“When
life takes its toll on you, you have to be strong. You can neither give up on
your life nor on yourself. Giving up should not be an option for you.”
These
words from that stranger still echoed in her mind. Yes, she was alone. Yes, she
was not able to find any reason to work. Yes, she was not able to find any reason to
live.
But
today when she stands in her room and stares at that picture of an empty bench
she can actually feel that loneliness. After taking several rounds of the park
and tired of jogging, Meher decided to take some rest. All the benches were
occupied except for that, she decided to go and sit there. It was a bit aloof
from other benches under the tree but no one was sitting there. For a few days she noticed no one ever sat there. It was just she
who went and sat there. She felt attached to the bench, may be it needed her
company.
She was at the same page, alone, aloof, no connection with anyone. Neither people
wanted to talk to her nor does she find the need to connect to the world. People
have judged her, she has accepted being judged.
She is not giving up on herself. She will do things that will make her happy. She would go jogging, read books, call her parents regularly because she didn't want to ignore them anymore. She wanted to tell them who she actually was and she is not running from them anymore because she knows what she means to them. She only need people in her life who will not judge her. She wants people who are ready to listen to her, talk to her and not just hear and judge her.
Photo Courtesy : Vallary Pathak
