Are relations bound by only marriage vows or by any other official and formal means? Do verbal promises made to each other have no significance? Do these official vows suppress and surpass the oral promises made to each other? In a way, yes. Society recognizes and accepts these vows readily and willingly. We humans also tend to be scared by these official vows and tend to follow them, with our consent or not. People tend to pledge innumerable things to innumerable people, assuring that they would be committed to that pledge. But the fear of an official pledge taken transcends everything. Marriage or be it any ceremonial occasion has the power to lead people & direct people to a completely different path.
Marriage pre-preparation and preparation itself comes with great responsibility, so one can imagine the duties following after it. It comes with a hallmark of loyalty and trust, with a badge of ownership and with an expert in balancing as well as providing dimensions to each other’s life.
The girl with utmost faith in her friendship and the positivity inside her, her friendship was put to test when her best friend was getting married. Memories faded and laughter lopsided. For them it was the long drives, different taste of music, teasing but caring for each other in their way and so different and yet so similar in the bond they shared. For them, it was the car, the open road, and their friendship. She helped him through the entire pre-wedding planning and shopping. For her, his marriage was a bigger affair, than what it was for him.
There was an unsaid and most evident liking for each other. The comfort and the bond shared between them were witnessed & realized by everyone out there, but acknowledging each other’s feelings was not feasible and acceptable by everyone out there too.
The silence between them grew and even the silence could sense the pain of their separation. Marriage was on the cards for him and her it was the happiness the marriage would bring him. The separation became music of funk, jazz, and hip hop in her mind, but it abated with the music of his marriage. Memories faded and the union of formal vows took over their comradeship. She still remembers, “I won’t leave even if you ask me to leave you”, “And I’ll try my best to be there for you always”.
Now this three remain; friendship, love, and marriage. But the greatest of these is Marriage. Getting all three in one entity is rare and yearned the most.
