ENDURANCE

MY hands are filled with elegant henna designs. Being the centre of attraction I am dressed in my best attire. Looking around I see many eyes staring at me and complimenting my beauty, my accessories. All these eyes once pricked me and slandered me. Time changes everything. Today, those glances are admiring me.

In few hours my life is going to change.

Ever since teenage I was thrilled at viewing the stills from movies where prince charming would come and take his princess and they lived happily ever after. I wished that even there would be someone whom god has fated for me and one day he would meet me in filmy style.

As years passed on I realized that the thing which movies display very colorfully is just an illusion. The real life is very much different from it. Things started getting harder. Even after certain period of time I wasn’t taken by my prince charming. Maybe we weren’t meant for each other or because god didn’t destine us to be together. Life moves on whether you like it or not.   Time flew and all the memories started vanishing.

God has fashioned humans in such a way that we forget certain things sooner or later. You never fall in love to forget. You fall in love to live together. But god is the ultimate planner; we need to go with his decision. Looking at the most loveable people on earth, my family, the reminiscence faded away.

Life became tough. In schools, we are taught about subject matters which help us to bag a job, earn money and live a so called life. But, we are never taught about how to face the harsh realities of life. Our real life begins the day you pass out from your college. We come to know the fact that fantasy is much different from reality.

In modern world, you are a king if you have money. You are wealthy you got a bunch of people. Otherwise you are having no recognition and no bunch of people.  Our society is very famous for criticizing. If you are uneducated, you are purposefully asked about your educational qualification. If you are educated you are asked about your percentage of marks. If you are without a work, you are now and then being enquired about reasons for not being into a job. If you are single and in your 20’s, you are being irritated by the glances and questions asked by ladies of different age group.

People take pleasure in it. Some people have taken up it as a hobby. We will be hurt. But, we are helpless. You will be blamed for being dark skinned, plump, and skinny, tall, short and not finding a suitable alliance. You will be blamed for not having the necessary personality. But no one will ever blame the opposite team for having such a cheap mindset. Your self esteem, confidence and courage will be crushed by the traditions and customs. You are left broken, alone and in tears. Though we have advanced scientifically but we are still backward in thoughts.

There was a day when I was pitied upon for not being able to tie the knot at specified time set by our society. I was looked down upon for being single and employed and not being espoused. Sometimes in life you are left very alone with no choice. This is the time where you can find a right friend. A friend whom who can trust and will be with you always that friend is yourself. No one can understand you better than yourself.

You struggle and that is when you become strong. Difficulties in life are meant to make you strong not to break you. This is when I learned most of the lessons. All these lessons are like a handbook which you may need to rely upon anytime in your life.

Everything comes to you at a perfect time scheduled by the almighty. After learning lots of lessons and undergoing trials and tribulations finally I am going to be someone’s better half. Some one’s companion for the rest of my life.

 TODAY, I am looking forward for my prince charming to take me and to face the joys and sorrow together and live happily ever after. I am going to be into a new life, a new family. I wish myself all the best for this new beginning.