The Joy of Acceptance

Written on 20th April, 2007

I must have been real tired last nite. So much that I knocked out without switching off the light. I slept with peace…. I am sure it wasn’t tiredness, it was peace of mind, repose, serenity…It was the absence of mental stress or anxiety…

We were bonded with each other intellectually and emotionally for the past five years. Love, joy, passion, compassion, laughter, care, concern formed one side of it and arguments, fights, trifles, tears, the other. But smiles always eclipsed frowns and we had blissful five years together.

For us, it needed no change!!!!

But, for all others… a relationship needs a name or I can say a tag…. It needs limits and clarity of definition. We arranged meeting of our parents. They ran into discussions…. They thought over it, they pronounced their approvals. We call it Institutional marriages here. A relationship, not just between two people; between two clans…

The Day, which was a reason for excitement to attend my friend’s wedding, gave my life a different meaning. It was on the 19th of April, we were sitting next to each other for the ceremony… hundreds of eyes gazing at us. It was just yesterday that were conscious to talk to each other in front of our families and this day, this moment lead to such a huge transformation that we are sitting close to each other, walking together to be blessed, from our elders.

Our lips automatically got curved into a smile when we realized this change… I felt much more affected by the way he looked at me. I could feel a different Me. We were relaxed and mellowed, intoxicated with joy………. :). The air brought in the feel of imminent autumn in the peak summers. This was the joy of acceptance…The acceptance of our LOVE with embellishes and grace. :)