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The Root of all evil?

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"'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all."                                                                                                  - Alfred Lord Tennyson                                                                                                What separates Man from Animal? The fact that they don't follow religions and we do. We're civilized and diversify our religions into separate castes and creeds. And then brand the people around us based on our observations. We all have the same blood but that hardly seems to matter.     Our hero and heroine had to go through a similar phase for close to 2 years. Every word countered, every action tracked and prisoners of their own fate. When it went beyond their grasp, they expected Cupid to rescue them from their fate. And Cupid could only stand and watch the love lorn couple caught in the midst of a tug-of-war. On one end, their blossoming dreams and on the other, family values.

Ama, honora atque oboedi in aeternum

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"Precisely. Gentlemen, the only way to achieve the impossible, is to believe it's possible."  - Alice in Wonderland      Hope the title of the post doesn't keep the readers away. "Love, Honour and Obey forever" (I can feel the stares of married friends). Don't worry boys; I'm joining the bandwagon soon enough. But FYI, another 6 months more before I add "Obey Forever" to my current set of responsbilities.      Jokes apart (its never apart in my cliched set of jokes), I wanted to narrate the greatest love story scripted (since it is my blog, I would take all the credit for being part of it). Having spent over 26 years in various phases of life, I've seen various blossoming relationships nipped in the bud. I have also seen my share of K-Jo and YRaj films (excluding the ones with Tushar Kapoor or Uday Chopra in the lead) that have dwelled on the intense love in our Indian veins (most of them set in NYC though). And then there exists the g