Husband vs Wife - The Funny Verdict :)

You can draw humour from this post only if you catch up with these two previous posts - "Husband vs Wife, who’ll Win?? " and "Husband vs Wife, Part 2 " :)

“Stop the blah blah, time for the verdict, now I talk, you both listen, ok?” my voice was loud and commanding. They just nodded.

“The verdict is that - both of you are wrong. Yes, you couple are so stubborn, why can’t one of you compromise? Ego problem? Don’t imitate the older generation, just move along like best friends.”

I looked at my cousin, “Well, tomorrow you wear that purple saree for sometime to make your hubby happy.” Now turned to her husband, “Food and clothing need personal choice; so instead of you choosing, you should take her for shopping and give her the freedom to pick her favourite dress, whatever it may be - that’ll make your wife happy”.

So saying, I got up from the couch, reached for two sweets from the plate which she handed me earlier, gave the husband and wife one sweet each and I too ate one, “Always be happy in life; misunderstandings are common, just learn to compromise and put love before ego.”

They looked at me in complete bewilderment. The husband finally broke his silence, “Hey Sai, is the verdict all over so soon?”

“I’m a 23 year old bachelor, I never had a girl in my life till now, so what more can you expect from me?"

Now his wife took over, “Sai, thanks for your patience, did we trouble you with our argument?”. I was sarcastic enough, “Oh trouble? No no not at all, this was more entertaining than Aamir’s 3 Idiots, hey just kidding.”

“Still such weird expressions on your faces? Ok I agree, that’s my worst attempt at a joke, com’on!!!”. Finally both of them laughed.

“Well, one suggestion from my side to both of you. Instead of living separate, I suggest you both live at your parent’s home and every time there is a misunderstanding, you will have experienced players to guide you in the right direction”.

The husband had a point, “My parents also have arguments sometimes”.

“Then there would be two movies played at a time on the same screen, it’ll be - Double Dhamaka!!!”

Husband vs Wife, Part 2

Dear Reader, this post is the continuation to "Husband vs Wife, who’ll Win?? " make sure not to miss the first part :)

“Out of every ten good suggestions given to a woman, she’ll follow the eleventh one’, quoted some scholar, I realize how true his words are”, said the husband.

Wife got enraged, “Some egoistic male quoted it and now another one supports it, so sick and self-centered you males are, but without the presence of women, you are but useless fools on this planet.”

As she was ready to curse the whole human race, I interrupted, “Now, it is time you both stop arguing and listen to me. One of you tell me clearly what this argument is actually about”, I gave the choice.

The husband's version, “She wore blue saree to the function at her parent’s home and not the purple one which I’ve given as a gift on her birthday last week. I’m upset that she doesn’t care for what I wish”.

He had another point, “Infact the one I gave is much costlier than that ordinary blue saree of hers. And what will her family think of me? Can’t I afford to provide more luxuries to my wife than what her parents gave her before?”

The wife was ready to strike back, “It’s been almost two years since we got married and my family knows just everything about you, there is no need to show off to them that you keep me happy.”

She had more to say, “And don’t compare the cost, the blue one is a new one too but I choose it cause it gives a homely look and as it was my mother’s place, I wanted to move around at ease, feel the joy of home. If I wore the purple one, it is so heavy that I’ll have to sit at one corner like those elderly ladies”.

“You want to feel the joy of home? So, is this not your home? Am I not giving you enough care and affection? You know how much I love you but still you call home only the place where your parents live, isn’t it??” he turned emotional as he said that.

“Why do you exaggerate that point? A girl has two homes, one, her parents and other, her in-laws, she desires to love both. Did I ever complain on this home? I’m more than happy here, I know how much you care for me, but still sometimes you don’t have patience to understand me”.

The husband spoke again, “So, I'm the one who should always understand you but you won’t take any pains to understand how I feel in front of your family.”

Wife had a point to tell me, “Sai, though ours is a love marriage, my family never had any kinda objection and agreed to our decision. They are not materialistic people and never counted on money or luxuries and I fail to understand why he thinks the same way every time”.

It was a war of words in the beginning. Now suddenly it took a sentimental and emotional turn. I was feeling so helpless, neither I was able to stop the husband nor his wife.

Another ten minutes passed by and they were still arguing on the same topic. It was such a big test for my patience and thanks to my mother, I inherited a mountain of patience from her.

I decided that it is time I come up with some plan to divert this argument, just do something right away or else this looks like it’ll never gonna end and I’m trapped.

Eager to know what happened next?

Then you’ll have to wait just a little more, my next post “Husband vs Wife, Part 3" is already on its way here, it'll share with you the last part :)

Husband vs Wife, who’ll Win??

“On your way, will you give this bag of clothes at your cousin’s place?”, asked my mother. Like usual, I agreed to her and took the bag.

It was a golden summer evening and driving through an empty, traffic free road was rejuvenating.

I had to deliver the bag now. After reaching the place, I rang the door bell. The door opened in a flash.

“Why didn’t you wear the purple saree to the function this morning?” he shouted.

I was totally shocked, “What?”

“Hey Sai, how are you doing man, long time, just come in”, he showed me the way into the house.

“You were saying something about a saree?” I enquired. “Oh, I was talking to your sister; she is in the kitchen, so I had to say it loud”.

I sat on the couch and he sat opposite to me. “Mom told me to give this bag”, I handed him the bag of clothes. He turned his head around to say aloud, “Sai is here and your aunt sent you some clothes”.

She walked out of the kitchen, “Hi Sai, how is everyone at home”. She handed me a plate with varieties of sweets and biscuits and a glass of mango juice”.

“I have no mood for savouring this stuff now; gotta go, but I would prefer a glass of chilled water”.

“Oh, I forgot, I should’ve given you a glass of water first”, she said.

“Yes, the same way how you forgot to wear the purple saree but wore a blue one instead”, said her husband.

Her face boiled as he said those words. “Now I’ve had enough of your sarcastic comments, don’t force on everything, learn to understand others likes and dislikes”.

“That saree was a gift from me on your birthday. I’ve selected it with all my love for you. But you don’t care to wear what your husband picks for you”.

Within 5 minutes, there started a typical husband-wife argument and I was searching for ways to step out and run away.

“Sai, tell me who among us is wrong?” said my cousin as the onus now shifted onto me.

“He is a honest guy, though he is your brother, still he is impartial, it clearly shows that you are at fault” the husband pointed his index finger at wife.

I looked tensed. Well, if I support either one of them, it will leave the other person angry; I was in a big fix.

“I’m not clear with the topic you are discussing, there’s a friend waiting for me, so gotta go”, I was planning my escape route.

“Unless you tell us who is right and who is wrong, you are going nowhere brother. Did I make myself abundantly clear??", voiced the husband.

"Yes, clear", I nodded. I was wondering whether it was an order or a request, it sounded like both.

The rest is continued in my next post - Part 2 :)

Any guesses on how I managed the situation and came out safe? Well, stay tuned; read my next post “Husband vs Wife Part 2” to know it all.

My dear friend, anyhow my next post tells you what I've done but do spare a minute please to tell me what would you do if you were in my shoes?

Support one of them or turn a diplomat?

In Pursuit of Happiness…

Tell me any one random situation which makes you happy?

The little boy next door said, “Watching rain drops dance and walking barefoot on dew covered grass makes me happy” and his 2 year old sister said, “Smelling garden fresh roses makes me happy”.

My neighbour said, “Listening to good music, reading good fiction, watching cricket and movies makes me happy”.

It was my mother’s turn next, “Cooking for family, relatives, friends and visitors and watch the gleam of satisfaction in their eyes as they eat. Then later, treasure the compliments they give me, that makes me so happy.”

In our lives, we are all united in one big chase and it is - the pursuit of happiness.

Happiness is not a permanent state of being, we can’t say that now I have achieved this, I’ll be happy for the rest of my life; we are not primed to feel continuous satisfaction, all we have are happy moments.

Simple joys like watching sunrise, recognizing the smell of first rain, embracing evening breeze, etc leave us with a feel of happiness.

Happiness is also connected to our age. What makes us happy as a teenager might look completely silly at thirty.

For a person who is surrounded by a caring, loving family, happiness goes beyond just planning and achieving goals in life.

Happiness is always within us; it is that inner satisfaction we feel. And helping without expecting a reward gives us true happiness.

To a lot of us, happiness comes in tiny packets, it’s simply the everyday miracle of finding the cell phone, car keys, searching for something since long and suddenly we find it, it definitely gives us a smile.

Things like short commutes, playing with a group of kids, an evening with life-long friends, a book that brings joy - have nothing to do with a fat wallet, all they need is open heartiness.

Whatever you do, make sure that you don’t derive happiness from hurting others. Approach life with a sense of humour and when worries lash, face them boldly.

When you don’t have any regrets in life and have a healthy body and a happy family, happiness is all yours.