A man dies in a minor road accident, leaving behind a grieving family. His wife is devastated by the sudden loss of her husband and partner. She is overwhelmed by sadness and pain as her world is turned upside down. Their children do not fully understand what death means. The rituals performed provide no comfort and life continues on as the family learns to live without the man they loved.
2. What happens when a person dies?
“When person soul leave’s the body, it is not only he
dies but the whole family who fall apart”.
The mother was crying. The wife was numb. The small kids were
clueless until they realized they’ve lost their hero, their father. One
minor road accident and the God took him to his paradise, forever.
He travelled alone to the heaven leaving behind his little
sweethearts, his darling and his queen in hell. People came with
bags of condolences. Each eye filled with sympathy and pain.
The wife had lost hope in everything. She lost her main man, she
lost the love of her life. All of a Sudden, her world turned upside
down.She could see herself surrounded by cyclones and storms.
Even the heavy rain couldn’t mask her tears, which kept flowing
uncontrollably.
3. Cont…
After hours of crying, she became numb. She could not listen to
anything but silence. A void that her husband left behind for her.
The heart kept aching. All the wishes she made left unfulfilled.
He promised to be with her forever but he broke his promise, the
promise that gave her unbearable pain. An excruciating pain which
she kept tolerating. Pain that suffocated her. She had no words left
in her mouth. She was looking for a reason to breathe but she could
not find one.
4. Painful Thoughts
Painful thoughts and images of him, his smiling face hovered her
brain while the people kept consoling her unaware that their voices
can’t reach her. Get up, dress up and show up-this is what people
say, right? I wish it was that easy as it seems.
How unknowingly, intentionally or unintentionally we become so
dependent on the opposite sex. Emotionally and mentally, we just
surrender ourselves to them.
How the beautiful and the colourful rainbow suddenly gets
replaced with black dark sheets of clouds. How the warm sunshine
gets replaced with heavy cold rain which hits hard on the body. In
no time, the world, the dream world apparently, falls apart. The
dollhouse gets collided and the Barbie is left all alone to face the
hurdles.
5. Cont…
She has become all alone to live life all by herself. You know what is
worse? No one ever taught her to live alone. Raised by her father,
protected in his presence and eventually being sent to another man
to take care of him and his kids.
And then there were the kids, who didn’t even know what ‘’death’’
is. ‘’Dad, come back soon, I miss you’’ as he picks up his dad’s shirt
from the floor. They did not even get over from the shock and the
loss didn’t even get time to make their mom feel comfortable with
their presence around her as they were kept busy in performing all
the rituals that will make the old-era people happy.
6. Rituals
Rituals, which didn’t hold any meaning to the kids. The RITUALS,
which will certainly NOT bring back life to the lifeless. Will it?
There are some people who said ‘’ Hey, I am so sorry for your loss,
May God give you the strength’’ as they lit another cigarette whose
smoke covered the face of the sufferer. And then there are people,
who cried and shouted till they lost their voices and later found
talking in whispers over the phone saying ‘’ What is the plan for
tonight?’’.
And then there were people who filled their tummies with the food
till their food-pipes choked, had a great laugh, gossiped and went
back. ‘’Wo kehte hai na, jo ho gaya,so ho gaya. Ab
kya kar sakte hain?( Like we say what we can do about it who went
off, it is something one cannot change)
7. Conclusion
And in the end what happens? Life goes on yes. The last few
breaths are the most precious breaths ever. And in the end, no
matter what, we all are here living happily or unhappily under one
sky till we say ‘Last goodbye’ to the world.
This reminds me off words from a song which really touched my
heart
“Alvida yaara alvida Ho rahein tum se hum Judaa
Le chale saare gam tere Khush rahe yaaraan tu sadaa”. (Bye
Everyone, I am going apart, taking all your sorrows, be happy
forever)
Thank
you
