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a question is easy, the difficulty is to
look very carefully into the problem itself,
which contains the answer. To understand
this problem, we must see its implications.
Is marriage necessary?
People who are leading good married life
or witnessing others' good married life
will say as 'necessary'.
Is it not necessary?
People who are leading bitter married life
or witnessing others' bitter married lives
will say as 'not necessary'.
One man’s fascination could be another’s
irritation. Two people seeing from the same
window could see different things or see
the same things differently. Not many people
share similar point of views or attitudes.
Some people may see marriage as a necessity
to carry on life while others may marry
to fulfill necessities in life. Both ways,
marriage becomes fulfillment, but of different
needs.
Marriage varies in definition according
to different contexts. For a religious person,
marriage is a religious sacrament which
is the fulfillment of sacred and religious
duties. For a practical person, it may be
the most logical means of companionship.
For a society conscious person, marriage
is a legal and social acceptance of wedded
bliss. For the profit-minded, marriage is
a means of deriving wealth and saving it
too.
Let’s examine the basic difference
between the two situations of marriages
that take place. No, it’s not the
love marriage and arranged marriage we are
talking about. The two conditions of marriages
that happen are marriage of necessity and
necessity of marriage.
Necessity is the basic or fundamental requirement.
Can marriage ever become a necessity? If
yes, what are the reasons that make it a
necessity?
Yes, marriage is a necessity. But for what
needs has to be answered first. And these
needs change from person to person. When
the needs lead to marriage, it’s a
marriage of necessity. When marriage itself
is a need, it’s a necessity of marriage.
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