Originally posted by: Crimson_Sky
No dear friend return_to_hades, no one is offtopic if they discuss child marriages. The matter is that its about TEEN MARRIAGES, not child marriages. Some friend keep calling our teens as CHILD (as in our country where the 30 yr old is still a Munna, who cannot do anything without the elders... and live with them...etc).
My point is that, I am against this KID stuff. They are grown up, and I think they should get married =).
It's your opinion that they're grown up, and you are stating that as a fact. In reality, teens are not mature enough to get married and start families. They need to learn the facts of the world first, interact with others, find what their place in society is, etc. There are so many things teens have to do before they can think of marriage, that tying them down with such a huge responsiblity as marriage is foolish and unfair. It is also an insult to the institution of marriage.
Respecting and listening to elders is a must for every human being, and I am proud to be part of a society which respects elders before all else. That does not make Indians kids just because they listen to elders. The adults who do not respect the word of their elders (who are wiser due to the fact that they've seen more of the world) are fools. I'm glad our teens have not reached that stage yet....at least not most of them.
Edited by _LalithaJanaki_ - 15 years ago