Dear friends, The question of whether dowry is evil or a nice practise by which a daughter gets a share in the property is a highly subjective question which depends largely on the way each of us practise this custom and our attitude towards the same.
The money given to a daughter at the time of her marriage by her parents has its advantages.This can be treated as a legitimate share of the daughter in her parent's property.It some times gives a financially smoother start for the new couple , rather than starting with absolutely no money of their own.In all these perspectives dowry is not problematic.It is just a gift that the parents happily give their daughter at the time of her wedding. However the moment dowry becomes anything more it becomes a despicable evil.If dowry becomes the pivotal queston on the basis of which a person decides whether or not to marry another individual, when the amount of dowry becomes the deciding factor it becomes an evil that objectivises the women. Such an attitude towards women undermine the value of their character and their person - it is an open insult to her personality .It reduces the woman to a mannequin with a price tag. As long as dowry is a gift that parents give their daughers, the amount of which makes no difference as far as the groom is concerned it is acceptable.But the moment it becomes the crucial and sometimes even the only deciding factor in a marriage proposal, it becomes a monstrosity that ought to be condemned. However,slightly diverging from the issue, we have definitely come a long way from the time Abraham sent gifts of Gold and Silver while asking for the hand of Rebecca as his son Issac's wife. Kripa Bangalore _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp **************************************************************** This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ****************************************************************
