Sitting inside Barista, sipping a glass of cold mango milkshake, I sat there, opposite to a complete stranger. He was having a cup of hot cappuccino. Ah; it was the day I had to make my life's greatest decision. With some trust in my observation skills and more faith over God's will, I said a 'yes'. Five months later we were husband and wife.
The childish me though fantasized the feel of love at first sight, the mature me always knew that love doesn't happen that way. Only when the bond remains strong and warm through the tough phases of life, you have found love.
Through my journey over seven years, I have evolved as a better human being and a better individual. He made the difference in me. He has made me the person I always wanted to become but I never could. I realized then, that I had found love.
Our needs change, our desires take heights, our tensions widen, our views change, and one thing that shouldn't change is 'our togetherness' in everything, in every phase of life. The involvement of one in each other's interests makes a big difference. Starts with respect towards each other and ends in love. You buy a car or a dress, at the end of day all that matters is not where you have reached in life, what matters more is whether you really lived and relished the journey through it, with your partner.
When I said a 'yes' to this total stranger, all I could see is that whether this person is genuine and for real?
Today I relive that day; with my sister sitting afar with a stranger making the biggest decision of her life. Me and my husband sat there, recollecting that day when we spent time together, for the first time. I prayed to the Lord, to guide my sister and help her understand the person to her best possible capacities and provide her with the strength and clear vision to make a decision.
A flash of thought run in my mind. I looked at my husband and said, 'All that matters when you choose a partner is whether the person is a good human being and do you develop respect to him/her. And then after some days, the facts which made you decide to belong to each other is forgotten, and you just want something else.'
The thought sounded like just a fling in my brain, but sounded more intense when I uttered it. A moment made me understand love, again. It was like a feel of promise again. A promise to myself and a promise to him.
It's fine to forget things you had once given importance to. It's fine to feel lost from life sometimes. All you need to do is shake yourself and find all the lost impressions and memories and make it happen all over again. Do it for yourself, do it for your love.
Hundreds of things may not be in place, tens of your issues may remain unsolved and if you still manage to give a smile looking at your partner standing right there beside you, you know you have found love.
Through many ups and downs, fights and sobs, romance and fun, disasters and excitements, we have traveled together, relishing memories of past and building dreams for the future. What I am now, is a lot because of him.
Continuing my journey...
Shwetha
