Manglik Dosh! High time to shed our illusions

Even today, in the 21^st century, people believe in different rituals and follow various superstitious beliefs.

The worst till date is the belief in Manglik Dosh. Even the most educated Indians are paranoid about it. You may be living in a small village or one of the metropolitans, but when it comes to marriage, your parents won’t let you tie the knot with a Manglik.

And even if you manage to get their stamp of approval, they will (probably) first get the Manglik girl married to a banana tree or a peepal tree. How silly!

Not to forget. Even Bollywood beauty Aishwarya Rai, who has starred in countless films had to marry a banana tree before her marriage with Abhishek Bachchan.

As educated Indians, it is time we shed our illusions.

1. There is no evidence to back the claim that the marriage between a Manglik and non-Manglik will spell doom. All that you need is LOVE and guts to make it work. That’s all.
2. Shed superstitions; it is time we practice our education.

Educated people go by logic and shouldn’t take some of life’s most important decisions purely on the basis of blind faith.

1. Marriages quite often fail even after horoscope matching and rituals and all-sorts-of astrological precautions. These people weren’t even Mangliks, so what happened to them?
2. It is said that Mars by nature is aggressive, impatient, independent, and strongly goal driven – what is wrong with that? Being aggressive, impatient, independent, and goal-driven does not make a person a lethal marriage material.
3. May be there’s another set of characteristics so-called Mangliks have that others easily lose sight of. No marks for being polite, courageous, strong, sharp, focused, or disciplined? Is that not what people want in their potential life-partners?
4. If astrology is really some sort of Science, Mangliks should have relevance in every religion & society. But it is not the case.
5. Accepting Manglik Dosh shows how unstable & emotionally disturbed we are as a society. Only people with fickle minds can allow superstitions to take control over them.

 

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