The mile stone 5 is a personal one.-our fiftieth wedding anniversary

The mile stone 5 is a personal one.-our fiftieth wedding anniversary

(My given name is Rama and she is Jaya and today the victory of rama (rama Jayam) started fifty years back

This day (13-7-1970) , fifty years back , we got married to each other. Today after another 50 years we are again celebrating our anniversary surrounded by our son, daughter in law , daughter, son in law , two grand sons and two grand daughters .

. Taking in to consideration the fact that , it is my wife’s love and encouragement that makes me do what I do, I have already made her the silent partner of all that I do and achieve. Together we have raised a great son and a great daughter. As on today we have two very great grand daughters and two great grand sons.
By modern day standards , we are not rich but both of us think that whatever we have is all that we need. We both believe strongly in God and also believe that he knows what we need.
For the past twenty years I have been helping thousands of people all over the world with astrological consultation mainly on matching horoscopes. Several times we were offered huge amounts of money but we both decided that we will not take any money.
We do have differences in our likes, dislikes and priorities in life. But very early in married life we decided that these differences would not create even a small ripple in our married life. I am sure that God guides us even here and we both salute him and tell “Sir , a big thank you”, and I would like to say to her , “My wife, I consider you as the greatest blessing Of God to me.”
We are in a world of ecstasy and a poor poet like me felt that the best present I could ever give her was a poem dedicated to her..Hope you will all agree.

Poem dedicated to my life time companion

I am sure all but the young ones would agree with me that , the need for a wife is greatest when one becomes old , as a companion and a loving friend Without her by his side , he becomes miserable. Here is an ode written by me an old man to my wife:-

Wife mine , you came to my home ,
As a pretty , lovely lady companion to me,
Those were the days when I thought ,
That you were brought there to act as my slave,
To fulfill all the wishes that I had in my mind.

Slowly times changed , you became a lovely mother ,
And I found that your attention to me was halved,
And I too was very busy those days in the rat race ,
To earn more and more important positions and more and more wealth,

You were sweet Mummy to my kids , capable nurse to my parents,
Great manager of all my affairs including wealth ,
A wonderful cook , whom I could not miss even for a day,
And teacher and trainer to my kids when they grew up,
But I was just another scientist and nothing else .

Parents mine and that of yours bid farewell when their time came,
And the kids in our home developed wings and flew away,
Leaving both of us in the lonely hellish nest that we are in today,
And my office decided that this oldie is of no use and should retire.

The happy busy lovely home which was filled with laughter and smiles.
Was turned in to a grave of simple silence.
Whenever the little babies of children came to visit us,
Our faces were filled with smile and joy ,
But they too returned back to their homes,
Leaving the eerie , tasteless and suffering silence of loneliness.

My golden darling , you are my only companion now ,
And I feel like singing . “Jaya reme , Manorame , mama dehi Karavalambam*”.
And even without that singing , you knew that without you,
I was not even a big zero but a tiny , tiny nothing,
But you do not mind it as , for you are to me now,
Friend , nurse , guide , manager and a psychotherapist,
All which jobs you do with a smile and no frown in face .
For you want to be my everything till both of us part.

Ten years back when we celebrated our 40th anniversary one friend wrote

“My pranams are also due to your dear Dharmapathni, who permitted you, supported you and made this all possible by maintaining a 'peaceful homefront', for the last 40 years happily with you, true to the role she accepted in your life. You two have given a new meaning to the word 'Together', which is the Key to a successful family life. Kalidasa's opening prayer in one of his great epics poems (Kumarasambhava ?), exemplifying Lord Shiva and Parvathi, starting with वाक् and its inseperable 'अर्थ्", comes to my mind. You two have proved it a fact.”
It has become true all these ten years
Raja