Lessons of Life

"St. Martha's women's college would be the best choice i would say..." said Mr. Bhose, Aakruthi's father. "Exactly; as it is a women's college we wouldn't have much to be tensed about to.." replied Mrs. Bhose completely agreeing to her husband's decision. The final decision was made.

Aakruthi, a very peppy, virtuous and angelic girl. She was the only child Mr and Mrs Bhose had. Their possessiveness had become a sort of imprisonment for her. She got all she wanted but, she was denied of the right to take any decision at all.

Finally, the decision made was conveyed to Aakruthi. Her dream to study in a mixed college was now impossible. She wasn't having a choice. AS her parents wished, she joined the women's college. Even the colour dresses didn't fascinate her much because it was a women's college. All her life she was allowed to be only only with girls. She had even done her schooling in a girl's only school. "Why am only i made to be with my kind?" she thought annoyingly.

Days passed and once, Mr Bhose said " Aki, i got a transfer to the most farthest place of this city so i wont be able to drop you to the college, can u manage with your friends or should i make provision for that?" Instantly "No, I'll manage" came the reply from Aakruthi. "At least now i am free for a few hours" she rejoiced in her mind.

The next day as she walked to college with her friends, she saw a man on the other side of the road having a glimpse of her. "Hmm.. quite a handsome man" she thought to herself and walked away. The following day she saw the same man at the same spot but this time he was smiling at her. Somewhere in a corner of her heart she liked it, but walked away ignoring what happened. The days that then followed was never the usual, her eyes searched for that man as she walked her way to the college... they both started smiling at each other, then the smile turned to their small comments then talks then letters and finally they were deeply in love with each other.

Smaran was the man who won Aakruthi's heart. By occupation he was a helper at a near by bakery and by looks he wasn't less than on screen heroes. Their love was in their 3rd year when Aakruthi's parents caught her red handed. As expected she was warned locked and Mr and Mrs Bhose were thinking of getting her married else where.

As in any Desi movies, she decided to elope with Smaran and she did.They register married and decided to start a life together.

A new world was in front of her. "With Smaran... i can manage anything, be it money or any matter" she thought. Days passed and even though she was finding it difficult to adjust with his surroundings. her dedication, determination and love was helping her manage all the difficulties.Smaran at times tried to convince Aakruthi regarding calling her parents, but she stood strong on not to call them at all, rather not to even think about them.But then slowly Aakruthi started noticing a slight difference in Smaran's affection for her. She thought it was just her thought and ignored it. Every day then only made her feel more of the feeling she had. Gradually, Smaran who used to shower Aakruthi with affectionate and beautiful words started yelling and shouting at her. She weeped and weeped until the day she caught Smaran red handed with another girl. That was the day she faced the truth about Smaran and his love. All she remember she heard was Smaran saying, "Why the hell should i love you or be with you? You don't have money and you don't even want to go back to your parents to get me money....I loved you only in an intention to get money and a secure life which you cant give me so i don't want to be with you any more"..........


She opened her eyes, she finds herself in the hospital. Aakruthi who had fainted listening to smaran's words was taken to hospital by some good people in the area. The nurse came into the room saying,"Congrats, you are pregnant,but you need to stay in the hospital for a while. So your husband contact details?" She didn't know whose contact details had to be given, her husband's who is cheating on her or her parents whom she had cheated on. Finally she decided to try her luck and gave her parent's number. After a while she heard a knock on the door when she looked to see who it was she saw her mother standing. For a min their eyes spoke everything then there was a loud cry from both the sides. they hugged each other and cried for long. Mr. Bhose who was equally hurt had tears rolling off his eyes despite the decision not to cry.

Aakruthi told everything to them on what had happened. Mr & Mrs. Bhose were speechless. They decided to accept Smaran. But Aakruthi was not ready. She had decided to separate from Smaran and become a single mother. Mr & Mrs. Bhose tried explaining all sort of difficulties to her but she had decided. as there wasn't anything further to be done, her parents supported the decision she made and stood with her for every decision she made then on.

This is just a story from my imagination but i am sure there are many such happening around the world. Who is to blame here? The parents who are over protective? The girl who wants freedom? Or the boy who tricked a girl to his trap for money? So to all parents who love their children more than themselves, your dear children have a heart too they have dreams too... when you decide on something for them do not forget to ask what they want too....... and to those girls running in search for freedom and love, even though you may feel you are wise enough to understand what is genuine and what not, you should know that this world is full of wrongs and as your parents have allot of experiences in life they can know these wrongs better... and to those money seeking people, money that you make is only yours and what you achieve in wrong ways are never yours and will never give you peace in life....Mark my words............

Missing you so much my dear………

Love was mere an expression, until I met you,
It nurtured to an emotion, the more of you I knew,
Our union was something our planets decided,
But our hearts merged with our own desires.

Every moment with you, is a treasure I cherish,
An instant without you makes me feel I’ll perish,
But for the little one growing inside my womb,
I have to stay away, a little more long.

The sorrow and pain we endure being apart,
Is for the bliss and ecstasy that is to be our part,
But every second of this acute pain I bear,
I feel as a decade and more than I can stand.

I now long to be in your arms my dear,
And my hands were around you tighter than ever,
Our eyes closed and our heartbeats we hear,
Ah… to do so I have to wait for a little longer

Every teardrop that rolled off my eyes,
Every sigh that came out from my inside,
Reminds me how profoundly I am in love with you,
And how eternal our bond is now.

“Touchwood” to all who are astounded by these words,
Our bond should always remain indivisible,
Our unity and love is for perpetuity, I know my dear,
That will blossom always be it autumn or winter…

N.B->This poem is dedicated completely to my husband. Due to a personal reason, we have to stay away from each other for some months and i wanted him to know how much i miss him.......

God Decides…

A choice one makes has an intention behind,
Intentions spawn, for an aim in their minds,
These goals they set, are the dreams they see,
A dream, for them, more than anything can mean,
But the fact that people don’t accept,
Is that all dreams aren’t right except,
For the ones that is previously decided for them,
Are the ones that happen and are for their best

I as well, never accepted this fact,
I too fought for the desires I had,
But never did I achieve all my dreams,
Most of them weren’t even meant for me,
I dropped in dismay and shattered was I,
I recall the pain I had to go by,
Then suddenly as a sigh of relief,
I saw the decision God made for me,
I stood up and followed the decision He made,
And here I am now narrating my tale.

The decisions He took that was against my dream,
Now I would say, is the best verdict for me,
I now see more than just colours in life,
Life can’t be better than that of a wife,
A Career person was who I wanted to be,
But now career has fallen second to me,
My family is everything for me today,
Their love and care are more than just words convey,
So if you are going through any grief or dismay,
Don’t you just worry; there is happiness in your way.

The Perfect Night..............

Which words would better portray,
This enchantedly stunning night of May,
Thought as we lay down flat,
On the cold and damp beach sand.

Freezing wind running to and fro,
Seawater striking us so slow,
Billions of stars twinkling above,
A night thus perfect for two lover souls.

I glanced into my lover’s eyes,
He as well was sensing the spice inside,
A spark already had spawned by then,
I have no notion on how and when.

His hands slowly crawled over me,
The emotion I had was more than glee,
Shyness crept over my eyes,
To accolade it there was a smile.

Out of the blue I felt a disrupting quake,
And a voice shouting, “Oh my! We are late!”
I got up to spot what was it about,
And found it was only my dream after all.