Successful Marital Life

A song by the famous singer Mohammad Rafi (d. 1980) became so popular that it went on to become the heartbeat of many a mother and father. When Mr. Rafi sang the song himself, he began crying, being overwhelmed with emotion. In this song, a father, bidding farewell to his daughter after marriage recites some verses, some lines of which are as follows: Babul ki duaaen leti ja, Ja tujh ko sukhi sansaar mile. Maike ki kabhi na yaad aye, Sasural mein itna pyar mile. Take your father’s blessings and go, May you obtain a world of joy. May you get so much love in your in-laws’ home, That you never remember your parents’ home. But this message is against the law of Nature. In this present world, no girl or boy can obtain joy and love in this way. This being the case, to present the above sort of joy and love as the yardstick for a successful life for spouses is doing injustice to them because it engenders in them an unrealistic mindset. And in this world, it is simply not possible to lead a successful life on the basis of an unrealistic mindset.