Wedding Anniversary!
I don’t know from where and how this word originated. But strangely this word has gained a whole lot of significance. There’s an anniversary of anything and everything; any event, occasions, people’s lives, etc.
Ok. So the point is today is my wedding anniversary. I know you guys must be smiling; thinking what is so remarkable and rememberable (I know this word does not exist, but bhavnao ko samjo!) about wedding anniversary. There have been many jokes on the expense of wedding or relation of husband and wife (where the wife is the supposed “demon” spoiling the life of the unfortunate “husband”!) but this is one relation which I have understood to be one of the most pure and at the same time a selfish relation. Sounds conflicting right? But Yes! Selfish-I exactly mean the word. And I say so because we need someone to share not only our smiles but also our tears. Clichéd, but true. Friends also do the same job (No offense here friends! I may sound a bit rude here) but there has to be a specialist! And this specialist is the one with whom we decide to share our entire lifetime.
While writing this my eyes suddenly fell on the line written at the bottom of the page (my diary’s’) and it read -
“Life is like riding a bike. It is impossible to maintain your balance while standing still.” I realized how true these words are and I believe marriage is somewhat similar to riding, the only difference is if you want to maintain balance the speed of both the wheels need to be same. Here I am comparing the wheels to husband and wife. When both the partners understand each other – expectations, desires, ambitions (which is a fact in today’s world) then and only then they can “live together” and tolerate each other.
Coming back to our topic and i.e. anniversary. Celebrating anniversaries year after year only for the sake of celebration is not enough. The question is whether there is love in that celebration? No matter how much you grow old, or no matter how many anniversaries –Silver or Golden, you celebrate, do you still cherish your wedding day? Do you still thoughtfully choose gifts or plan a quiet evening? I know that quite evening is not possible in this rat race as even I am working today!
After many years when there are only two of you (husband and wife) as you were in initial years of your marriage you will realize the importance of this amazing relation. How beautifully you can relieve the times spent in early days of marriage! And then celebrating the anniversary will not be a compulsion but something which you really want to so that you can thank each other for entering their lives.
So guys wake up and start celebrating your anniversaries as if you really mean it!
Happy Celebrating!
