@Samana: Pragmatism has its points.You're of the mind that the patriarchal system needs to be altered from within. I agree. But there comes a time, when you ask: Why treat the people who are enforcing these rules on you, in such a kind and patient manner, when your wants/needs earn nothing but an exaggerated look of impatience? I think that's what Yash is realizing.
SP is more of a dictator. Its not just patriarchy here. There's only one way to deal with self-important dictators who rule with an iron fist, with no regard to, or care for, emotion. This house needs a coup. Full on military uprising 😆. I'm thinking this is all part of that. Yash is going to blow SP's top off. And although he'll be doing this in Ansh's name, a part of him is doing this for himself. He's showing a strange kind of independence. I have a feeling its new for him. And although he seems frazzled, I think he'll feel more on top of the world than ever. He's over 30, but this is the first time he's probably made a decision all on his own, with no blessings. It shouldn't have taken this long for him to learn that his father isn't an unmovable god. He's just a human who doesn't like to here no.
*Personal Experience Alert*
Its like with my grandfather recently: a cousin of mine wanted to marry this boy. My grandfather stomped his figurative cane, and gave his decision: Because the boy was from a different religion (one that my grandfather didn't want any of the girls in his family marrying into), the answer was no. So then what happened? For the following two years my cousin made no mention of marriage, but she loved that boy, so they stayed together. Recently, my mother asked my cousin if she'd still like to get married to that boy. She said yes. My mother arranged a dinner at our house and invited him, and told my grandparents that the boy would be coming. My grandfather was openly challenged on one of his decisions. Probably for the first time ever on something this huge. What did he do? After thinking for some time, once the boy had already arrived (about an hour later), my grandfather quietly came and sat down in his chair. The big single chair that garners attention in the room.
Sometimes you fight within the system for so long, simply because you love the symbolic head of the family, and you don't want to hurt them. But when they start hurting others, and for no other reason than "because they said so", it a little much. SP needs to learn that its not about being right or wrong. Its about being respectful of other people, no matter their "station", in comparison with him.
The problem with fighting within the system is that the people making the rules begin to believe their own hubris, which is not good for keeping the ego in check. They start making unwarranted and thoughtless decisions. You forget what made you admire this man, and then you start resenting him. SP is in sore need for an ego-check, which is what Yash is doing.
Edited by Charishma - 13 years ago