1998.
“Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a
prudent wife is from the LORD.”(Proverbs 19:14). I was 29 years old, a free
man, an agnostic but not atheist. I said that there wasn’t enough evidence to
believe either way about God. But He is the mighty Lord!
It was last week of Dec 1997. I visited my
home town Marthandam, famous for honey
and cashew nut processing; a place for rubber and hand-embroidered motifs; most
fertile land of Tamil Nadu; full of greenery; a river adjoining and a major
trade centre across National Highway in South India.
I was
there in the village named Thickurichy searching a soul mate. On my visit, I
came to know that there was a girl near my village who was also searching a
heart. She was grand-daughter of Mrs. Esther.
On hearing the information, I rushed to Esther grandma’s place. It was
10 o’ clock night. I stood in front of their home and knocked at the gate and
called, “hello, hello, grandma,” and I heard a huge dog barking. I wanted to
show that I was brave man thinking that the girl was inside.
Mr David,
son of Esther grandma, an air force man came out with a big appearance pulling a
chained dog in his hand. I showed my teeth in fear. He saw me and both of us showed
natural prominent teeth. He gave green signal to see her niece, the girl, but in
the next day morning. My inner heart started beating fast and longed to see the
girl immediately. He asked me to come in the next day morning in a traditional
way.
Very next
day early hours! I urged my relatives
and brought the family members together. My father, brothers and cousins! We
went and saw the girl. Upon seeing her, my heart was the happiest. She gave one
broad toothy smile and I fell inside the net.
The sight was like a chemical reaction and we both transformed. I spoke to myself, “I have found the treasure
and saw the reflection of moon in her.”
One week later. The girl came to Chennai to
see me. Her father accompanied with her. I was working as a Software Engineer
in Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). Her
visit was a sign that I won the match. But, she thought that she won the match.
Her father verified and assured that I was a staff in Tata Consultancy
Services. And the office environment impressed them because the receptionist
gave positive things about me.
I took
them to hotel Saravana Bhavan, Radha Krishnana Salai for a coffee and I did not
spend much more than 15 minutes showing them that I was busy. I set my eyes on
her. Four eyes met! Her facial expression pulled in and both attracted each
other, exerted equal and opposite poles of magnet, interpreted the language of
life, a spontaneous kinship. Then on she illuminated me and I was floating. I
visualized her as my better half, liked to make a pledge. I urged his family
members to go for betrothal and we betrothed.
"Do
not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what [a]fellowship has
righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? 15 And
what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an
unbeliever?” 2 Corinthians 6:14–15
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