Expensive

I will tell you all about my very pleasant trip to India in a later post. It is my last week here.

Something that has been on my mind recently is that I am not happy about my brother getting married. Don’t get me wrong, I think he deserves all the happiness in this world. But isn’t it an extravagant expense when you have to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on an event? You are not required by society to pay for it, but you have to because the girl’s family can’t pay for all of that luxury. Moreover, because they can’t pay for her tuition, your family has to pay for it. Even though you struggled and saved money through college to save your dad’s hard-earned money, someone else will reap the benefits. Isn’t it kind of crazy that all of this jewelry is for someone who didn’t even have to go through the pains you went through? All those times you were aloof from your father because he was busy building his business. I don’t understand this. They aren’t even signing a prenup?! I can’t accept her. I dislike her coming into our family. My brother could get anyone he wants. Anything he wants. And he chose this! He settled! I am extremely disappointed in him, but I want him to be happy! What is this dilemma? I don’t like this.

Next thing you know, I am disowned. What have I done so wrong? I mentally cannot welcome her to my family. I am only staying silent because of my love for my brother. May God help me and my family. I will never forgive myself if this leads to our ruin.