Leave her ALONE...!

                                      

                       You may be wondering " Why such a strong title?" But she is now stronger than ever.She is stepping out of her house,her "used-to-be"comfort zone, now more than ever.She is travelling miles everyday to find her calling.She looks and acts tough too.She is proving it to the world that "she " matters .She is competing with every other male force and beating them often.We are talking about modern day woman,who is not just embracing her new identity with all the courage and confidence but also with a smile which speaks louder than ever.She is compelled to take this decision of stepping out and reasons don't matter really.She is doing whatever she thinks is right for her and for her family .So stop labelling her for her wardrobe and leave her alone.

                        She travels alone at night,worried less about her safety,more about whether she gets to see her child just one more time before he falls asleep , so she can kiss him good night .She faces perverts with hungry looks everyday on her way to work but she takes inspiration from that lady bus conductor who easily manages to scare them off.She needs to face these predators at work too but she learns how to deal with them.She tries her best to laugh at the silly jokes of her boss when all she could think of is whether her child's temperature has come down yet or whether the care taker has given him his medicine or not.It kills her when she is unable to attend her sick child.When she is home after a tiring day at work,the last thing she wants is to be touched so just leave her alone.

                       She may not be able to cook fresh food for every meal of the day but at least she is trying her best to bring food to the table.She may not be able to entertain guests or neighbors regularly but that doesn't make her anti-social.She may not be able to keep the house sparkling all the time but that doesn't make her lazy.It tears her apart when she has to leave her child who is screaming " Mommy,please don't leave me".So stop giving her those "oh-such-a-bad-mother" looks because she ain't one.She only knows the pain she is going through so just leave her alone.

                       It was not her dream to end up in the kitchen when she played with that kitchen set at the age of five so don't confine her to those four walls.She doesn't want to be remembered or appreciated "only" for her cooking skills.She is not a door mat anymore.She has a dream and she has the potential to achieve it.She is independent and she can take care of herself.These qualities do not make her selfish.So stop coming in her way of success and happiness and just leave her alone.   

Aarohi - The beloved child of Nature

                          First time when they met,Sandhya and Subhash,it was just magical.They didn't believe in "Love at first sight" till now but not any more.They just had to change their opinion on that after diving into each other's hearts in their first "casual" meeting itself.They were destined to be together.They knew it.Pretty soon,their bond of love transformed into "Aarohi".Aarohi has got good mix of both of her parents' looks and she is a natural beauty.

                         Aarohi,just like how her name suggests,is growing up into this beautiful child who loves and beloved by all.She is the eye candy of her mother and princess of her father.Mom and dad are so happy to see how curious Aarohi is, just about everything.Aarohi likes to dance with her daddy,play with mommy in the garden.She likes to tend to those plants with her tiny little hands.she is very much drawn to the Nature.

                       Mom and Dad take Aarohi to the famous Gnana Saraswathi temple to perform some rituals.Gnana Saraswathi temple is situated on the banks of river Godavari.Aarohi sits through the entire ritual calmly.While they were returning home by boat,all of a sudden,strong winds started attacking their boat .After a while,Mom and dad found themselves on the bank of the river only to realise that Aarohi is missing.They have no clue about how those terrible winds took away their daughter as they fell unconscious when the winds jolted them.Aarohi is still a small baby.Mom and dad were shocked to see how things unfolded into this terrible catastrophe and how quickly their joy of life was snatched away from them.They screamed in pain.They cried a river.Its like Aarohi was never meant to be their child .Mother Nature just claimed her favorite child,Aarohi.

                                                               Few years later...

                        The Sun gives her warm kisses every morning and the Moon gives her company when she is alone at night. Aarohi blends in with nature completely  and nature becomes incomplete without Aarohi.But there are days when Aarohi seems not-so-full-of-life,though she doesn't know the reason yet.The sky becomes cloudy and dark on those days, just to say " baby,you are not alone in this..".Then the next morning,Sun tries his best to cheer her up with his warmth and she becomes herself again,full of life,joy,innocence and happiness.

                        Nature and Aarohi communicate through language of love that they can only understand.She becomes a fine young woman with all the good qualities that she learned from the only mother she knew, Mother Nature.Aarohi's world is perfect.She lives with beauty all around her.She never ever felt anything close to fear.She is just content and happy,most of the times.She just has one question in her mind that needs to be answered.But the time hasn't come yet.

                        Aarohi truly enjoys doing one thing - Dancing.(Little did she know that she got it from her father).She needs no beat.She needs no note.(as in music) She needs no words to express her joy .She forgets herself when she dances.Mother nature can't help but swing and sway in awe.Cool breeze caresses her when she dances .By this gesture,trees around her just mean to say that they also want to be a part of her incredible joy.Everytime she dances with nature,she holds on to her locket in the end and cries.Though she can't make out what is inscribed on the locket,she truly believes that there is a greater purpose to it.After all,the locket has been with her ever since she was born. 

                        In a parallel world,God has been working around to make things right,this time atleast.Priyadarshini,one of the famous choreographers of Tollywood visits the woods in search of a perfect location for her upcoming filmy adventure.She happens to see Aarohi dance with her soul and she can't believe her eyes .She watches her silently,animatedly and in complete awe.When she tries to communicate with her,Aarohi feels threatened.Aarohi knows no language to communicate .She didn't need to,until now.Priyadarshini ,being a choreographer,knows best how to communicate with another beautiful dancer.Just then,she notices the locket on Aarohi's chest and she immediately knew to whom Aarohi belongs.

                        Priyadarshini's joy has no boundaries.She immediately senses a great bond of love between her and Aarohi.She says to herself.." hmm...Aarohi has her father's eyes and she is even a better dancer than him".She makes all the efforts to make Aarohi feel secure and loved.Aarohi too feels strong connection towards Priyadarshini,though she hasn't met her ever in her life.

                        Now its Priyadarshini's turn to do what is actually destined.In no time,Aarohi sees herself sitting infront of a middle aged couple,who look comfortable and happy with each other.But there is something amiss in their smiles and reason behind that is well known to Priyadarshini.Priyadarshini explains to Aarohi that the man and the woman who are sitting infront of her,are none other than her own mom and dad.Dad,who has been missing her angel for so long,immediately recongnises that its his princess who got lost in the waters 18 years ago.They feel like they are in utopia.Mom and dad hug Aarohi affectionately.Aarohi hasn't felt any of these emotions until now.The void that she has been carrying in her heart forever,has now been filled with limitless joy.She feels complete.

                        Dad,looks at Aarohi's locket with tears in his eyes and smiles.He gifted it to her when she was just born.Now its the same locket that reunited them.He reads the inscription on the locket - SCG .SCG was his band name which was pretty famous during his college days .He secretly thanks God for giving him Priyadarshini as his best friend.He looks at the locket again and again and thanks himself too for inscribing those letters on the locket when Aarohi was yet to born. 

                        Its time for Aarohi to bid adieu to her mother Nature though she can never really be away from her.Like it is said in the beginning,she herself is a part of nature.Nature too,is sad but she doesn't want to show it.Instead , she showers lots of love on Aarohi and drenches her with her purest love in the form of rain.Aarohi dances one last time,in the rain and the woods, with her heart and soul.Her dada joins her too in her celebration of Joy.

Mom in me is 10 yrs old,already...!

                                                            

My dearest Bunny,

                       We were born 10 years ago , me as your mother and you as my son .Since then , we have been growing up together, overcoming many challenges together. I must admit that you made me a better human being . Our bond of love just hit a 2 digit number buddy and isn’t it time for celebration?!!!Oh yes..:)

                       When I first had you in my arms , I didn’t exactly know how to feel.I felt happy to give birth to a child,that’s all.Please forgive my immaturity back then but hey…I met you very early in my life.I take that as  a blessing because I get to spend more time with you before I fall short on it.I now know that giving birth to a child is pretty easy when compared to raising one,that too with all the good values and principles I believed in.It has been a hard journey but totally worth it.

                       You know what…this mother job is pretty hard because it comes with no manual.You just have to go with your instincts mostly and those instincts may be wrong sometimes.Forgive me if at all I hurt you .Hurting you was never my intention.

                        Every year when you celebrate your birthday,I feel like I successfully finished a milestone.When compared to you,raising your younger brother is a piece of cake for me.You taught me how to be a mother.You introduced me to oodles of pure innocence and I can never ever get enough of that.All my first-time memories are with you and I cherish them dearly.

                       You are growing up pretty fast my baby boy and I really mean it when I say I don’t remember how my life was before you were born.Its like it has been erased from my memory.I remember things only after you.I want you to grow up to be a good human being who lives for others,who knows how to give and who makes this world smile.

                        I remember this incident that happened recently (and which made me pretty emotional) when I asked you what is important in life : “Money or Mommy” ?and when you answered it with “   Mommy”,you just got me there buddy.Though I didn’t show it,I felt like I fulfilled my purpose of life.Thanks for making it clear to me that I mean a lot to you.

                        As my final note,I would like to thank you for choosing me as your mother(though I borrowed this line from one of my fav movies,I mean it with all my heart).Please take this letter as my gift to you on your 10^th birthday( I hope you don’t ask for any other expensive gift?..;)…) and save it for later.You will get to know why.  

P S : I really don’t expect much from you except that you fight less with your younger brother.No well written letter is going to change that little rascal’s behaviour so I am writing to you instead…..;)