P.J.Sir,
I posted this poem of Avvaiyar in your other thread ‘பாசம், நேசம், அன்பு, அரவணைப்பு .......
In this poem while the first line speaks about the delicious food offered by the mother, the last line explains about the importance of wife.
தாயோடறுசுவைபோம்,தந்தையோடுகல்விபோம்
சேயோடுயாம்பெற்றசெல்வம்போம்- மாயவாழ்வு
உற்றாருடன்போம்,உடன்பிறப்பால்தோள்வலிபோம்
பொற்றாலியோடுஎவையும்போம்,
-ஔவைமூதாட்டி.
This same poem comes handy here too. When wife is alive, life goes on smoothly and hence most don’t find her significance in taking care of the family especially during times of crisis. When one’s wife is alive nobody dare to spare a thought of living without a wife and when this unfortunate happens, men find themselves like fish out of water, struggle to manage things. I have seen few friends of mine who recently lost their wives struggle hard to lead a normal life. There can be no substitute for a wife as she is known to take different avatars depending upon the situation.
They are known to perform ‘Shatkarma’ i.e. (1) Kaaryeshu dhasi, (2) Karaneshu Manthri, (3) Rupeshu Lakshmi, (4) Shamaya Tharithri (5) Snehe sa Maatha and (6) Sayaneshu Veshya. They are prone to run extra mile on their duties. Maintaining the home as a sweet home, immense love and affection towards family members, bringing up children, planning and execution, etc etc
In short, a ‘temporary separation’ will certainly prove the importance of a wife for a husband/family and when such a member is lost everything is lost. Life will become miserable and will be a boat without a oar/row.
There is yet another thread discussing on growing old. When age grows, energy slowly diminishes and we start using aids like specs, walking sticks, hearing aid, etc. But these things help us only to some extent to attend routine. But what about the timely expert advice………. of a minister ……..???
Morale: Preserve and protect wife who is highly precious!