Is She the ONE?

Generic Purpose: To entertain the audience

Specific Purpose: Is she the one?

 Speech organizing type: Three incidents in chronological order

Idea/Foundational phrase: Is she the one?

Characters: My father, the girls I Visited

Project 4: ACB Entertainment Manual

Title: Is she the One?

 Opening (60 words)

In India, you get to marry only once. And marriage is like skydiving. You only get one chance to get it right. And the secret to get it right is find the right person. So, the puzzling question for me and for most of us was how do you find the right person? How do you know if “she is the one”?

Dear Toastmasters, Guest and all the people who eagerly want to get married, Good evening!

Today I am going to narrate you my experience of finding the One.

My Intro (97 words)

I am an engineer with good understanding of grids and graphs but not girls. I didn’t know what to look for in a life partner. So I went to my godfather, google and asked “How to check if she is the one?”

There came 1 lakh 67 thousand results. I skimmed through each of them carefully and made a check list of top ten aspects to look for. She should be educated, slim, beautiful, fair working woman with long hair and so on. I was quipped and ready to meet girls in an arranged setting.  

Girl 1 (165 words)

The first girl I visited was a software engineer. After initial discussion with her family and light snack and tea, I was eagerly looking at the door for the girl to enter. A slim, cute and short girl came and sat in the chair opposite to me. She was good looking and seemed to match my checklist. The question puzzled me was “Is she the one?”

With permission of her father I went to talk to her privately. After initial Hi-Hello, I hesitantly asked” What are your hobbies?”

Girl: “ I am interested in Travelling. I want to visit all the countries after marriage and finally settle in US.”

Me: “Nice. That’s a good hobby.”

I do not plan to settle in US.  We were not compatible to each other. I immediately started looking eagerly at the door. This time to exit.

A software programmer updates his code after failed case, I updated my checklist. Point 11. Girl who is willing to settle in India.

Girl 2 ( 155 words)

The next Girl I met was a Doctor. She was a fair, tall and confident person who came in a green saree. Whenever she talked, the swinging ear rings with the white glittering stones caught my attention. My heart pounded heavily and asked me: Is she the one?

It was time for the private talk. I asked my well prepared question:

What are your hobbies?

Girl: My work is my hobby. I am a veterinarian surgeon who operates rats and frogs : cut them, observe the functioning of heart, liver.. Before she could finish, I was running away throw the exit door.  

Point 12. No Doctors

Months passed by. I met many girls and had many debacles. One day I sat at my home, sadly looking at my check list. It grew from one page into 10 pages and from 10 points to 101 points. Somehow I was unable to answer myself “Is she the one?”

Guidance ( 50 words)

My mother came and sat beside me, looked at the check list in my hand and gave a sigh. she put a hand on my shoulder and said, “Son, Stop asking the Question : Is she the one?

Instead, take the conscious decision of making a person your soulmate.

Climax (108 words)

It was 10 in the morning. She gracefully walked through the door and sat on the chair opposite to me. She wore a white creamish dress that went well with her skin tone. The strands of hair were falling on her forehead and she was gently pushing them back of the ear. She was looking gorgeous.   I mentally pushed aside the check list and the question- Is she the one?

 Instead of matching her to my check list, I tried to understand her. We also chatted online and understood each other better. We were not perfectly aligned on all views, but were compatible and respected each other. After a week, I consciously chose my soulmate.

Conclusion ( 84 words)

Dear Toastmasters and friends, some of you have successfully chose your life partner and some of you are in the process. The process of finding the right girl in an arranged setting is dramatic, fun filled and nervous experience all at the same time. I realized that we cannot find our Cinderella who fits our magic shoe. Instead, first I chose my Cinderella and am planning to make her a magic shoe that fits her. That’s how I know that “She is the one!! “ J