Meaning of Love

MEANING OF LOVE





It was a pleasant evening. After a week long hard work, he came back from his office, with the thought of enjoying his weekend. He entered his room and switched on the television, and browsed through the channels. He stopped at a channel. He saw Oorvasi and Meera Jasmine sharing the screen. He could recall the film was ‘Achuvinte Amma’ one of the Malayalam film which he was waiting to watch for long days. So he thought of spending that evening with the same. He refreshed himself and then brought some eatable. Got settle down and made him involved with the film.

He forgets himself in the film. Suddenly he hears his phone ringing. Before he picks his phone, the ring stops. He found the number to be an unknown one. So he was not interested in calling back. He again started watching the movie. The film was nearing to its climax. He was listening to the song “Enthu paranchalum...“ The song depicts the true relationship between a mother and a daughter. It was really one of the masterpieces of Illayaraja. He has always been a great fan of Illayaraja. Now the phone again rings to distract him.
He attended the call and said hello. The voice at the other end also said a hello and asked “Am I speaking to kishore?” He guessed it to be a voice of a sweet girl of his age. He responded with a Yes.

Kishore: Yes, This is Kishore. May I know who is on the other end?
Girl : Hi Kishore, How are you?
Kishore: Ya I am fine. May I know who this is?
Girl : Ya I am your school friend. Don’t you remember my voice?
K : Sorry, I don’t remember.
Girl : Just try a guess
K : Is this Veni?
G : No.
K : Is this Kiran?
G : No.
K : Please forgive me. I am not able to recollect your voice. Can you please tell me who are you?
G : Hello Sir, you might have achieved a lot in your life. But, is this a way to forget a good old friend?
K : I am really sorry. Please forgive me. Please tell me who you are?
G : OK, My dear friend. I will forgive you. But I am not going to tell you who am I. You have to guess. I will call you again in another 30 minutes. At least then you have to tell me, my name.
Without waiting for Kishore’s response the girl hang up the phone.

Kishore was completely perplexed. He started to recollect his entire school friend’s name but he was not able to match with that voice. He was continuously thinking for the next 30 minutes, but he could not recollect her name. He just cursed his memory and decided not to try hard any further, after all she has told that she will call again. He was waiting for her call. Almost an hour has gone but she didn’t call him back. Since he could not bear the suspense, he himself thought to call her back. The phone rang thrice but there was no answer. He decided to try for the last time. Luckily she attended the call.

Girl : Hello, May I know whom is you talking to?
Kishore: What?
Girl : Yes, May I know whom is you talking to? That is what I asked you to find out half an hour back na.
K : Ya, ya, But I still could not recall your name. I am really sorry.
G : It’s really too bad to forget a good friend’s name.
K : Ya I understand, but I am really sorry.
G : Even if we don’t have contact, I could remember you very well. I even know which college you studied, what all you did these many years after you left our school. But you don’t even remember my name.
K : (He was more perplexed now. He just kept silent.)
G : It’s OK. Leave it. I give you a last chance. Are you free tomorrow?
K : Yes I am.
G : Then can we meet somewhere?
K : OK, but first tell me who you are.
G : No not now. As a punishment, you have to wait till tomorrow. We will meet at Café Day at city centre. I could easily find you out, since I remember you very well. Since you forget me, I will give you a clue. I will be wearing a yellow chudidhar. You should be there at evening 5 sharp.
K : OK. (He could not reject her request.)

He was waiting for next day evening. Even though he decided not to stress him much in recalling her name, now and then he was trying to guess her name, but it all ended in vain. He was completely unable to recall her name.

The next day evening, he was waiting for her in the café day exactly at 5. He was searching for her all around, but he was not able to find anyone with a yellow chudidhar. He decided to taste a coffee till she comes and ordered for one. Still there are no traces of her. He tried calling her, but he could only get a message that the phone is switched off. He really could not understand why she is doing all this.
He even emptied the coffee cup, but still she was not found. It’s been an hour waiting for her, so he decided to leave the place.
The next day morning, he got her call again.
Girl : Hello
Kishore: Hello
G : How are you?
K : Fine. Why didn’t you come yesterday?
G : I have been waiting for you for years. Can’t you wait for me for hours?
K : What?
G : Yes, Actually I wanted to talk to you an important matter yesterday.
K : What was the matter?
G : I will ask you straight. I want to share my life with you. Will you be my better half?
K : What?
G : Yes I Love you, I want to share my life with you.
K : Ha-ha, a good joke. I don’t know who you are, then how come do you expect me to accept your proposal.
G : You know me very well. Shall we meet tomorrow? Hope you will recognize me once you see me.
K : Why should I see you, Sorry I have some important work tomorrow. So I can’t spare time for you.
G : Hey dear, can’t you spare time for the one who loves you so much, for the one who lives for you, for the one who thinks of you every time, for the one who is ready to die for you, for the one who is going to be your better half.
K : Hey wait, I am yet to accept your proposal. So don’t decide me as your better half too soon.
G : (Thinks to herself, I have decided you as my better half, I am living only for you. Hope you will understand me soon)
K : OK, since you are requesting me, I will agree to meet you tomorrow
G : That’s like a good boy. Tomorrow same place same time, I will be waiting for you.

He hangs up the phone. He could not understand what is happening. He felt was it a dream. A girl who is unknown to him came forward and giving a proposal for being his better-half. He was really confused. Of course, being loved by someone is a great feeling. It gives a great enjoyment if we think that, there is someone in this earth who is living for us. But he also has a doubt whether anyone playing a game with him.
Since he could not recall her from his memory, He started to draw a imaginary face for her in her mind. He was thinking, whether she will be beautiful. He decided to meet her the next day. He also thinks that he should accept the proposal only if she is going to the most beautiful girl or else he should come back silently.
He spent the entire day thinking about her alone. The clock strikes three. He gets himself ready and moves to the Café Day. His heart was filled with lot of expectation. He enters the shop and his eyes were searching for the yellow chudidhar. In a distant table he could find a girl wearing yellow chudidhar and sitting alone. He could not find anyone else wearing yellow chudidhar. He guesses she should the girl he is searching for. He went and stood behind her. With a soft voice he told her, “Hi, I am Kishore”. On hearing his voice, she suddenly stood up and turned back. The moment he saw her, he was shocked. He was surprised on seeing her. He just went in front of her. He was not able to speak any words. But their eyes were speaking thousands of words. He felt that she is his girl and he should accept her proposal. The silence extends between them. Both of them were not able to speak any words. At last he broke the silence. He took her hands and told her that “I too love you. I am not going to leave these hands forever. This is for sure.” When he told these words, she started to cry out of happiness.
It was not her beauty which makes him to accept her. It was her Love which changes his mind. Her face helped him to recall everything. She was his school friend. She has already told her proposal when they were studying together. Since he was very much interested in building his career he thought such affair would distract him. So he didn’t accept her that time. Then he lost her contact. Now even after these long years, when he sees her still thinking of him, still loving him very much, he thought that it will be foolish to lose her.
She too was happy that at last he understood her true love. She was still not able to speak any words. Her eyes were questioning him “Why do you made me to wait these days?” His eyes too answered “Hey don’t worry. This long wait shows your true love” He also assures that he won’t leave her hands here after.

“As my father assured he never left her hands then. My father and mother loved each other so much. Their life was filled with lots and lots of love and care.” Kishore’s son was telling his children how his parents met, fall in love with each other and shared their life. Tears rolled down his cheeks, He was not yet relieved from the shock when he saw his father and mother dying in the bed holding their hands tight.

As he assured, he did not leave her hands even in his death.