I also eat eggs on any day i feel like, except those days where I do special pujas. I have stopped observing amavasya, skanda sashti, sani peyarchi, simply because i forget to make note of them, and then there is no elder to remind me here.
My husband has vowed to abstain from eating meat or eggs on Saturday, but has no qualms about breaking the vow, when he is to tempted, or lured by non veg dishes. He is happy,
and things have so far gone well. Probably because I stopped feeling guilty at his penchant to break the vow. Instead, I compensated by increasing the prayers and pujas I do, for after all, I am a half shareholder in the sins he commits right? So to absolve us from sin, i have taken it upon myself, to pray to the Gods more vigorously than before,and hope they are appeased.
Now if my deeply religious and conventional parents were to see this in their model son -in- law, they would be quite upset, i am sure. My father in law , on the other hand, is quite okay with it. His darling son, wants to eat non veg on days he is not supposed to. He just laughs it away. Why?
Again, the difference in perception. My husband and father in law, both look upon God, as a friend, with whom, certain liberties can be taken. For which, you will not be smitten.
My family,and my upbringing, on the other hand, has been to view God, as almighty, the supreme,and be in constant fear and awe of his powers and wrath. I guess, variety is the spice of life.
i don't even know why I am writing all this down, But just wanted to. It is after all, a rambling train of thoughts on my part. So if anyone cares to share their opinion, please feel free.
1 comment:
Your differences make you both a special couple.. and if your families cannot see it, well, that's the way life is. :) Don't sweat it too much - the special bonding that you have developed with Madhu over the last 3 years will ensure that such inevitable qualms do not affect the core fundamentals that this relationship is built on.
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