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SAM CLUB DAY ‘16

Love in Life

- Anuj Rathor '2k15

Love is more easily experienced than defined. We show love for our parents, partners, children, friends,
country, God; all cons tute to give a broader picture of love. Each has its variants: blind, one-sided, tragic,
steadfast, reciprocated, misguided, etc. But there is something which lies in common to all: The Faith. We show
faith in our spouse, faith in the Almighty, faith in our children. Love is all about having faith in rela onships; no
ma er what the form of love. If there is no faith, there is no love.

Love is free, yet it binds us. It is the essence of life; it is the binding force that unites the world. We all may have
seen “ Ardh-Nareshwar” ( half male and half female ) body of Lord Shiva, but only those can feel the true
meaning of Ardhnareshwar who has felt the completeness, not with his soulmate, but with the soul of his
mate.

Once I was hearing a sermon about rela onships. In that, there is an army officer and his wife; one fine day, two
young men visited the army officer. Si ng in the lawn a er nearly an hour of discussion, the old man asked
them if they cared for tea. They didn't think about tea, it appeared as if he wanted tea for himself, and they were
only the context by which he could ask for it. So, he asked, “Do you care for tea?” They thought and said, “Why
not?” As the man turned towards the bungalow and was about to shout to call for tea, a beau ful lady was
already coming towards them with a tray carrying teapots and cups and saucers in her hands. As she
approached them, the man said, “I was about to ask you for tea.” She said politely that if a er fourteen years of
our marriage, he had to ask her for tea and only then, she would bring it, then, there was no meaning to this
rela onship.

So, her wife knew what her husband wanted without him to ask her explicitly. This is just an example. Almost
everyone has some person in his/her life with whom they can never get bored; they love to share their ups and
downs, achievements or scars; they miss their company if they are not present. So, this life is long, but the
journey gets be er with love in our life. So, give a li le love and you will get a li le love back. “Absence sharpens
love, presence strengthens it.”

Then came the me of our compe ve exams, and I juggled hard between studies and her constant image in
my mind. Compe ve exams ripped me apart as one of them helped her make it to one of the most pres gious
colleges in the country.

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