Discord, Love? and "This Blessed House"

Still, after reading this entire story, "This Blessed House," I do not fully understand the title. The title could allude to the fact that the little Christian "findings" around the house made it blessed. Yet one thing that I did see throughout this story was the fact that the articles that represented the Christian faith caused the biggest conflict between Twinkle and Sanjeev.
These two characters, as I read through the story, are fairly dissimilar in many ways. Here is just one example: Toward the beginning, Mahler's Fifth Symphony is mentioned to be playing from the stereo. In the midst of a heated conversation between Sanjeev and Twinkle, Sanjeev notices how the particular movement matched the tension that was there in the room with the "crescendo" and the "telltale clashing of cymbals" (139). Yet once the disagreement was over, the "tender fourth movement" of the piece began coinciding with the fact that the dispute had now subsided. Sanjeev enjoyed this classical music and the "elements of tragedy and struggle" while Twinkle mentioned that, "if you want to impress people, I wouldn't play this music. It's putting me to sleep" (140). They did not have the same taste and appreciation in music. What Sanjeev found enjoyable, Twinkle found boring.
Sanjeev is a very Type A personality, keeping things neat and tidy, he is intelligent, strong in his Indian beliefs, and dedicated to being successful. Twinkle on the other hand seems to be more care-free and a sociable person who needs attention. Even though Sanjeev is strong-willed and does not even know if he loves his wife, he still does not leave her. I thought there may be a point where he would break and just call everything off, but I don't think that he can. There are moments when emotions are built up inside of him, mostly anger, when this character should do something drastic, but that never occurs. Then we also see the moments where Sanjeev is caring and kind.  I think that even though Sanjeev may not be certain of loving Twinkle, because Sanjeev believes in success, he will try and make their marriage work and not leave her. The last sentence is an example of his willingness to stick it out. After thinking thoughts of hatred about a silver bust of Christ because it's dignified and Twinkle likes it, this is what Sanjeev does with that hatred. "Sanjeev pressed the massive silver face to his ribs, careful not to let the feather hat slip, and followed her" (157). He is going to follow his wife and let her have her way. Maybe Sanjeev has his firm beliefs, but is also a people-pleaser, trying to make everything just right, and that's why he "gives in" to his wife.
I really enjoyed this story because there are so many aspects to come from and so many points that I thought were interesting and made me question where the author was going me. There is more in the story than what the words tell.
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