1998
Our
marriage was instituted and ordained on 15th April, 1998 at CSI Church,
Marthandam. We committed completely to each other. United and built together.
Lovemaking blended. It reached its state of heights. An eternity in relationship
attained its ideal point. “Burning the feather alone breaks the bonds between us,”
we felt.
I had a
H1 visa at that moment and decided to work in the USA. Therefore, I resigned my
job from TCS. My wife informed our travel plan to her friends proudly. Her
passionate mother, a Government hospital staff nurse broadcasted the news to
the entire population in and around of her domicile. Her father, a retired
Kadhicraft staff conveyed the journey to his relatives.
I urged my
father-in-law to get a passport to my wife. “Apply for a visa first and he will
apply for the passport later,” he responded. “Passport is a mandatory document
to stamp the visa and hence passport first and visa second,” I conveyed and
convinced him. At last, he agreed and
permitted to apply a passport half-heartedly.
Regional
Passport Office, Trichy, liked us to fly together and therefore issued a
passport in an urgent basis. The news spread out in and around. Soon the
villagers’ started talking about our travel and it became the talk of the
village.
One week
later. My wife appeared before the American Consulate for the Visa. The
Consulate rejected her Visa. “Do you go alone leaving me in India?” she cried
out. I did not give any answer. I noted her turned pale facial look. Therefore,
I decided to cancel the travel without any second thought. I gaped on her as
lovey-dovey. I was not willing to travel alone due to the holy bonding and
affinity with her; and was unable to fly on my own, in fact. Therefore, I
looked out a job immediately in India. “Joining both hands and hearts of us
enjoy the soaring love of the eagle,” we realized.
However, I
reviewed the reason for the visa rejection and made her to appear for Consulate
interview - second time. I instructed her, “You have to carry essential
documents and demonstrate to the officer that you are my wife.” “Hmm... that is
the truth,” she responded casually. “But, you have to prove it to the Consulate
through evidences. They do not look at you and decide based on your appearance.
You must convince them with the facts in hand,” I elaborated.
“What
evidences? What facts?” she questioned innocently. “Carry the marriage
certificate, wedding albums etc.,” I listed and lectured. “Never provide any
false or irrelevant information to the visa officer,” I warned. She responded
saying “okay, okay,” and gave a big smile and nodded her head. She gained the
confidence from my long lecture. “She will get the visa,” I believed. “With
confidence and belief one can do anything,” I determined.
May 22nd
morning! We both went to Cathedral Church, Dr. RadhaKrishan Salai, Chennai,
close to American Consulate. She prayed there for few minutes. Then, she
appeared before the Consulate. There was no enquiry. She got the dependent
visa. A more joyous day!
"But
at the beginning of creation God 'made them male and female.' 'For this reason a man will leave his father
and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.' So
they are no longer two, but one.
Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate."
(Mark 10:6-9)
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