Rahul: Daddy?
Rajiv: Yes, son.
Rah: What is a marriage of convenience?
Raj: Son, when two persons have no love for each other but marry for other reasons, it is a marriage of convenience.
Rah: Daddy, was there a marriage of convenience between Hindu and Sikh leaders at the time of India’s independence?
Raj: Why do you say that, son?
Rah: Daddy, do you
know the Black Widow?
Raj: What?
Rah: The Black Widow, do you know?
Raj: What are you talking about, son, who is the Black Widow?
Rah: It is the name of a black spider. Do you know why it is called the Black Widow?
Raj: Why, son?
Rah: After mating, she eats her mate.
Raj: That is horrible.
Rah: Just a marriage of convenience.
Article extracted from this publication >> February 1, 1985
