@koolsadhu: I agree with you completely!!
Firstly, one shud always avoid taking money from relatives cos it can lead to problems later... and even if one has to, then one shud assess their financial condition, situation in life, provisions for emergency etc.
What you wrote shud really have been Sulochana's attitude... I don't understand why people can't be a bit practical where money matters are concerned. Their main problem was only the fact that Vinod shudn't take money from his in laws.. I frankly speaking don't take it as a big deal.. agreed Rasika is bad.. but Sulochana and her family don't think so do they??? They always treat her with respect. If she can give him expensive gifts and gold so often, then what is the harm in taking a loan, especially when he has promised to give it back.
Plus in laws are like parents.. if Manav buying gold for sulochana or making FD's for SIL is not wrong or embarassing, then why is taking money from inlaws wrong.. frankly I thought Archana shudn't have said, "hum nahi chahte aap dusron ke aage haat failayein.." at least not in front of Rasika...so is Rasika not his own... if it had been Manav in place of Vinod and Sulochana in place of Rasika and had offered to loan him out of trouble, and someone wud have said this thing, Sulochana wud have felt bad for sure.
Tomorrow if Vinod wishes to return the loan, Rasika can accept it after a bit of refusal.. even if she doesn't its not as if she will becum poorer... for her its a drop in an ocean. But tomorrow if vinod wants to give the money back, Archu will not accept it... saying there is nothing called 'loan' btw brother/sister. Ultimately it is she who will be affected..
Tomorrow if sulochana gets a heart attack then from where will they get money in emergency... who will give it- Manjusha??? They already have loans cos of Archu's wedding. Even Vinod wont be able to give money cos he wont have free money as everything is going for the house loan. (Hey, they can use this idea, cant they??? Sulochana gets a heart attack and Manav gives Archu the money-maybe by mortgaging his garage??? This wud go with his character and end up making Sulochana guilty- that she didn't help him when he was he in trouble but he did- that too voluntarily)
Am surprised even Varshu who is practical didn't think about it.
Edited by nikitagmc - 15 years ago