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the connect
Naina Parekh

THE CONNECT

NAINA PAREKH

7th October ...the doomsday... A strong through the pain we all are evolving...and very non realised confidence and strength
flashback of the howling ,commotion,mobs in these months what I have experienced which later after months makes her emerge
and fear.... The blood stained brother of umpteen times is one emotion that is strong and secured.
mine being pulled by my own hands from Unconditional love which made two SPACE a very overused word in today’s time
the car in the hospital and thereafter he women connect so strongly that come what where in every relationship we use it as if it’s
being declared no more stopped so many may just a look in the eye or just clasping the only right to be exercised is sometimes
lives that day...a half a dozen of people were each other’s hands meant the world to us a big cause for negativity and blandness
standing live but dead.. and could take on any decisions without in nurturing of a emotion.By saying this
any fear...and by these two women I meant
Days after that the impregnable silence I do not mean that we get too pushy or
felt amidst hordes of visitors at home was is me and my BHABHI ..the most unlikely interfering but at the same time we all as
so much killing.This loss was unbearable... relation considered to be the strongest.But people need to know that too much space
overnight things changed..innocence of then these are the Connects which are built is never needed between two close people
many lives killed.. out of sheer love and an unseen thread of or else what’s the emotion Closeness.
trust.
And here I was..a sister the spoilt youngest “Woman” a word synonym with empathy, In today’s time where we all are running
pampered one that unknowingly took the love, care, patience and also with fear, bottleneck to accomplish our goals on
dirty bait of life called Responsibilty...I do jealousy, small mindedness is actually a various fronts maybe we can feel physically
not know where did this emerge from and powerhouse of infinite verbs. There arises and mentally drained out to reach out to
was so lost trying just to figure out what situations and circumstances which make people or sometimes just want to be too
to do and how to do..the blankness of all us play several roles at one single time.Such practical and behave very nonchalant as
faces was so scary..Though totally broken is the courage of a woman which surfaces it really takes a lot of time and energy to
myself I carried out acting playing mother at her own wish and her own perseverance. be really be present for someone..In this
to my own mom, trying to break the modern world if you behave too emotional
built in emotions of my two dumbstruck The reason for me sharing this most life you are termed as a baggage or a boredom
innocent nephews and an emotional changing hard reality is to bring across to be connected with..not many can really
anchor to the most amazing, lovable and to a larger platform of our gender how take the reins and harness the strings of
the elegant lady I have ever known in my sometimes going overboard in our actions needs and feelings..but are we really are so
life that is my BHABHI. the person known for can actually bring so much healing to us nonchalant ?
patience, subtlety and grace.. the woman and our near ones. During a hard time of a With my experiences of these last eight
who handled so many lives thereafter be it loss of my nearest person I have understood tough months today I have the strength
family,business and society. that there should never be any time given to pen down my feelings not to showcase
for an emotional wound to heal..of course
My mother the most subdued lady after the it never heals but it should never be left my pain but to reach out to those beautiful
loss of my father,gathered all her emotions on its own to recover later. There might be people who maybe I have never seen or
and buried them after losing her only innumerable mood swings of the person in never heard from..share what a woman
son,standing like a pillar of strength for her pain making us more determined to leave goes through so many situations but
naive daughter in law was ready to take them alone but that’s the time we bury all emerges stronger not to show the world but
on anything when it came to abundance our ego and stay strong just to be present to be there for her ownself and the loved
nurturing of a ghastly wound which will and around...the more care and the more ones around her. There is a beautiful verse
take years and years or maybe never heal.. written by Barbara Bloom which I would like
application of love on that moment of
It’s been almost 8 months now and with lot vulnerability may seem totally useless but to narrate it here “When the Japanese mend
of masking,crying behind the doors,smiling it is not..It gives that sensitive individual a broken things they aggrandise the damage
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