Having missed the big day, we now gathered for an update. After
the general wedding related chit-chat, the conversation moved towards presents.
It is always interesting to find out what people from different cultures feel
makes an appropriate present. The fact that he is Assamese and she Japanese
also made this case particularly intriguing.
‘We got lots of gods,’ came the unexpected answer and before
we could even consider how to reach to this piece of information, she continued
with animated hand gestures ‘and some of them, if you plugged them in, they
even have flashing lights.’
Hmm, lots of gods. Not
bad, we thought. And naturally we wanted to know what was to be done with all
those gods. To that she sighed a little emphasising the dilemma this had caused.
Despite both being non-religious, they didn’t feel comfortable to throw the
gods out. Of course, we said in support. So the best thing to do, they found,
was to distribute the gods among the grooms side of the family.
‘And who can say no when you given them gods, right?,’ she
said with a smile.
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