Few days back I was travelling by local train and was indulging in my favorite pastime on a train - listening to conversations. A great way to know about other people's lives and sometimes the things you get to know are stranger than fiction. What I heard was real and heart touching.
A middle aged lady was telling her companion (another middle aged lady) about her daughter-in-law. The marriage had taken place 2 months back. Her daughter-in-law was suffering from some serious disease for which her son had to take his wife to the hospital almost everyday. She is frustrated because of the costs involved in treatment and claimed that her daughter-in-law's family had hidden facts about her sickness before marriage. She is upset that her son who is supposed to enjoy a happy married life has to visit the hospital everyday, which might be depressing for him. She doesn't want to take up the burden of her medical costs. When she asked her daughter-in-law's father to take her home and send her only after she is fit, he refused because according to him his daughter fell sick only after marriage. The parents and in-laws are reluctant to take responsibility, the husband is unhappy. I wonder what the girl is going through. Considering the woman's age, her son wouldn't be very old and the girl would be even younger. Perhaps 18 or 20 or even less, with no income of her own, a sick body, an unhappy soul. This is not a love marriage. I wonder who will take care of her happily. Will she survive? Perhaps she will.
A middle aged lady was telling her companion (another middle aged lady) about her daughter-in-law. The marriage had taken place 2 months back. Her daughter-in-law was suffering from some serious disease for which her son had to take his wife to the hospital almost everyday. She is frustrated because of the costs involved in treatment and claimed that her daughter-in-law's family had hidden facts about her sickness before marriage. She is upset that her son who is supposed to enjoy a happy married life has to visit the hospital everyday, which might be depressing for him. She doesn't want to take up the burden of her medical costs. When she asked her daughter-in-law's father to take her home and send her only after she is fit, he refused because according to him his daughter fell sick only after marriage. The parents and in-laws are reluctant to take responsibility, the husband is unhappy. I wonder what the girl is going through. Considering the woman's age, her son wouldn't be very old and the girl would be even younger. Perhaps 18 or 20 or even less, with no income of her own, a sick body, an unhappy soul. This is not a love marriage. I wonder who will take care of her happily. Will she survive? Perhaps she will.
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