Article for Bethlehem Matrimonial - Nov 2016
Being part of the largest
airline brand from Middle East, I often get to work out of the Head Quarters
(HQ) of my company. It is a state of the art facility with lots of offices
operating out of this building. The second floor of HQ is accessible to general
public where there are sales offices, customer affairs office etc. There is
also an open space known as Atrium and at times I sit and work at one of the
many desks available there.
The other day I was at the
Atrium trying to complete a work to be delivered during the second half of the
day. I could hear a kid probably aged around four years crying for something he
wanted badly. He was with his mom and dad who were seen arguing if the kid
really needs to be given that item. The argument became so hyper at a given
point, so much so that, the next thing we saw was dad shouting at mom in public
and dashing with his son to a nearby mini mart to buy what the kid asked for. While
dad and son headed towards the department store, we could see the mother
heading to a different direction with her head down avoiding all possible eyes
staring at the family.
Can you imagine the impact
created by this emotional explosion? Assume what happens to that father. He
lost his cool and shouted at his dearest wife right in the middle of a set of
people whom they’ve probably never seen before. He even forgot for a moment
that what ought to be a private moment in their life is now exposed to the
general public for their judgement and scrutiny. A momentary outburst of his
emotion led to a situation that completely went out of hand. I can only imagine
how the evening would’ve been back at their home that day!
Now think about the state at
which the mother was in. She must have tried with the best of her intentions
not to give what the child had asked for. She would’ve expected her dearest
husband to support her in the decision since children need to understand the
synergy of parents. The moment there is a clash between the father and mother,
it is a natural disaster for the children. Instead she was ridiculed by the one
on which she had utmost trust. That’s quite a dangerous situation to be in and
one that will possibly have lasting impressions in her mind about her husband.
One of the most critical
impacts is on none other than the child himself! He had seen his dad shouting
at his mom and that too in a public place. This picture gets deeply etched in
his mind and he’ll grow up thinking that it is ok to shout at your spouse
irrespective of where you are and what situation you are in. He is bound to
share his experience with his fellow kids and they’ll in turn have this
unhealthy thought growing with them. A new generation is born with a threat to
the society!
There is one more category of
people who got impacted with the incident; the people who witnessed the scene.
Each one of them, who were out there and watched what happened, will form
opinions about relationship between a husband and a wife in their own way. Some
will think like that father whereas the others will be all against this outrage
displayed. Either ways the action by that couple has created an influence one
way or other on everyone present there.
Many a times, when in rage,
couples express their emotions without even realizing the situation they are
in. The consequences almost never cross their minds during such scenarios. It
is important that couples need to be aware of this fact and learn to master
over their emotions. This is to ensure that you don’t end up being a negative
influence on people around you, known or unknown.
Here is wishing you to be blessed
with the providence of being a positive inspiration wherever you are!
