Strangers- The sequel (Parts1-5) (Pg 1,2,3) - Page 3

Well, with this I have completed the story I wanted to tell. Hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I had writing it.

Opti, I treated the first story and this one too for what they are - stories. But now I cannot help but wonder if people in this story can really exist?

The moral values of the characters are so intact, pristine and very much precise. Is it possible for us to find people like Maan in real lives? It is not about love being unconditional or a man having a broad spectrum of mind. It is about exercising freewill, accepting things as they are without having a hitch about the past which will definitely have their own repercussions.

Coming to Maan, he is someone who is perfect in almost every sense. I am not talking about the way he falls in love or the way he treats his family. It is about the absolute certainity and conviction with which he makes decisions. Can a person be all giving to the extent that he is? In the world of dog eat dog, the amount of trust he puts in a stranger is humungous. Its good for him that the lady turned out to be a wonderful woman. It was little saddening to see that he calls up Dev and practically hands out his wife for him because he feels that its the right thing to do to ensure his wife's happiness. But in the path of being the one who gives his wife the utmost happiness she deserves, is he not robbing himself of his own happiness? Lets not get to the place where we give "love" as a counter argument to every decision.

In this situation he does the morally right act - the fact remains that Sahana is not his biological daugther and his wife belonged to someone else. He acts upon the two facts irrespective of what he truly desires.

Opti you are a surprise package...just read three parts...and i am overwhelmed..

beautiful portrayal...
you are amazingly talented person...

Thank you very much Opti..The sequel was as DHAMAKEDAR as 'Strangers'..had a great time reading both..please keep writing for us dear..you're such a gifted person..All the very best to you...love ya🤗

Omg i loved ur story.....
You're one of the fastest updaters
thanks a lot...

Originally posted by: -Sookie-

Opti, I treated the first story and this one too for what they are - stories. But now I cannot help but wonder if people in this story can really exist?

The moral values of the characters are so intact, pristine and very much precise. Is it possible for us to find people like Maan in real lives? It is not about love being unconditional or a man having a broad spectrum of mind. It is about exercising freewill, accepting things as they are without having a hitch about the past which will definitely have their own repercussions.

I find it hard to believe now that Maan actually invites Dev to be part of Sahana's growing up. The idea is too romanticized for me to accept as the sheer complexity of the situation would confuse Sahana more than make her accept her reality. Besides, I feel that she is far too young to understand what Maan explains to her. I agree his argument about children seeing their parents as demi gods. There is nothing wrong in that and it is better if the kids slowly come out of that frame of mind on their own and not forcibly shown to them, as it happens with Sahana.

I wish they had taken their time in telling her the secret of her birth. She would be more accepting about things if she had seen a part of world herself and then seen that her mother had given into a whimsical thought when she was young. Whatever the reasonings are, the act still is deemed as immoral by the society. What will be Sahana's take on this?

Coming to Maan, he is someone who is perfect in almost every sense. I am not talking about the way he falls in love or the way he treats his family. It is about the absolute certainity and conviction with which he makes decisions. Can a person be all giving to the extent that he is? In the world of dog eat dog, the amount of trust he puts in a stranger is humungous. Its good for him that the lady turned out to be a wonderful woman. It was little saddening to see that he calls up Dev and practically hands out his wife for him because he feels that its the right thing to do to ensure his wife's happiness. But in the path of being the one who gives his wife the utmost happiness she deserves, is he not robbing himself of his own happiness? Lets not get to the place where we give "love" as a counter argument to every decision.

In this situation he does the morally right act - the fact remains that Sahana is not his biological daugther and his wife belonged to someone else. He acts upon the two facts irrespective of what he truly desires.

He repeats this perfect act when he asks Dev to be part of his daughter's life. I both liked it and very much disliked it. I liked for his clean moral streak and disliked it for making that little girl's life a little complex.

The morally too perfect Maan is a man from fairytale. :-) I liked him the most in this fic.

This was a very good read Opti. I don't have issues with unconventional stuff but not many can take it to a logical conclusion so I waited till this series came to near conclusion before I gave it a shot. I am glad I did!

Thanks!

S

Thanks for those frank comments Sookie. I was waiting for someone to actually put forth everything you did here. I had faced pretty much similar objections, some quite brash too when I wrote the original. I'll get back on this in more detail as I am right now in a rush.

OMG opti it was wonderful.. really enjoyed reading it... but a lil disheartened tht its over..

thanx a lot for the beautiful ff...

i think noone could have done justice to these two stories the way you have narrated...........

Originally posted by: rushtrip

Opti you are a surprise package...just read three parts...and i am overwhelmed..

beautiful portrayal...
you are amazingly talented person...