Originally posted by: mayyo13
Finally made it here!
To describe this chapter in a single phrase, I'll say it was 'heartwarming'. Really touching with the way a few things were!
'Darji had warned me against being friendly with city boys'
This is a strange thing. Why do we always see the negative first? The first thing that elders do is warn their children about the big, bad world out there. Even though the elders are right in warning us beforehand, I feel that young minds should get a more positive overview of the things rather than the negative ones.
Love comes in many forms. One is the person looking out for every step you may take.
Geet's concern over what those eyes were trying to say and her self-chiding was so natural, something that you'd expect someone like her to do, someone who sometimes sees deeper than intended and then give a reality check to themselves. It was kind of cute, the way she scolded herself.
She is cute. Modeled after someone I know..😆
I was laughing throughout the part of the hostel-mates! 😆 The Guru girl, the official kicker and the victim Doc, the mysterious girl and the sweet padhaku, the cartoon-lover, the cat-crazy administrator, the computer whiz and the shayara. But most of all, Mrs.Yash. You made her a mother of a kid? Wo khush ho gayi? 😆
She was doing somersaults...😆.. All of you are crazy and that is why I fit right it...😆 Zarin is the only one who wants Dev..Her role is mast.
The way all the neighbors rushed to help Geet and her Darji in time of need only serves to prove that there still are people who care for someone other than their own blood-bonds, that there still is goodness around us and it makes way to us when we really need it...
I got a little emotional when I read the journey of a small orphan girl with her aging grandfather and how they both struggled to live, to live for each other. I could see everything from their walks to Darji trying to tie her hair, to her kissing his fingers to heal his burns. It was all like a life-story of someone running in front of my eyes and I couldn't help but be a part of it all; smiling to see the two walk hand-in-hand amidst the green, tearing up when he tried to do little things for her and chuckling when she punched a girl. Theirs is a relationship so deep that I can't help but be awed!
I can't say that I'm happy with Geet's decision to not return. But had I been in her place, I would have done the same thing; I'd have given up my own life to care for someone I love. She's not wrong in deciding to stay back, though if Darji has always encouraged education, he won't be happy about her decision. I loved the example of animals and their differentiation with humans. Indeed, humanity is what differentiates a man from an animal.
The song selection was perfect, aptly chosen for this chapter. And this is one of the songs that always leave me a little high on emotions.
Thanks for updating Avi! 🤗
