Every time I come out of a theatre, I used to contemplate the creativity and showmanship of the business. An entire gamut of events, emotions are portrayed and displayed in just a moment of time. And life is no different...
Here I am, wearing the White Kurta she gifted me on our first marriage anniversary and contemplating our journey of two years. My Facebook news feed is all blue with few loved ones sending lovely wishes. Here comes the most difficult part: my wifey has sent me all the pictures she wants me to post on Facebook. I am still not used to spilling my emotions over Facebook. And yes, I have been happily married for two years now.
A small family of four is a good family. We had a small, happy family. My parents spent all their lives raising us. But the day my wife adopted us as her family changed everything. It is very different to have girls in your family. My sisters ( father's sister and their daughters, cousins) lightened up when they visited us which never happened before. Raising boys in a home of a veteran had the reputation of strictness and discipline. There were more smiles, more nonsensical talks, bursts of laughter. The most important gift I now think must have been her presence for my mother. I believe that she as a female helped restore the feminine side of my mother ( I can vaguely assume as my mother was the only female before I got married ).
I have this complexity with words. I cannot be upfront with people. I fear people. I keep running around the edges. My marriage therefore completes me. She is blunt, sharp and so to the point; I sometimes get jealous of her. Her ingenuity and truthfulness is a lethal combination that at times embarrasses others including me (honestly) as we bask in glory of our deeds/interpretations for all the wrong reasons.
My beloved has created a beautiful family away from home for me. I cannot imagine how a girl who has been pampered all her life manages so many roles of a companion, daughter-in-law, daughter, sister and her work. She has immersed herself in all these roles and given me in abundance.
My wife has the biggest secret of happiness. She is happy at little acts that we often ignore. That is the complete opposite of the complex me. Only instances I have won her is in arguments (I can safely assume I am very good at fallacious reasoning with her :)).
These two years therefore have been wonderful periods of savouring life a single bite at a time. I have thousands of reasons to thank her. And yes, I got these Aha! feelings to write almost after two years.
To all those, who got married today, Happy Marriage Anniversary!!
