GOLDEN JUBILEE: FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD
I had never imagined that our Fiftieth (Golden Jubilee) wedding anniversary will be celebrated in Ajman(UAE) though there were options: either in India(Bengaluru) where my elder daughter Anjali lives, In Male(Maldives) where my younger daughter Aparna lives or in Ajman where my son Ashish lives. Children had to take the decision and finally choice fell upon Ajman. Both my wife and I were slightly hesitant to propose anything from our side till the afternoon of date 14th June,2017 approached and both of us were overjoyed to see the celebration going off so well and so immaculately planned. It was only after the celebration was over, we came to know that all the three(children) were in constant touch with each other for the last two months planning things and seeking each other’s advice and guidance. Our well-wishers and friends were contacted both in India and abroad and their Video and Text-messages procured. The room where the jubilee-celebration was to be solemnized was decorated beautifully with a big cake and other eatables lying on the center table. Arrangements to live-telecast the occasion on YouTube were made by grandson Aryaman along with his younger brother Ayaan. Son Ashish and his wife Roma were too busy in giving the final shape to the function: arranging the gifts, receiving the guests, adjusting the music system, decorating the walls etc. etc. While the party was on in the back ground of light Indian music, cameras and lights blinkering and atmosphere of gaiety all around, I started thinking in my mind: we the couple celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary certainly deserve to celebrate. We have managed to survive a half century of life's ups and downs together. Not many people make it through the first five years, let alone ten times that number. We have left a legacy that can't be measured in terms of material possessions. We have given our kids the best of ourselves and made them aware enough to realize their duty towards their Mom and Dad.
Spending half a century in love, togetherness, commitment and strength with one person is a wonderful experience and an unmatched gift of married life. No other gift can match this rare and invaluable gift.
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Dr.Shiben Krishen Raina
Writer,Translator and Professor,
Currently in Ajman(UAE)
DR.S.K.RAINA
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