Love
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He was sitting at Dining Table and waiting for the morning breakfast. With newspaper in hand, he was looking for her in Kitchen. After few minutes, she came with breakfast. He had it, exchanged few words with her and said, “Today’s menu was awesome, will leave for office now.”
She smiled and asked him, “Do you have a minute? Can I ask you a question?”
“Yes darling, sure. Go ahead”.
“How much do you love me?” She asked with straight face, no expressions at all.
He was shocked with the question and after seeing her face, he kept quiet for some time. Few moments passed and then he answered with fake smile, “Why this question? We are married for 10 years and you know I love you.”
“Yes, but how much?” Her next question was just like bombarding to him.
“I love you a lot, Baby. I am getting late for office. We will speak in the evening. Ok? Bye.” By saying this, he just ran away to get rid of this awkward situation. And as usual she waved her hands with “Bye” and closed the door.
He said to himself, “Thank God, got saved. But have to think something till today evening.”
He caught bus and luckily he got window seat to sit. During his journey, his eyes were watching outside and mind was searching for his wife’s question. Near traffic signal, two bikes stopped right close to his window. By their discussion he could figure out that those boys (bikers) were discussing about their girlfriends. This discussion took him back to his college days when he didn't have girlfriend and his friend would tease him. He never liked it. He never liked friend’s “a new girlfriend every 2 weeks” formula. Coz love is something different that just fun. It’s a feeling to feel not to express. And most of them don’t have feelings. They just come closer to have fun, to enjoy sex. And love and marriage is all beyond that. Having girlfriend/boyfriend has just become a status symbol. It is just to pass time nowadays.
Love is different. Love is an eternal divine thing. It’s pure and may be one of the best things in life which everyone gets and enjoys. It has no room for selfishness. If it’s there then it’s just to feel good with loved one. Love has no definition. No one can define love in words rather definition of love is beyond words. It’s a nice world where person is much more important than ego, anger, jealousy etc even than beautiful face.
With these thoughts, he reached office and greeted everyone. He was having coffee with his friends but had no attention to their words. He was physically present there and mentally present somewhere else. They asked him the reason and he said “Nothing, just not feeling well today”. During lunch time, he opened his Gmail account and started reading poems from drafts, which he has made for her. One after the other, memories was occupying his mind. He was floating around them. He visited all places with those memories again, just to find the answer.
He remembered, on one evening, before marriage, she asked him same question. They were on seashore, a romantic place for all couples. And he answered with a rose in his hand, "I love u as much as this rose honey! You made my life as beautiful as this rose. Every petal of rose represents happiness which I used to experience in your company. I have seen different colors & shades of roses likewise have experienced different shades of your nature too sometime sweet & sometime bitter too but still I don't have any complain about it because you are much more important than anything else. Your sweetness cannot keep me angry for long time because it disappears after seeing your sweet smile. You know, the unique fragrance of rose keeps surrounding fresh & happy, your presence does the same for me in my life. For me, you are the most beautiful girl of this world but this rose adds more beauty in you when you wear it, same way you have added beauty in my life which is long lasting. That’s why I love u as much as this rose only”.
The reminded answer put smile on his face. “Shall I repeat the answer?” he asked himself and the answer was no coz it’s been 10 years now and the answer will not be relevant here. Somehow with his tensed situation, he could manage his work well and head towards home. During return journey, again he tried to find out but search was never ending.
He returned home in the evening. She welcomed him with smile and went to kitchen to prepare coffee for him. He got freshen and came to balcony where she was standing and taking a sip of coffee. He just took cup in his hand and started watching outside. Since he returned with no answer, feeling just like failed student, couldn’t dare to look at her. He was trying to avoid discussion about morning’s conversation.
Suddenly, she turned at him and asked laughing, “You also didn’t get answer right?” Her laugh made him confused. He couldn’t utter a word. She continued, “It’s ok sweetheart, even I didn’t get the answer. I was thinking about this question from last two days and yet no answer. So I asked you to just check whether I am at fault or not. If you get answer then surely I am at fault. But you didn’t get as well. How beautiful we are! We think same. We are not two, we are one. And our love need no words, rather it went beyond words.”
With these words, she hugged him. Satisfaction was there on both faces even they couldn’t find the answer. Coffee, two love birds in balcony with each other and sunset, such a romantic moment it was.
Sunit S. Pendse
12th Feb 2014
Sunitpendse.blogspot.com
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He was sitting at Dining Table and waiting for the morning breakfast. With newspaper in hand, he was looking for her in Kitchen. After few minutes, she came with breakfast. He had it, exchanged few words with her and said, “Today’s menu was awesome, will leave for office now.”
She smiled and asked him, “Do you have a minute? Can I ask you a question?”
“Yes darling, sure. Go ahead”.
“How much do you love me?” She asked with straight face, no expressions at all.
He was shocked with the question and after seeing her face, he kept quiet for some time. Few moments passed and then he answered with fake smile, “Why this question? We are married for 10 years and you know I love you.”
“Yes, but how much?” Her next question was just like bombarding to him.
“I love you a lot, Baby. I am getting late for office. We will speak in the evening. Ok? Bye.” By saying this, he just ran away to get rid of this awkward situation. And as usual she waved her hands with “Bye” and closed the door.
He said to himself, “Thank God, got saved. But have to think something till today evening.”
He caught bus and luckily he got window seat to sit. During his journey, his eyes were watching outside and mind was searching for his wife’s question. Near traffic signal, two bikes stopped right close to his window. By their discussion he could figure out that those boys (bikers) were discussing about their girlfriends. This discussion took him back to his college days when he didn't have girlfriend and his friend would tease him. He never liked it. He never liked friend’s “a new girlfriend every 2 weeks” formula. Coz love is something different that just fun. It’s a feeling to feel not to express. And most of them don’t have feelings. They just come closer to have fun, to enjoy sex. And love and marriage is all beyond that. Having girlfriend/boyfriend has just become a status symbol. It is just to pass time nowadays.
Love is different. Love is an eternal divine thing. It’s pure and may be one of the best things in life which everyone gets and enjoys. It has no room for selfishness. If it’s there then it’s just to feel good with loved one. Love has no definition. No one can define love in words rather definition of love is beyond words. It’s a nice world where person is much more important than ego, anger, jealousy etc even than beautiful face.
With these thoughts, he reached office and greeted everyone. He was having coffee with his friends but had no attention to their words. He was physically present there and mentally present somewhere else. They asked him the reason and he said “Nothing, just not feeling well today”. During lunch time, he opened his Gmail account and started reading poems from drafts, which he has made for her. One after the other, memories was occupying his mind. He was floating around them. He visited all places with those memories again, just to find the answer.
He remembered, on one evening, before marriage, she asked him same question. They were on seashore, a romantic place for all couples. And he answered with a rose in his hand, "I love u as much as this rose honey! You made my life as beautiful as this rose. Every petal of rose represents happiness which I used to experience in your company. I have seen different colors & shades of roses likewise have experienced different shades of your nature too sometime sweet & sometime bitter too but still I don't have any complain about it because you are much more important than anything else. Your sweetness cannot keep me angry for long time because it disappears after seeing your sweet smile. You know, the unique fragrance of rose keeps surrounding fresh & happy, your presence does the same for me in my life. For me, you are the most beautiful girl of this world but this rose adds more beauty in you when you wear it, same way you have added beauty in my life which is long lasting. That’s why I love u as much as this rose only”.
The reminded answer put smile on his face. “Shall I repeat the answer?” he asked himself and the answer was no coz it’s been 10 years now and the answer will not be relevant here. Somehow with his tensed situation, he could manage his work well and head towards home. During return journey, again he tried to find out but search was never ending.
He returned home in the evening. She welcomed him with smile and went to kitchen to prepare coffee for him. He got freshen and came to balcony where she was standing and taking a sip of coffee. He just took cup in his hand and started watching outside. Since he returned with no answer, feeling just like failed student, couldn’t dare to look at her. He was trying to avoid discussion about morning’s conversation.
Suddenly, she turned at him and asked laughing, “You also didn’t get answer right?” Her laugh made him confused. He couldn’t utter a word. She continued, “It’s ok sweetheart, even I didn’t get the answer. I was thinking about this question from last two days and yet no answer. So I asked you to just check whether I am at fault or not. If you get answer then surely I am at fault. But you didn’t get as well. How beautiful we are! We think same. We are not two, we are one. And our love need no words, rather it went beyond words.”
With these words, she hugged him. Satisfaction was there on both faces even they couldn’t find the answer. Coffee, two love birds in balcony with each other and sunset, such a romantic moment it was.
Sunit S. Pendse
12th Feb 2014
Sunitpendse.blogspot.com
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