Tia, is truth the most underrated in this world or overrated?
Before I launch into my explanation, I want to make it very very clear that I for one was against / never convinced in the route Dev took to fix the infertility issue. Not for a second. Coz after having lost Sona once, he should have known quick fixes do not solve life issues.
And now that we have that matter addressed, let me get back to the honour and power of truth.
As children we are constantly goaded by our parents to speak the truth. As young adults, we are constantly taught the virtue of honesty be it by our parents or teachers. People are often held to higher moral standards with truth as the basis of such standards. So, I have a question...Why then do all human beings ...yes, I say all human beings without exceptions...speak lies when it one feels it is necessary. I am not distinguishing the difference between white and dark lies...small and big lies...we are talking lies...period.
I believe people lie when they are cornered. People lie to escape punishment. People lie to please. People lie to not lose. People lie to gain. People lie to achieve their personal greed etc etc etc.
While I will not condone the lie Dev told Sona that she is pregnant when she was not as it emotionally the most cruel lie a man can tell his wife...I think I understand why he did so. First of all, let us not forget that Dev is not the strongest of characters...he is pure love and most endearing but he is not strong.
Dev knew his mother had not accepted Sona and Dev knows Sona's infertility issue. And so, when he saw his mother's changed demeanour due to pregnancy news...he wanted to buy time with his lie. As that lie will save his wife a lifelong punishment of having to live with a mother-in-law who has problems with her daughter-in-law and vice versa. He probably feared that he would one day lose Sona once again if his mother continued to belittle his wife and he didn't want to lose at any cost this time around. He also wanted to please his mother and Dev was brought up to please his mother since he was a young boy.
And truth ...that Sona was not pregnant and may never be a mother through natural means may very well end even the threadbare peace between Ishwari and Sona. The truth was too bitter and it could change his life forever one way or the other and in a irrevocable fashion.
In a situation like that...humans tend to embrace lies. They believe the lies will buy them time to fix problems. I am not saying it is the right thing to do nor am I saying lies fix problems...but at times they do buy people time to fix problems.
Sorry for ranting away on your thread...and I don't mean to propagate lies ...just saying humans lie to escape punishment and Dev lied so that he does not have to choose between his wife and mother.
P.S - Having said all of the above...I expect Dev to finally to speak the emotional truth the way he sees it ..that motherhood or not..Sona is his love and wife and will remain so for ever and ever. Anyone who has a problem, he needs to handle them for Sona for Sona in her broken and guilty state may take all insults coming her way.
Edited by SandyAquarius - 8 years ago