An Everlasting Love Story
- My heart beats only for you,
My eyes weep only for you,
My lips smile only for you,
I laugh and cry only for you.
You are my life, you are my love,
You are my goddess & you are my trust.
When you call my name with a smile,
It takes me to heaven.
Even if you chat for a minute with me,
I can spend seven lives with the memory of thee.
Why can't you live with me,
Why can't you be with me.
Why can't you love me the way I love you,
Why can't you want me the way I want you,
Why can't you need me the way I need you.
Thank God! You don't love me,
Or our love story wouldn't have been everlasting,
And now it is, because it's unsuccessful!
- Tanmay Singh
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( A conversation between a husband and wife – Aakash and Priyanka)
Priyanka: In many ways I didn’t prove to be a good wife. I always had unearthly expectations from you. I never really faced any problems in my life. My dad always used to take good care of me and being the youngest, I was loved the most in my family. Thus, I never got acquainted with the practical problems of life. I thought life is like a fairy tale and I was waiting for my prince charming. You came in my life and filled it with happiness. Treated me nothing short of a princess. We danced in the moonlight, romanced in the spanking new spring season, loved each other in the most fanatical way a couple can and then we married……….
Aakash: Yea, I still remember, how happy we both were. Newly married couple. We used to live for each other, sacrifice for each other’s sake, smile at each other’s happiness and cry at each other’s sorrow. But then, I just kept on getting busier at work. I couldn’t give you as much time as I used to before and wasn’t able to understand your frustration too! In place of being understanding and caring I used to get annoyed when you complained that I don’t have time for you! I think it’s me, who needs to be blamed for where our relation is standing just now! We had promised each other that we will live together for seven lives, never thought that we will find it difficult enough to survive with each other for even seven days……….
Priyanka: It was so silly of me to blame you for the lack of time. Never did I think that you have come home after a long hard day of work. At that time I should have placated you with my warm words rather than showing a dim-witted cold attitude! It’s tough for me to think how you endured me for five long years! I really admire your patience. God gave me such a valuable gift of a loving husband like you, and I kept on cribbing and insulting him all these days! And now when he is going away from me, I realize his worth…………….
Aakash: I’m really flattered by your compliment sweetheart, but both of us know that you are being very humble today! It was my good fortune that I got such a compassionate wife like you and instead of appreciating you, I took you for granted! What a shame! I don’t deserve to be your husband. Accept my apology for spoiling your life………
Priyanka: “Sweetheart!” Do you know you have called me sweetheart after ages! I wanted to hear it so badly but it didn’t come. And now at the most unexpected moment, when we are parting away from each other, you call me sweetheart…….
Aakash: Yes, you were my sweetheart before, you are my sweetheart now and you will be my sweetheart in the years to come as well, irrespective of the fact whether we are living together or not! Just remember whenever you need anything; there is a guy somewhere in this world who can even forfeit his life for you…….
Priyanka: Aakash, can I get a hug please……for one last time……?
(They both hug each other tightly for two minutes with wet eyes.)
Aakash: Priyanka…….I want to tell you something, before you leave! I ….I still…….
Priyanka: I still what……?
Aakash: Priyanka, …… I love you!
Priyanka: I love you too……!
Aakash: Priyanka….please don’t leave me. We still love each other. We can’t get a better partner. I know I made some mistakes, but I’d certainly try my best not to repeat those! After all, I’m human so I can’t be perfect. But my intention was never to hurt you neither it will be in future! I want to keep you happy always………!
Priyanka: Aakash…how much I wish we both could live together happily! But sadly we can’t. We are two different individuals, with different ways of living. We will find it very difficult to adjust and change so much……!
Aakash: Yes Priyanka, I know it’s going to be tough and I may have to battle each day but I’d do it for you! I want to do it for you! I want to make it work! **If not for your sake, if not for my sake, let’s give it one more chance for our love’s sake…….!
(Priyanka smiles, holds Aakash’s hand, puts her head on his shoulder and they walk into a new sunrise….)**
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If you ask me, the best way to deal with divorce is to avoid it as much as possible. No one gets any benefits by the destruction of a house and the biggest sufferers are the children. In some cases, divorce does become essential but that should be kept only as the last alternative. Divorce is too serious matter to be given on things like wife putting excessive salt in food or husband preferring to watch a cricket match rather than talking to her. Whatever the problem is, just talk it out like Aakash and Priyanka did. Sleeping over a matter will only worsen things. If you have the right mind, you can even adjust in a bird’s nest.
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© Tanmay Singh, 2004
