Passage 5

In English

Once there lived a poor family in a small village. The parents faced great difficulties for the education of their son. After he became a graduate, they decided to perform his marriage. The parents were of the opinion that their son should marry a village girl who was capable of doing household work and was gentle and humble so that she would uphold the honor of the family. But their son said that he was a university graduate and would not marry an uneducated village girl. His mother argued with him and said, “Both your father and I have taken this decision after thinking deeply. You should obey your parents as our sacred texts state that mother is God, father is God. If the village girl comes in our house, she will do household work and I will take rest as I am growing old.” But the son was adamant that he would marry only an educated girl. As the parents did not want to hurt the feelings of their son, they performed his marriage with an educated girl from a town. As the wishes of the son were fulfilled, he exclaimed, “My life is now full of happiness.”