Journey To A Happy Soul
I packed my clothes and other necessities into the bag which I’ll be needing for the next three months. My passport, my visa and all of the things in my checklist, I was extremely happy because I’m finally doing what I wanted to do all of my life. As I packed my bags double checking with the list my mother entered inside my room and handed me my cup of coffee.
“Is it necessary to do this?” She asked.
“Amma! We have gone over this million times, and the bottom line is that I want to be happy and not settled.” I said, she sighed and left the room.
I was extremely tired of explaining to my parents how much I love to travel.
I still remember the day I finished my degree, Appa forbid me from working at one of the best travel channels, he said he’d find a groom for me.
Well, Little did he know that I don’t need a groom;
I just needed peace!
I am really not a family oriented person and hence, I was least interested in settling up and carrying forward a family or whatever.
My aim was to see all the places in the world and just give my soul the peace it needs. It’s been a year since I’ve been home, I kept working on my blogs and waited for a good offer.
When it finally has I’ll never let this go.
“Ananya, did you pack everything?” Appa asked as he came inside.
“Yes.”
“Be safe ok? Listen, Ananya I am sorry that I stopped you from going a year before, I didn’t realize that traveling was so important to you.”
“Appa, please don’t apologize,” I said and hugged him. Since the time I told Appa that I want to work, he was very supportive. It was surprising but I was happy.
“Ananya we found a good groom for you and you’re rejecting him and leaving?” My grandmother protested.
“Patti can we please not talk about this?”
“Anu, behave.” Amma scolded.
“What behave Amma? Patti hasn’t stopped talking about this matter since last month!” I was really frustrated with my family.
“What else should we do? She doesn’t understand. Our family traditions aren’t important to you? What will people say? They have sent their daughter to work outside India? Ayyo, such a shame for the family.” Patti said.
“Be happy Patti. The shame of your family is leaving.” I said and Patti glared at me.
Followed was the typical silent South Indian dinner. I perhaps had made it through the last get together of “bashing Ananya.”
After my dinner I went to sleep, waiting for the sun to rise because finally, it was time to embark upon the beautiful journey which I’d remember for the rest of my life.
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Many times, your dreams don’t go along with your family traditions or whatsoever.
But remember that believing is essential, not in your family but in your dreams, in what you want to achieve.
“Those who have the courage to fight with the world for love are sure courageous, but those who fight with the world to live and fulfill their dreams are the bravest on earth.”
So before you fight for love
Maybe you think of
fighting for self.
Fight for whom you want to be,
And not for whom
you want to be with.
The fight for love has no assurance of the person’s
forever presence.
But the fight you perform for yourself, the person whom
you’re fighting for
will evidently be
with you forever...
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Ashwathy Nair💙
