A couple happily celebrated their silver anniversary. Just like another day, they were back home from work! Pretty tired and exhausted, they were lying low. There was Complete silence in the room when the lady of the house gasped! Husband asked his wife if she was okay! She always wanted to ask that one question... but never found the right time! Now the time is right... its been 25years since they have known each other. That question always crossed her mind but she never found the courage to question his man. Should she be even asking this question , she thought. Is the question worth their relation. All this while, husband was bewildered; something was terribly wrong - he had never felt like that before ; waiting for her wife to speak and put an end to this suspense.
Indecisive and nervous wife decided to speak up, speak up for herself, their relationship , their 25 years of life together.
Confused like never before, wife started giving shape to her vague thoughts. Despite her angst she mustered the courage to speak up.
All this while I have always been questioned about my very existence directly or indirectly.
Husband looked at his wife aghast. Ready to cut her in between but stops! Wife continues to speak but this time assertively.
In our society, where they have hard time treating females and males equally. Girls are seen as liabilities in our country; Where girls are treated as burden and are traded for cash in dowry; Where home and all household chores are responsibilities of a lady; Where men are treated with utmost respect but girls are treated as slave; where men live with all the comfort and the lady works for his man's comfort throughout her life. Without a pause, the wife continues speaking about the woes that a girl faces in our society. Suddenly, scared at the thought of future that lay ahead of their family, she stopped and started crying. Without uttering a word, husband tries to soothe his wife. Shaken by the words, husband tried to connect the dots. Unable to do so, he asks his wife if she ever had been through this.
She could barely utter her words as tears streamed down her face, she nodded when words failed to come out!
Husband couldn't believe his eyes.Losing his cool, annoyed with his wife, started shouting as to how could she say that when all his life he had been liberal in his deeds. He had always considered his partner equal in every aspect and never disrespected his wife. How dare she even dreamt about this thought.
Husband Sighed in disbelief and left the room.
Displeased at the sight where she again has to let go her feelings and dignity, she rushed to be with her husband to pacify his anger. She wanted to speak more but kept quiet as she never wanted to demean her man. Also, the thought -'I'm a girl' that never left her mind, this time too, forced her to abandon her feelings and like always LET GO!
Saturday, September 16, 2017
The everyday Tale!
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Beautiful words n truth of our society.
ReplyDeleteThank you Gagan 🙂
ReplyDeleteA harsh truth depicted through simple and yet powerful writing.. Let this be part 1 and we can have more insight in this series...Keep writing...
ReplyDeletehey this probably could not be the end...in fact it is th change that is th call of nature today..its nt far wen evry1 wud realize dat the real power f a woman lies in th fact dat she is critized..th more u r lambasted, th bettr u cm out..its nt far wen women wud rule th world if this cntinues..th stereotype thnkn f discriminating wrk on th basis f gender nd othr thngs shud discntinue fr thngs to b neutral..
ReplyDeletehey suvina great work,I couldnt wait for the second part ,eagerly waiting for it
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