But why?

For the 2nd time on this blog, I would like to sprinkle some elder-brotherly "mocking wisdom" on a bachelor boy, especially one plagued by the question -> Why should I get married?

In 20 words or less, the answer is -> ".. because if you simply obey universal conventional wisdom, chances are high you'll be alright."

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For those that find the above explanation as being too brief for any understanding, here's a 200 words-or-more response:

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Alright, I have no idea what has driven you to the thought of "why should I get married?" The reasons are a handful, most of them common, and some uncommon. The way to get out of the mess is to think on simpler, gentler terms. Let's go through this long and winding example before I come to a point, stay with me:

Have you seen kids ask the question -> "Khaana kyo khaana padta hai" (i.e. Why should I have to eat food?)

-> The unfortunate part of the answer to this is that parents are too scared to even let the kid experience what is "true hunger". Rather than risk their kid experience hunger, they force some food on the kid, so the poor kid grows up not knowing for most of childhood, what hunger truly means. Parents meanwhile try hard to explain what is "hunger"; but you think the kid will understand? Not for the next 15-20 years - not until the kids find themselves out of the comfort of their homes (read: hunger oversight by their parents).

Back to our point -> Parents of course will be like parents. When you are a kid, they force feed you with food so you don't experience hunger. When you are an adult, they force feed you into marriage so you don't experience loneliness. But think simple for a second -> You've grown up to realize you can't face hunger. Would you think the same could be true of loneliness? That you wouldn't realize the true meaning of loneliness for the next 15-20 years? [The mocking elder brother in me would like to ask you the question - "Why don't you wait and find out?" (I giggle silently)]

Let us switch back to the case of the kid. Maybe, you grew up to hate cereal, eggs, vegetables, bread... just every kind of food that your parents fed you. But hey, when you grow up, you probably won't mind eating a sandwich that has egg in it. Maybe you'll have cereal every morning for breakfast. Maybe you'll even begin to cook broccoli a certain way and love it. So what's different, other than the fact that you've grown up? Maybe you didn't like the way it was cooked/presented to you. Maybe when you grow up to make your own decisions, you may realize..

• That you like your cereal in cold milk and not hot milk.
  
• That you don't like broccoli in a curry, but like it in a salad.
  
• That carrots do not taste as good when cooked, as they do when eaten raw.
  
• That the same vegetables you hated as a kid, are now mouth-watering as they show up in a Thai curry.
  
• That you don't like an omelette as much as you love scrambled egg.
  

BOTTOMLINE: Just like you grow up to appreciate food, you'll grow up to appreciate marriage some day. You need to make marriage your own before you begin liking it. Until then simply obey universal conventional wisdom and you'll be just fine.

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