Sunday, November 11, 2007
Best Man (Again)
Today is my third brother's wedding. He chose this day to start his jail term for the simplest reason. 11/11 @ 11:11 am. I am the best man again. I deduced that if I am going to be the best man one more time, I shall be branded a bachelor forever and ever amen. On the positive side, being single and available allows me to earn extra cash even for a time like this. A red packet for being the driver. A red packet for being the best man. Two red packets for being the youngest in the family. We were at the door of the bride's room. Immediately after we knocked, bridesmaids and kids started screaming for money. I felt that this is different from other times. They spelt D.E.S.P.E.R.A.T.E. I cannot help but dislike the group of relatives that come into my life. I have heard stories about how they discouraged my sister-in-law-to-be to share her finances with my third brother and how they encouraged her to leave him when he was financially burdened. Things like this makes me think that having a girlfriend or a wife make my life feel like a straw. The wedding was held in a mini function room in The Florida @ Upper Serangoon Road. My third brother bought this condominium with his ex-wife. Money matters. Lawsuit. Divorce. money + women = straw. Period. A nun came to be the witness of the wedding. Funny thing was no one knows that she was a nun as she sounded like a monk. This is not a joke. I spoke to my second brother about my business. As a calculative man, he was very interested in how I earned my profits. I decided to tell him about my vision for the company instead. I hope that I can convince him that earning money is not our utmost calling in life. Fruitful and multiply. That's what the Bible says. I did not talk to my first brother. I cannot forget how he tries to use his 'strategy' to break my life. A man with great pride. He thinks that he can control people at his finger tips. One attempt is enough to deter me. I do not want to decide whether I should hate him or forgive him. I just want to focus on building my life and keep him out of my it. At least for now.
Posted by Benjamin at 11:11 AM