I have two friends who don’t see eye to eye. On the rare occasion that you find
them in the same place, they will be at each other’s necks. One is Zidd and the
other one is Samajdhari. Both of them love me dearly. Although I must admit that
Samajdhari detests my affection for Zidd. “Who do you love more?” they asked me
once. How do I answer this question, I wondered. Imagine a partner, who was two
timing, caught and questioned by their partners, “Who do you love more!” To be
honest, Samajhdari had been in my life before Zidd. But when I was molested as a
kid and felt that the world had abandoned me, my relationship with Samajhdari
took a hit. We broke up for a few years. That is when Zidd entered my life and
cared for me. Zidd would vehemently protect me from people who always had things
to say about me- 'Girls don’t get angry!' 'No will marry you if you ruin your
face in Karate fights!' 'It is inauspicious for girls to break coconut during
auspicious occasions.' 'If you want to be considered at par with boys, you need
to be on playground like them.'Zidd would tell them how these people are wrong.
Zidd would tell me that failing wasn’t an option if we were to prove these
people wrong. And yet, I failed multiple times. But Zidd refused to leave my
side. During such times, Samajhdari would try and be by my side, telling me how
things would eventually become ok. But I was too broken hearted to hear her
voice. Samajhdari never left my side but our relationship was never completely
healed. My relationship with Zidd grew stronger day by day. But here is the
thing- Zidd is very possessive and does not like it when I talk to others who
don’t agree with her. I know she is right most of the times. But even she is
wrong, she doesn’t admit it. The stronger my relationship with Zidd became, my
relationship with my family took a hit. Zidd would say, “Don’t worry about them.
They are wrong, you are right. Keep doing what you do.” I must say that it was
because of Zidd that I did well in life. But Samajhdari reminded me that despite
our differences, my family never left my side. I am still torn between Zidd and
Samajhdari. I hope that they become better friends some day. I hope that some
day, all 3 of us can sit and have a drink together, me, my Zidd and my
Samajhdari.
Shubha Mangala Nuptial Musings 2012-the end of the world, they told us. And it looked like it because people around me were getting married left, right and center. That was still ok. I was stunned when my father told me it is time for me to think of getting married! Now that we are all of the “marriageable” age, my friends and I have discussed it over a thousand times. Almost each one of us has a different opinion about it. Everytime we talk about it the scene looks similar to one of the sessions of parliament. Each one of us tries to convince the other. And at the end of it, we hold on to our opinions the way a fanatically religious man swears by his holy book! One of my friends, a girl, let us call her A, is of the opinion that we should leave it to our parents. They will look for a good life partner for you. And if something goes wrong, you can obviously blame it on your parents! Now, I must tell you the premise behind her judgment. A and I (that is me, and not a th...
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