The Sun is setting down after its daily routine, kids are wandering around playing and cheering with joy, birds are chirping chorus to the joy in the park and its drizzling to add grace to the moment. The park is full of life as usual.
We are walking hand in hand towards the large steps by the lake. The grass under our feet is so soothing and welcoming like it always does. We have been coming to the same place in the same manner many times, but each time is always new and special.
Sitting on the same steps many years back, we watched an old couple walking hand in hand towards the steps and sitting on them helping each other. We held our hands together, smiled at each other and made the promise. The promise that each of us will give to the other the same moment. Since then we dreamt of this very moment and here it is.
As I am watching the cool lake infront of us, my eyes followed a small water bubble formed on the surface of the lake few yards from us. I learnt at school that "Jeevitham budhbudhaprayam - Life is nothing but a water bubble". It takes shape in no time, pleases you and disappears in the next moment. Yes!! Life is too short to fulfill our dreams. I am the luckiest person to fulfill the best dream of my life - spending forty years of my life with the person I love the most, the person who loves me the most. He is right beside me at this moment looking into my eyes in the same special way that makes me feel jealous of myself. This is the moment I am awaiting and living for.
When I am engrossed deep in my thoughts the water bubble travelled on the surface of the lake and disappeared. I blinked my eyes at that sight.
I opened my eyes to realize that I woke up from a dream like everyday. There is no sunset, no cheering of the kids, no chirping of the birds and no drizzling. Its just me on my bed dreaming of my long lost love.
Hope this dream remains a sweet memory forty years from now..
Love is what he asked and pain is what I gave!!
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