Modern People with Conventional Thought

In India majority of the marriages are arrange marriages , the girl is supposed to marry the boy whom her parents select for her. India is a developing country , however people still live in the old customs of caste and creed......Rich and poor...... Black and white.....etc..
I remember the days when my parents were looking out for a so called "Right Match " for me.....
They were so called Modern boys brought up in Modern world, with the best of education and with best of jobs in Multi National Companies, who came to see me........But I was dissappointed when I knew that they all lived in a Fairy tale world where they wanted a " Very Beautiful, Big Eyes, Long Hair, Highly educated, Modern yet traditional girl, who could work and earn money for them , also look after the house" For them a girl was a possession to be displayed. They didnt want a companion for life , instead they wanted a Show-piece which can be placed in one corner of the house without any individuality......
In India it still so happens that the Boys family come over to the girls house to see her. Then there is interview session , wherein the boys family ask various questions to the girl. The girl is asked to walk, sing etc...... this is done to see if there is any defect in the girl....
Even after the marriage is fixed, the girls family is supposed to give some pre-decided amount also known as "Dowry" to the boy...
It makes me sad when i think that even today we are living in a male dominated country. Why can't the boys of today take a step forward towards changing the system...... Why do they call themselves Modern when their thoughts are still conventional???
Marriage I believe is the connection of 2 Hearts, soul and mind... Its not a business, its a life long commitment to each other.... In a marriage no one is superior or inferior but both are equal... without one the other is incomplete...... But people fail to understand this simple thing.... Bonding between two hearts is more superior then any relation in this world.......
Its so truly said
"Don't go for looks it may deceive
Don't go for fame cause that will fade away
Look for the internal qualities cause they are the ones that are going to stay..."