Ms. Typewriter

"What harm is there in meeting the guy?" - Shantamma was shouting at Sarika. "What benefit is there in meeting?"- Sarika questioned her mother back. " No one can ever win you in argument. Do whatever you want!"- Shantamma huffed. "Amma please, all my life I have done whatever you told me to. But not this time."- Sarika told curtly. "Ya,as if you have sacrificed a lot for us."- Shantamma was angry this time. "You people are so ungrateful Amma. I regret my decision sometimes."- Sarika picked up her bag and left. Shantamma was silent. She wanted Sarika to get married soon for many reasons. Sarika ran as fast as she could to catch the bus. She climbed the bus and to her dismay the bus was crowded. The conversation between her and Shantamma kept playing in her mind. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- "Do you think she would agree to marry me?"- Sukesh raised his brows. ...

I thank people who pushed me, That's how I discovered my wings. I thank people who criticised me, That's how I knew about my strength. I thank people who left me alone, That's how I fell in love with myself. I thank people who cheated me, That's how I learned to trust people. I thank peoplewho took me for granted, That's how I invested my time for myself. I thank people for everything they gave me, That's how I cherished life and its lessons!

The door bell rang and Rama ran to open the door. Seeing him in front of her, she called out to her daughter, Shiny -"Someone has come to meet you." "I have come to meet you."- Suresh said hesitatingly. Rama stood there with her hands folded across her chest, "What do you need now?" "I need your support ,love and care."- He said softly. " Where were you when I needed it the most?"- Rama questioned. Suresh didn't answer. "Meet Shiny and then you can go." Rama said sternly and left to her room. She locked the door and sat on the bed. She kept staring at the empty wall.  Rama was brilliant in her studies. After completing her graduation, like it happens in every girl's life she was married to Suresh, a software engineer. Rama's life changed after marriage. Suresh was like a puppet in the hands of his parents. His parents manipulated him and he started torturing Rama. She was made to work like a servant. Suresh's s...

We all live in fear. The fear of being judged, The fear of being misunderstood, The fear of being abandoned, The fear of speaking truth, The fear of hiding lies, The fear of losing people, The fear of attachment, The fear of commitment, The fear of dependence, The fear of being a loser, The fear of losing the title of winner, The fear of losing time, The fear of not being productive enough, The fear of asking for help, Whatever is your fear, you will have to face it alone. This life is a test in itself. Overcoming any of these fears will lead you to success. Someday your fears will become the light to your dark path and you will also shine with your own light. 

"I would like to call Mrs.Falak on to the stage to receive her Doctorate of Philosophy." Falak climbed the stage and she had tears in her eyes as the certificate was handed over to her. She was asked to say a few words on her achievement. She moved on to the microphone and started speaking - "I was born with scoliosis. As I grew up, I started losing my confidence because I was bullied at school. I didn't have the courage to answer them back or share it with my parents. I suffered for a very long time until one day when it became unbearable I shared it with my mother. She was sad but what made her more sad was I was losing my confidence. I still remember those words which she said -" Allah has made you. He has created you with a purpose. Don't hear the taunts, you just focus on your strength. Focus on your studies and learn to stand for yourself. Education has the power to shut people's mouth. What will you get by crying? You will be called  a loser. Smil...

In these days of pandemic, one thing which we are missing out the most is freedom. We had freedom to roam, celebrate, speak, travel, eat, work, gather, pray and many more. But now our lives are bound to home which can be extremely frustrating sometimes.  I have learned a lot from this pandemic days.  I have learned to be grateful for the simple yet important things in my life. People are paying for their breathe, and thanks to Allah  for keeping me healthy.  Health is wealth - No amount of money can buy your health back. Take care of it before it takes your life away. All these years I have seen people hiding their true faces behind a mask and now people are wearing mask to prevent themselves from the virus. I hope they would prevent their hearts too from ill feelings. When we had the chance to talk to our near and dear ones, we didn't have time. Now when we have time to speak to them, we don't have them. Irony! Homemade food is the best. We were crazy ab...

I always grew up seeing him working hard to keep us happy. Every single wish of me was fulfilled by him happily. It took me years to recognise that behind every wish of mine there was unfulfilled wish of his. I wanted you to be proud of us.  You never treated us like we were your weakness. You always taught us that girls need to be strong and stand up for themselves if its wrong. No one could have treated us better than you did! Behind every degree of mine is your sweat which I am grateful for my entire life. Even if I work for lifetime , I may not be able to repay for the things which you have done for us. People tried to break you by always saying -" Oh! You don't have a son! Who will stand by you at old age?" But you always answered them bravely -" I don't need a son when I have daughters!" I never saw you crying. But on the day of my wedding you cried harder. It broke me to see you like that. Did you fall weak? Or was it because of the fear t...