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Feeling proud (Topic 4)
( What are some things about yourself that you have done that make you feel proud? List one or a few, and tell us the situation and why you think it was an achievement you should be proud of. (Having children is excluded from this question.)
The husband of the sister of a very good childhood friend of mine has unfortunately died at a very young age. My friend's sister was the mother of four children in those days. She was working hard to raise these children.
My friend's sister decided to marry her elder daughter when she was around 19 years old to a boy who was a medical student and who was also a friend of my friend.
In those days, I was doing my graduation by staying with my father. My friend had invited my mother, father, me, and my sister to attend this marriage.
We had come to attend the wedding from a distance of 700 km away from this friend's house, so we had come 2-3 days before and stayed at our father's house. Because my father was previously posted to this city and his house was in this city too, we always had one room in this house for us and the rest was rented out.
There were just two days into the marriage, I thought that I should go and meet my friend to help with some of his arrangements. When I went to his home and saw there was no happiness like a marriage, everyone was looking very sad, I asked my friend's sister what was the matter. Why was everyone feeling sad? Is there any problem?
At first, she didn't say anything to me, then on asking again, tears came to her eyes and she said that this marriage is not happening now. When I asked why she was very sad and told me that the boy who was supposed to marry had married his girlfriend yesterday and had refused us.
She also told us that All our preparations were done. A lot of money has been spent. Now there will be a lot of loss due to not getting married. Our financial condition was already not good.
I was also very sad to hear all this from my friend's sister because I knew her since childhood and I was very attached to her.
I went to talk my friend and found out what the main reason was for not getting married. My friend told me that the girl's height was very small and that the boy had gotten a tall girl.
I reached my home very sad from their home and I told my parents and sister too. They too were very sad to hear all this. I couldn't sleep that night because of grief and kept thinking of a solution. In the end, I decided that I would marry this girl.
I told my family after taking this decision, but they flatly refused and said that you are still a child and you do not have any income. It is also worth mentioning here that I was very emotional, kind, and stubborn in nature since my childhood.
Generally, we used to get married at the age of 24-25, and I was only 19 years old and still doing my studies.
Despite the opposition of my parents, I stuck to my decision and I told my father that I had to get married sometime in life, so why not now? Seeing my firm intentions, my parents thought deeply, and then they also gave their consent.
The same night, my parents went to my friend's family and told them about the decision I had taken. In the starting, they were shocked. Everything was discussed for a long time, and then they also happily agreed.
And let me also tell you that I was married on the same date, which was earlier fixed for marrying another boy. But I chose the afternoon for this wedding, and only 30-40 people from both sides attended the ceremony. Whereas in our society marriages take place at night and 400-500 people take part in these celebrations. But in these circumstances, I did not want to burden them with any additional expenses.
(this picture is my own from my album)
My friend's sad and troubled family was very happy due to my decision and my firm determination because I had solved their big problem in a very young age.
I would also like to tell you at the end that the girl I have married has a difference of one and a half feet in our height. But still I have always been proud of my decision.
