147. Twenty Five Years of Marriage

Invitees who had come for the silver jubilee of the marriage of Nagarajan and Bhuvana conveyed conveyed their greetings to the couple, some in English and some in Tamil.

Bhuvana looked at her husband standing beside her, with a sense of pride and joy.

At the time of their marriage, Bhuvana was 20 years old and Nagarajan was 25.

Karthik was born in the first year of their marriage and Selvi, in the third year.

Time seemed to have flown fast.

Nagarajan climbed fast in the ladder of his career and became the General Manager of his company. 

The family had their own house and a comfortable life that included annual holiday trips to hill stations and other places of interest.

Karthik had completed his studies and got a job in a good company. Selvi, after completing her undergraduate education was getting ready to pursue higher studies in the U.S.

When Nagarajan's friend greeted Nagarajan, saying "You have set an example for an ideal family life," Bhuvana had a feeling of pride and fulfillment.

The next day, when Nagarajan went to his office, his personal assistant Prema followed him to his cabin and after he sat down, asked him, "How did your silver jubilee function go?"

"Why didn't you come?" asked Nagarajan.

"As I had told you already, my husband left for Germany yesterday on official work. I had to be home to send him off. He left home only at 10 pm" said Prema.

"I missed you" said Nagarajan, smiling. 

"Really?" asked Prema, with a mischievous smile. 

"I have an important call. Tell the peon that I should not be disturbed for the next half an hour" said Nagarajan, blinking his eyes.

"Can I be present?"

"You should be the one taking notes during the call."

Prema went out of the cabin, gave some instructions to the peon, entered the cabin and locked it from inside.

Even before she could turn back, Nagarajan came close to her and hugged her.

Thirukkural

Section 1
The Path of Virtue

Chapter 14
Possession of Propriety 

Verse 147 (In Tamil)

aRan ilAn ilvAzhvAn enbAn piRan iyalAL
peNmai nayavAdhavan.

Meaning:

Only a man who doesn't crave the feminine grace of another’s wife will be considered a person leadings a righteous family life.

(This is the English version of the Tamil story 'veLLI vizhA' by the same author)

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