Prasad will explain. Secularists will gloat in silence.
We dont need enemies. We have enough friends.
...ponder
If Advani laid the foundations for terrorism in India, who opened the locks of the temple in Ayodhya and who had a huge platform built in its front for Ram Katha? Who opened election campaign from Ayodhya and who promised Ram Rajya?
Some may attribute the whole episode to our propensity for shooting our own leg. But it is not so. This is a deliberate attempt to woo or even provoke muslims. These actions/statements may, well, be foundations for future terrorism.
People with moderate views are silent. May be a few honourable exceptions like 'Nachwali' Shabana Azmi. There is no all-round condemnation by 'secular intellectuals'. No joint statements. Communists - deafening silence.
what is happening? Wither this great country? Is this freedom for all or licence for a few.
Training camps will flourish, terrorist groups will quietly sneak in and cause mayhem. People will be lost. Men in uniform will be lost. Economy will be in shambles. We will not retaliate. No preventive defence. US & UK will effectively ensure that. We will bow to their dictates. Pakistan will continue to get billions. We will grab this opportunity. Advani will get more opportunities to 'study the situation'. Antulay will theorize. Digvijay Singh will justify. Lalu Prasad will explain. Secularists will gloat in silence.
We dont need enemies. We have enough friends.
...ponder
Friday, December 19, 2008
Silence is Golden - sometimes
The moment our Hon'ble Minister for External Affairs publicly ruled out attacking militant bases in Pakistan as an option, Pakistan changed its stance from defensive and apologetic to that of belligerence and complaining. Its President on one day denies intrusion into air-space but after this statement protests intrusion. Diplomacy has never been the forte of our External Affairs Ministers, except probably Vajpayee.
Jaswant Singh, another ex-FM, shoots off his mouth saying that he will again do what he did in handing over the militant leader. No doubt these are hard decisions taken collectively, but there is no need to again and again exhibit our trembling knees at the slightest smell of trouble.
Contrast this with Condoleezza Rice and Gordon Brown. Whatever they might have said for public consumption, their visits were essentially and successfully to ward off any adventure by India which the did quietly.
What Antulay said was not in this league but a calibrated testing of waters and probably with the blessings of Congress higher-ups to flock together its lost muslim votes. See the kid glove treatment given to him by the party and the government even though his resignation may be finally and reluctantly accepted.
Lalu Prasad's laboured analysis of Antulay's theory is also meant to offset his support to anti-terror bill. Votes are more important than Mumbai or India
The clamour for fugitives from Pakistan should also not exceed certain decibels as we will not know what to do with them if they are indeed handed over by Pakistan. See the case of the one convicted in Parliament attack case. Pakistan is really doing us a favour.
The cake for maintaining golden silence goes to the BJP which kept mum on what it would have done if it were to be in power. No precise roadmap nor suggestion of alternate action plan in mumbai carnage aftermath.
Making tougher laws is easy. But action in field conditions is difficult.
...ponder
Jaswant Singh, another ex-FM, shoots off his mouth saying that he will again do what he did in handing over the militant leader. No doubt these are hard decisions taken collectively, but there is no need to again and again exhibit our trembling knees at the slightest smell of trouble.
Contrast this with Condoleezza Rice and Gordon Brown. Whatever they might have said for public consumption, their visits were essentially and successfully to ward off any adventure by India which the did quietly.
What Antulay said was not in this league but a calibrated testing of waters and probably with the blessings of Congress higher-ups to flock together its lost muslim votes. See the kid glove treatment given to him by the party and the government even though his resignation may be finally and reluctantly accepted.
Lalu Prasad's laboured analysis of Antulay's theory is also meant to offset his support to anti-terror bill. Votes are more important than Mumbai or India
The clamour for fugitives from Pakistan should also not exceed certain decibels as we will not know what to do with them if they are indeed handed over by Pakistan. See the case of the one convicted in Parliament attack case. Pakistan is really doing us a favour.
The cake for maintaining golden silence goes to the BJP which kept mum on what it would have done if it were to be in power. No precise roadmap nor suggestion of alternate action plan in mumbai carnage aftermath.
Making tougher laws is easy. But action in field conditions is difficult.
...ponder
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
CONFOUNDING
Mr. Antulay's speech is on the records of Lok Sabha. Its video footage is also there. His comments to media outside parliament has been aired. What is said on the floor of the house cannot be critisized outside. He also has certain privileges as an MP most important of which is to freely articulate his views. Even if he is attempting to exonorate Pakistan.
But the question is, whether it is tenable for the PM to keep him in the cabinet after his public statement that he stands by what he said. He is entitled to his views and parliament is the right forum for him to speak out. But after Cong Spokesman publicly distanced the Party, he should resign, not only from the cabinet but from the Party too.
A rare consensus was building up. There was a united show of resolve. Politicians were wilting under public rage. Now this had to happen. Doubts about the integrity of police brass is attempted to be sown. Pakistan is given a handle. A national disaster is tuned into a petty squabble.
Probably only Indians are capable of this. But are we Indians? Or we are Hindus, Muslims, north Indians, South Indians, Biharis and Tamils. We may be one country. Are we one Nation? Sounds familiar. we are going back to pre-independence days.
Not only Mr.Antulay's continuance in the Cabinet is untenable, but the continuance of the Ministry for minority Affairs, itself is repugnant to the unity of minds and the nation.
UPA Chairperson and the PM should seriously ponder over the implications, fallout and repurcussions to India's case on Mumbai Carnage and act in the best interests of the country.
Opposition will do well to preserve the facade of Unity by cooperating with the ruling coalition as they did in supporting the legislations introduced today. God save our country.
...ponder
But the question is, whether it is tenable for the PM to keep him in the cabinet after his public statement that he stands by what he said. He is entitled to his views and parliament is the right forum for him to speak out. But after Cong Spokesman publicly distanced the Party, he should resign, not only from the cabinet but from the Party too.
A rare consensus was building up. There was a united show of resolve. Politicians were wilting under public rage. Now this had to happen. Doubts about the integrity of police brass is attempted to be sown. Pakistan is given a handle. A national disaster is tuned into a petty squabble.
Probably only Indians are capable of this. But are we Indians? Or we are Hindus, Muslims, north Indians, South Indians, Biharis and Tamils. We may be one country. Are we one Nation? Sounds familiar. we are going back to pre-independence days.
Not only Mr.Antulay's continuance in the Cabinet is untenable, but the continuance of the Ministry for minority Affairs, itself is repugnant to the unity of minds and the nation.
UPA Chairperson and the PM should seriously ponder over the implications, fallout and repurcussions to India's case on Mumbai Carnage and act in the best interests of the country.
Opposition will do well to preserve the facade of Unity by cooperating with the ruling coalition as they did in supporting the legislations introduced today. God save our country.
...ponder
FIGHTING TERROR
While Sri P.Chidambaram was burning midnight oil in quickly coming up with an Anti-terror law, Amendments to various central Acts, working out details of the new Federal Investigative Agency, there is another person giving serious thought to the same subject and coming out with his own road map.
This person is no other than Mr.Ratan Tata. Tatas do a good job of everything they touch. I wish him all success.
His incisive mind has come to the conclusion that the failure to deal with such carnage, expedetiously, effeciently and decisively in its initial stage, as due to belated ressponse, deploying force ill-equipped for the magnitude of the situation, lack of coordination amongst various agencies involved and he pin-pointed all these failures to one cause i.e lack of a single leadership.
Local police were ill equipped, fire-fighters were not coordinated, elite forces were deployed late, attacks taking place at various locations simultaneously, which all needed a single control room to assess, monitor and tackle with a single coordinator or Leader.
By hindsight who this Leader could have been? Hon'ble Union Home Minister? Home Minister of Maharashtra? DGP of Maharashtra? Commissioner of Mumbai? With due respect to the memory, bravery and sacrifice of the chief of ATF, he could have been. But it is doubtful whether he had the authority vested in him to command all the agencies involved without consulting political leadership or even its approval.
Federal Investigative Agency may handle preventive intelligence and aftermaths to bring culprits to book. But who will be the sole Commander-in-chief when an operation is on. This needs serious consideration. He must be mandated to summon, deploy and coordinate the activities of all involved agencies unfettered. Political bosses shoud lay their hands off once an operation commences.
Mr.Tata is dejected. He has lost confidence in government's ability to deal with such incidents in future and talks of his hotel having its own anti-terror set up, deterrence, containing and thwarting terrorists' effotrs. This may well mean the willingness to tread on the toes of state players. Mr. Tata should seriously ponder whether he can take take the state's role.
Tatas have enormous respect for human life, welfare of the country, safety of their employees and satisfaction of their clients and rule of law.
I hope his interview to CNN-IBN will propel the Government to realise the dejection, disappointnent and loss of faith of the 'am admi' in Government's ability to deliver goods.
...ponder
This person is no other than Mr.Ratan Tata. Tatas do a good job of everything they touch. I wish him all success.
His incisive mind has come to the conclusion that the failure to deal with such carnage, expedetiously, effeciently and decisively in its initial stage, as due to belated ressponse, deploying force ill-equipped for the magnitude of the situation, lack of coordination amongst various agencies involved and he pin-pointed all these failures to one cause i.e lack of a single leadership.
Local police were ill equipped, fire-fighters were not coordinated, elite forces were deployed late, attacks taking place at various locations simultaneously, which all needed a single control room to assess, monitor and tackle with a single coordinator or Leader.
By hindsight who this Leader could have been? Hon'ble Union Home Minister? Home Minister of Maharashtra? DGP of Maharashtra? Commissioner of Mumbai? With due respect to the memory, bravery and sacrifice of the chief of ATF, he could have been. But it is doubtful whether he had the authority vested in him to command all the agencies involved without consulting political leadership or even its approval.
Federal Investigative Agency may handle preventive intelligence and aftermaths to bring culprits to book. But who will be the sole Commander-in-chief when an operation is on. This needs serious consideration. He must be mandated to summon, deploy and coordinate the activities of all involved agencies unfettered. Political bosses shoud lay their hands off once an operation commences.
Mr.Tata is dejected. He has lost confidence in government's ability to deal with such incidents in future and talks of his hotel having its own anti-terror set up, deterrence, containing and thwarting terrorists' effotrs. This may well mean the willingness to tread on the toes of state players. Mr. Tata should seriously ponder whether he can take take the state's role.
Tatas have enormous respect for human life, welfare of the country, safety of their employees and satisfaction of their clients and rule of law.
I hope his interview to CNN-IBN will propel the Government to realise the dejection, disappointnent and loss of faith of the 'am admi' in Government's ability to deliver goods.
...ponder
Friday, December 12, 2008
It is not cricket
Mr.Gill our Sports Minister (ex-CEC) has rightly stated that India should not tour Pakistan. I dont know whether he belongs to the west (Pakistani) Punjab or East (Indian) Punjab. He has taken a patriotic, pragmatic and practical stand reflecting the predominant mood of Indians.
Mr.Gill also stated that cricket is a game and not a business. Rightly so. Lovers of the game unite and strengthen his hands.
Two classes of people will rise up in arms.
One, those who belonged to Pakistani Punjab who are ever nostalgic about their childhood and generally who put Punjab over India. They still hope to unite the Punjabs (candle light vigils, visits to Lahore, inviting Pakistanis to India, etc) despite the writing on the wall. They dont accept that Pakistan is a soverign state in existence for over 60 years, that Pakistan has driven out overwhelmingly Hindus and Sikhs, Pakistan is waging a proxy war against India. This self denial is pathetic. They tend to differentiate betwewen Pakistanis and their government. This is not only incorrect but questioning their very wisdom. These lamenters show more affinity to a Pakistani Punjabi than, say a Maharashtrian or a Tamilian. This fixation should go.
Secondly, those who made cricket into a Kamadhenu milking it dry. These include cricket administrators, players, sponsors, who all hear only the jingle of money and are deaf to everything else, even gun fire in Taj.
I whole heartedly support Mr.Gill. Not only our cricket team should not go. No Pakistani should be allowed to settle in India and make money as so many singers and actors do. I dont hear a Balamuralikrishna or Jasraj being invited to Pakistan - not even by private individuals or institutions. Is any Bollywood actor doing Pakistani films. Any Indian showered accolades and money like Adnan Sami or Ghulam Ali?
People are in rage. Rage due to pain. Understand that. Stop day dreaming.
...ponder
Mr.Gill also stated that cricket is a game and not a business. Rightly so. Lovers of the game unite and strengthen his hands.
Two classes of people will rise up in arms.
One, those who belonged to Pakistani Punjab who are ever nostalgic about their childhood and generally who put Punjab over India. They still hope to unite the Punjabs (candle light vigils, visits to Lahore, inviting Pakistanis to India, etc) despite the writing on the wall. They dont accept that Pakistan is a soverign state in existence for over 60 years, that Pakistan has driven out overwhelmingly Hindus and Sikhs, Pakistan is waging a proxy war against India. This self denial is pathetic. They tend to differentiate betwewen Pakistanis and their government. This is not only incorrect but questioning their very wisdom. These lamenters show more affinity to a Pakistani Punjabi than, say a Maharashtrian or a Tamilian. This fixation should go.
Secondly, those who made cricket into a Kamadhenu milking it dry. These include cricket administrators, players, sponsors, who all hear only the jingle of money and are deaf to everything else, even gun fire in Taj.
I whole heartedly support Mr.Gill. Not only our cricket team should not go. No Pakistani should be allowed to settle in India and make money as so many singers and actors do. I dont hear a Balamuralikrishna or Jasraj being invited to Pakistan - not even by private individuals or institutions. Is any Bollywood actor doing Pakistani films. Any Indian showered accolades and money like Adnan Sami or Ghulam Ali?
People are in rage. Rage due to pain. Understand that. Stop day dreaming.
...ponder
POLITICAL CLIMATE
In the run up to the General Elections next year, the election results of the 5 states that have gone to polls recently is a morale booster to the Congress party. This is a triumph of fedaralism because regional leaders have won or lost not because of the central leadership but despite it. BSP has expanded its footprint though in modest measure. Its vote share is increasing slowly but certainly.
Midway through the elections, the Mumbai carnage took place but it did not affect the outcome. BJP's chest thumping on terrorism received a royal snub in the urban Delhi. It is paying the price of factionalism what with people like Khurana walking out an in.
Uma Bharati deserved the drubbing she received. She lost her own election. She could not split saffron votes. Rabble-rousers beware.
One good fallout of the results is the sober and sombre body language of our honourable elected members in the Parliament. The public rage against politicians after the Mumbai carnage has also had its effect.
Lesson is voters have overcome emotive issues and are in mood to boot out the inefficient while appreciating the good work. In Delhi's case they preferred not to substitute tweedledom with tweedledee.
Congress and BJP should learn lessons. Especially Congress. It will be a comic tragedy for this party if it tries to project the Prince as the future PM.
We are in deep trouble with pincer-like pressure of Global melt-down and Pakistani terrorism. Our economy is severely buffeted. Difficult times are ahead. The country needs a hard-nosed non-political leadership of the likes of Man Mohnan Singh and not that of a dynastic aspirant nor a Temple-builder.
Sonia Gandhi and Advani will do well to gauge the public mood. They should change their hearts and not merely tactics. I also hope the electorate will, this time, give a single party governance to this country, which is the need of the hour.
...ponder
Midway through the elections, the Mumbai carnage took place but it did not affect the outcome. BJP's chest thumping on terrorism received a royal snub in the urban Delhi. It is paying the price of factionalism what with people like Khurana walking out an in.
Uma Bharati deserved the drubbing she received. She lost her own election. She could not split saffron votes. Rabble-rousers beware.
One good fallout of the results is the sober and sombre body language of our honourable elected members in the Parliament. The public rage against politicians after the Mumbai carnage has also had its effect.
Lesson is voters have overcome emotive issues and are in mood to boot out the inefficient while appreciating the good work. In Delhi's case they preferred not to substitute tweedledom with tweedledee.
Congress and BJP should learn lessons. Especially Congress. It will be a comic tragedy for this party if it tries to project the Prince as the future PM.
We are in deep trouble with pincer-like pressure of Global melt-down and Pakistani terrorism. Our economy is severely buffeted. Difficult times are ahead. The country needs a hard-nosed non-political leadership of the likes of Man Mohnan Singh and not that of a dynastic aspirant nor a Temple-builder.
Sonia Gandhi and Advani will do well to gauge the public mood. They should change their hearts and not merely tactics. I also hope the electorate will, this time, give a single party governance to this country, which is the need of the hour.
...ponder
Thursday, December 11, 2008
ACID LOVE OR SELF ARRANGED MARRIAGE
In a tradition bound India, things are changing.But, is it for the good?
Let us take one single topic - marriages.
Parental arranged marriages are out and self-arranged marriages are in (Swayamvaram). People tend to confuse self-arranged marriages as love-marriages. But in fact it is not so. The consideration is anything but the call of cupid. It is a hard-nosed economic forecasting which over-rides all other considerations like family background, social commonness, even looks. Education, earnings, contacts, are the main criteria.
Since the future economic status is the sole criteria, the boy or the girl tend to go in for an auction. One offshoot of this phenomenan is that the bidding does not stop with a verbal understanding or engagement or even marriage.
Many a time the whole concept is one sided with the second party herded into a deal.
Jilted proposals, broken engagements and divorce are the results of the tendency to up the ante even after a deal is clinched.
The result is acrimony, messy quarrels, violance like acid attacks.
Today we are witnessing all these because materialism dominates over congenial and natural relationship. The institution of marriage has been overturned on its head.
But one question begging answer is, are all traditionally arranged marriages a success? Answer in predominent cases it is yes. If marriage is about compromises, adjustments, sacrifices, love and the continuation of family line, yes. If two strangers unite in a wedlock with no other expectations than a blissful future it is a sure formula for success.
...ponder
Let us take one single topic - marriages.
Parental arranged marriages are out and self-arranged marriages are in (Swayamvaram). People tend to confuse self-arranged marriages as love-marriages. But in fact it is not so. The consideration is anything but the call of cupid. It is a hard-nosed economic forecasting which over-rides all other considerations like family background, social commonness, even looks. Education, earnings, contacts, are the main criteria.
Since the future economic status is the sole criteria, the boy or the girl tend to go in for an auction. One offshoot of this phenomenan is that the bidding does not stop with a verbal understanding or engagement or even marriage.
Many a time the whole concept is one sided with the second party herded into a deal.
Jilted proposals, broken engagements and divorce are the results of the tendency to up the ante even after a deal is clinched.
The result is acrimony, messy quarrels, violance like acid attacks.
Today we are witnessing all these because materialism dominates over congenial and natural relationship. The institution of marriage has been overturned on its head.
But one question begging answer is, are all traditionally arranged marriages a success? Answer in predominent cases it is yes. If marriage is about compromises, adjustments, sacrifices, love and the continuation of family line, yes. If two strangers unite in a wedlock with no other expectations than a blissful future it is a sure formula for success.
...ponder
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