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Marry who you love, enjoy your life together, screw religion if it tells you otherwise.
My thoughts exactly. I was thinking as I read this thread -- what a CROCK religion is. Why do people let organized religion rule over them? Oh well, to each his/her own.
Congratulations on your engagement Tony - wishing you a lifetime of love and happiness.
Thank you, DS
I'm aspiring for the life my father lived. A very active public person who used his political muscle to help the church in times of adversity in a hindu majority country.
I know I don't need to do that kind of service in America. But I keep thinking about India and its struggling Christians. Some day I was too young when I set that as one of my ambitions, also growing up in the shadow of my Dad involving himself in such activities.
I'm aspiring for the life my father lived. A very active public person who used his political muscle to help the church in times of adversity in a hindu majority country.
I know I don't need to do that kind of service in America. But I keep thinking about India and its struggling Christians. Some day I was too young when I set that as one of my ambitions, also growing up in the shadow of my Dad involving himself in such activities.
You come from a proud and majestic culture and from a people who sacrificed much to throw off the chains of English oppression.
It's inspiring to learn that you are planning to live your life in a way that honors your father for his bravery, integrity, and service to others. There are many ways to be heroic, both large and small--some of the most heroic acts are private ones. It is, however, human nature to get caught up in the mundane and to abandon ideals as either impossible or even (and I hate this particular kind of cynicism) childish and unnecessary. With that said, I know you are a gifted and talented young fellow, so do keep in mind that "to whom much is given, much is expected."
I have a pretty close friend in their 20's who like you is an Indian Catholic and is supremely gifted and talented. I've learned a lot from this person about Indian culture, especially Hindutva. The situations for many minority groups in India, including for Christians, is quite difficult to say the least.
I am expecting great things from you AND from my friend. I hope the future missus knows what she is getting into.
I'm aspiring for the life my father lived. A very active public person who used his political muscle to help the church in times of adversity in a hindu majority country.
I know I don't need to do that kind of service in America. But I keep thinking about India and its struggling Christians. Some day I was too young when I set that as one of my ambitions, also growing up in the shadow of my Dad involving himself in such activities.
PS - If I'm still around at this forum next year I look forward to seeing the wedding photographs. I hope you are going to integrate some Indian traditions into the ceremony.
I have a Hindu friend who has educated me in detail about the Hindu wedding ceremony of his particular region in India, and I must say, I found it fascinating and beautiful. If I wasn't a committed Catholic I would be tempted to convert. The rituals and their meanings are quite beautiful. We could learn a lot in the West from some of the traditions of "your people."
My brother and his wife got married in May in a Catholic church. Neither of them are Catholic. I don't really understand it, but it happened.
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I was too young when I set that as one of my ambitions, also growing up in the shadow of my Dad involving himself in such activities.
