Re: Durr-e- Shawar - A play by Umera Ahmed
Um, you know what I find strange? The fact that you so quickly jumped to the conclusion that I’m basing my opinion on things like making breakfast, waking up your spouse, etc…LOL…and the same goes for those who have concurred with your response to my original post.
There is nothing wrong with either a man or a woman making breakfast for their spouse, waking them up, taking care of them when they’re sick, ironing their clothes, cooking for them, etc. Dooree got it right. It’s strange that a husband should compete with his children for the love of his wife. I’ve even heard of people competing with their spouse’s parents/siblings for their love. It IS childish either way. One’s spouse and children are two completely different relationships…the dynamics are different…it’s like comparing apples to oranges. Sure, you might argue that bhuraapay main sometimes a person acts like a bacha or with bachpana or like a “young kid”…but again…it only emphasizes the point that it’s childish/bacha-like behavior and that’s what you’d still be acknowledging with such reasoning as you have in post # 83.
Just because you feel that “a lot” of people act a certain way when they approach a certain age…doesn’t automatically make that behavior healthy or right or attractive. It’s typical for many two-year-olds to thrown themselves down and beat their fists against the floor when they don’t get their way. It’s “typical” behavior…but it’s not considered good or right or healthy…and sound-minded parents will try their best to encourage more appropriate and socially-accepted behavior in their kids. After all, Dur-e-Shawar is “older” as well…but she doesn’t compete in this way. I hope that I’ve cleared things up for you.