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RahulRaoAmotherofa25yearoldIndianwomanwenttoa...

Amotherofa25yearoldIndianwomanwenttoaparty.
Shewaswelcomedbythehost,whopromptlyaskedher,'Welookforwardtothenextbigeventnow
yourdaughter'swedding!',towhichthemotherreplied,'Why?Whatissogreataboutthat?'
Towhichtheotherladyreplied,'Areyounotbothered?Sheisalready'settled'inastablejob,you
shouldlookforsomeonenow,sheshouldmarrybythetimesheis2728atleast!'
Themother,whohadbeenaskedthesamequestioneverywhereshewent,tookadeepbreath.She
replied,'Wouldn'titbeabigeventifmydaughterwonthePulitzer?OrifshecrackedtheUPSC?Or
evenifshereceivedapromotioninherjobandbecameaManagerattheyoungageof2728?Oreven
ifshedecidestoliveherlifetothefullestandtakeavacationonherown,travellingtheworld,wouldn't
thatbeabigevent?'
Theotherwomanwasstunned.
Themotherwasyettofinish.'WhereverIgo,itseemsasifmydaughterhasonlyonefunctioninlifeto
getmarried.Itseemsasifather'age'sheshouldjustbotheraboutsettlingdown.Whydoesn'tanyone
askmewhenwillshefreelycelebrateherlove?Whyisn'tanyonebotheredabouthowsheisdoingin
herjob?Doesshelikeitathercompany?Whethershewantstobeginacompanyofherown,whatis
theideashehas?Forme,herbiggestachievementiswhenshefulfilsherdream.But,sadly,Iam
labeledasabadmotherwhenIdon't'bother'aboutherwedding.Ifshewantstomarry,atwhatever
ageitis,itsapersonalthing.Youallarenotmarryingher,areyou?'
'Mydaughterhasworkedhard,studiedharderthanmanymen,devotedherdayandnighttobuildher
career.Hermalecousinswhohaven'tdoneaswellenoughonlyreceiveleveragebecausetheyare
men,andsocietydoesn'tbotherabouttheirmarriage,becausetheyarestillbuildingtheircareer.Why
shouldmydaughternotbuildhers?Evenifshewouldhavebeenstruggling,Iwouldhavetoldherto
buildhercareer.Becausethat'sherright.Herchoice.Herlife.'
'Mydaughteris25,sheisn'trunningoutoftime.Mydaughterhasn'tdiscussedmarriagewithme,she
willthedayshewantsto,evenifsheis40,Iwouldn'treallycare.Becauseitisherlife.Thedaywewill
'discusspeople'withanequalperspectivewillbethedaythiscountrywillmoveintherightdirection.Till
then,mydaughterispursuinghercareer.Pleaseaskmeaboutthatbigeventinherlife.

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