Fall
of 1998;October 5th,it was. One day after my final
Exams for the final Semester at College. I
had been to her home in Kerala as she was a distant relative,
and I had to
attend a family function there (her
Cousin's daughter's Naming ceremony). I also wanted a break after
my exams. By then I had a Job in
my hand and it was only a matter of time when I had to go to
Chennai. So the holiday was something I needed. The first day
I met HER, I felt something good in me. It wasn't love..
no not then, it was some kind of admiration.
I stayed in her house for about five days. Most of this time
I observed some kind of magic in her. There was nothing artificial
about her. She was as she is... simple! I felt more and more
attracted to her.. was it love?? maybe.. I still can't be sure
if I had already fallen in love by then.
Well, on the last two days of my stay, I along with my sister
and her family had been for an outing to "Vazhyachal and
Athirapally Water Falls". Unknown to her I kept watching
her, her moves, her talk, her temperament... I kept thinking
if she is the girl for me... Finally when it came to saying
goodbye, it was painful for me and I could somehow see it in
her eyes too. Should I have told her then and there??? The next
few days was hell for me... I felt like I had lost something,
kept thinking that I should have let her know about how I felt...
But then it had to wait.. I let my parents know about it and
with their consent wrote my first letter to Sree. A week later
I did get her reply.... Yes, she was willing to walk with me
hand in hand through the rest of our life!
July
11th 1999, we were engaged and by the last week of August, I
had to leave India for my long term training in Germany. It
had been a painful but memorable TWO years. I never knew there
would be pleasure in pain until then. Yeah, OK telephone bills
are a Nightmare, but there were "sweet dreams" too.
July14th,2001
Morning! The W-day! About 8:35AM myself and Sree got on to the
Podium, paid our respects to the Lord and under a holy oath
to be together in life from today and forever, I tied the sacred
knot. Later we both went around the temple and placed a
lamp as a symbolic gesture of our gratitude to the Lord.
After two phases of our honeymoon
in Mysore and Kerala,on the 1st August we were back in Bangalore
and after a wonderful week thereafter, it was time to part,
to say bye to each other again. I had to leave for Germany
to continue my training.
7th
August, it was painful and tearful.... But like it is said,
the world with its cruel boundaries can separate us physically,
but we shall remain together in our hearts forever. It is just
a matter of time, we shall be together once again .........forever!
There were many many incidents that happened between us which we
shall remember, talk about it, laugh about it, for a life time.....
Thank
you god for all the goodness you have given me in my life.
You have given me the best parents anyone could ask for, the
dearest sister one can have, the most wonderful cousins
and relatives to be with and the most trustworthy friends
to confide in. Now you have given me so much love from my woman
that I couldn't ask for more. Today my only prayer to you
is to give others too their share of joy happiness and
Peace.
