Originally posted by: ArshiHamesha
Episode 267
Message of Fireflies...
"May you be courageous in spite of your fears and see that as your life has changed, course you are surrounded with love.May that light of love illuminate darkened paths, lighten your spirit, and help you to find your way..." unknown
Fire flies look like any other ordinary insect, but come night time, and they produce their own energy interestingly without heat to produce light from within . Their inner light shines through and makes their external appearance breathtakingly beautiful though in the day time they are not attractive at all and a bit weird .
Symbolism and connections:The symbolic meaning of the firefly deals with light and illumination but it means that our physical appearance may seem different than our internal one (such as our spirit) that makes us shine from the inside out by illuminating us always within and to those who are around us.Fire flies also gives the message of being earthy and soul friendly but more interestingly these reflect light only to attract the RIGHT mate not for every one out there .This is the most astounding finding I have come across..Arnav gives her three fire flies in an earthy pot...Success in finding his RIGHT partner and love of his life with his soul and Khushi accepted it with her earthy nature...
Khushi looks a cute kid while counting numbers ,even Arnav couldn't resist her innocence and blind belief/faith in him.It was nice to see Arnav bringing that light for Khushi since he knows that she's afraid of the dark, and then Khushi saying that she is no longer afraid after the firefly flew off as Arnav was by her side...and she says this later in RM,"I wasn't afraid of dark when Arnavji was with me"..
Khushi and Arnav are just like those fire flies.She always draws energy from within to fight against evil illuminating others' paths being optimistic and that is what she did in finding Arnav hile he's been abducted...Now interestingly , ASR and Arnav is a true example.One with mask ,tough exterior who engraves fear with his firm and decisive nature , who knows how to prevail feelings and emotions , who just understands the language of Deals and here is the other one as Arnav ,who is a LIGHT within who always illuminate his loved ones regardless as a child is being pushed inside this hard shell.But being abducted , his coming from darkness to the light within calling Khushi to accept his love for her , breaking all the barriers to reach for her safety is fighting with that dark time... But , He gestures to Khushi to open that earthy jar as he gave permission only to Khushi to look inside of his exterior , hard and not so good looking shell...and she opens it and sees Light of his illuminated heart who always lives inside but Khushi is the one who found him...Love this scene ...just magnificent.
When she opens the earthy pot, it illuminates both of their faces. Khushi and Arnav's inner light is what makes them who they truly are, and it is this light that drew them together. Together now, living for one another, protecting one another, giving in to one another, loving one another.
A firefly is also a symbol of Hope and Awakening among others. Khushi and Arnav have maintained these qualities throughout their twisted relationship. She didn't give up hope finding her lost love...since that dark night "Hum ne aapko dhoond hi liya...". She tried her best on her own after marriage and then with Maamiji after his kidnapping.. A love that she has begun to be aware of, begun to realize, and a love yet to accept ' hope is present "shayad hum ye nadaani kar baithe" this is an expression of her unsaid hope deep within her which kept her going till she found him.
Arnav who never gave up on his love for Khushi that love which was at budding level and that dark night couldn't even rooted out . He might have been pained that she loved another man (in his eyes), but that didn't stop him loving her. A tiny bit of hope was always there in his heart as he said to her at the airport before her confession "Kahin na kahin ek hope thi keh tum ghalat nahin ho... that she reciprocated his feelings. His "Khushi tumne mujhe bataane zaroori nahin samjha?" on the bridge just showed how much he wanted her to consider him as an important person in her life that he is her need too as she is his. A flickering light of hope that he was holding on to in his heart peeked out through that question.
Khushi and Arnav keep illuminating the darkness in each other's lives with a constant friction which has brought so many facets of their personalities by illuminating their hidden qualities before each other which other people in their lives remain unaware of.As I said fireflies' light represents Mating with the right Mate and that was represented by Arnav and Khushi.I must say , Barun and Sanaya presented this sequence in two opposite ways but both were done flawlessly.During Saiyyan under the blanket of passion and under the protective shield after hitting her. Both were absorbing and compelling.Sanaya's expressions showing an inexperienced woman in a physical ways of love and desire while Arnav showing his searing , glowing intensity ...by burning our hearts within as making the night glowing with flaming desires and passion for them and for us.
Behind Khushi there is a white Lotus flower on the wall...
This symbolizes mental purity and spiritual perfection.. It is characteristic of the esoteric sects.Behind Arnav there is three leaves clover, which symbolizes Love, Hope and respect ..again three fire flies, which have same meaning...both of these also connect to Triquetra , episode 200 , when he scoops her up with his right in the temple...yes you are my wife...but his eyes had blind over em because of Anjali but today he is picking her up as a lotus as a center of his attention and love during Saiyan and after he hits her.Anjali is there but the purity of lotus has taken it's place...Yes when he says "fire flies..." and she said "jugnu" ... his face lights up brighter at her smile but both gets showered together with this illumination of Love and desire together.
Her concerns seeing His bleeding cut and dabbing it with her Duppatta awakens his desire to sooth her pain, comfort her as always.He has come across with her raw feelings since airport and now that urge which made him turn back that day is compelling him to embrace her, touch her and he brings his hand to remove her extra locks while caressing her cheek. His hand moves away seeing her creamy skin under her torn kurta which was enough to torn his heated desire that he's been hiding the whole day , in that captivated room or under those boxes where he held her ,touched her , caressed her on a different level ,first time after teri meri.He desired her as always and this moment he is in front of beautiful wife,and he has right every right on her..An exquisite and elegant moment of showering love and care.He tells her to change and she obliges by nodding. He pulls the duppatta creating a divider between them with smearing and desiring eyes ready to rebel at any time to remove any inhibition in between her and him, he is ready to remove any barrier which can keep her away from him by glimmering her respect as this Duppatta is glittering while he is sliding.
Intense eyes and a solemn expression as he waits for her to change while sitting by taking off his shirt .How casual is that for him now to do so in front of his wife.. They don't need words to express and that shows when Khushi fumbles as she attempts to answer Arnav's question on how she knew he was in trouble. Arnav too feels awkward to speak about his true feelings for her again being so vulnerable... I always felt their love coalesced with passion and desire instead of pushing into physical intimacy.Their relationship is just like the firefly in the earthen pot. Their love, the light of their lives is kept safely within their hearts, born in that safe chamber, reflecting its brilliance on their face, in their eyes and smiles. The light of their love helps them see each other clearly even in the darkest of times. Their inner light channels itself through their loving, caring, thoughtful actions towards one another.
Her alluring and intoxicated silhouette
His eyes glaciates with dark intensity seeing her bewitching silhouette through the duppatta and light of heated desire was increasing each second .He drifts his eyes for a second But his yearning can't keep his eyes away from her shadow.
Pondering connected dots: ASR once , not Arnav was stunned seeing her shimmering in between golden pleats of a saree figuring out her Dhak Dhaks and he did shower her with rose petals meaning passionate emotions .That day ,Red , shimmering dream and today too he is going to do but as his right...by joining the heart beats...That day he was over flowing the plant with water meaning his desires were always there bewitched by her beauty and today is the same.
But he is always a gentleman around her and especially in these matters He tries to distract himself. He fiddles with the hay to hold his eyes away from his desires giving her space and respect,keeping her safe from his own dark yearning eyes which were refusing the impulses of his own brain today and taking directions right from his instigating heart. He swallows under The light of the lamp which illuminates his face to inflame him cross all the barriers , all the bridges to meet his soul , to meet his mate.How sweet was it when Arnav turned down the light to stop being tempted at looking at Khushi's silhouette but Didn't last for long though, he turned the light low , only to see the real light of love shining over there embracing the shimmering moonlight over her body... as Khushi is the radiant firefly ...Right mate...how can he resist not get attracted to that 'tempting light'...under his own burning skin with shimmering beads of sweat which were awakening the temptation by this tingling sensation with every glissading move over his handsome yet asperous and scabrous body ...
Here she comes by shifting the shimmering barrier , halting him , freezing him in his heated gazes . She stands there dazzling in the soft light of the lantern under his evasive looks and can't resist lowering her eye lashes and moving her locks away like she wants to hide from him...Even her long hair refuse to hide her and glow her beaming beauty to illuminate and captivate him and not let him look away from these heated and burning desires.
His eyes behold the bewitched beauty in Pure white yet enveloped in the red ,unblemished and passionate silhouette .He swallows while drinking in her being completely enchanted in her ethereal ,intoxicated beauty who was igniting his cindering thirst moment by moment...He couldn't tear his eyes away from her allurement. Her one look to him was like a permission to proceed as he is being cursed by enchanting spell...with his tilted neck beheld and exhilarated with these erotic desires .
PONDERING CONNECTD DOTS:Calendar shoot , a Lotus in red saree with shimmering beauty hel him since then and never can come out of it ...but don't forget ...he was halted in red,...to Green.."Tum peh yeh rang itta bhi bura nahin lagta..." ...again today...she is having White lotus behind her with a a dash of red on her and he is having a green clover behind him... today they are mingling their colors of passion...Also During Diwali...When She was among Diyas...Light...fireflies
khushi who is fidgeting with shyness under these new feelings , trying to fix the saree on her shoulder.She can read his intentions and flickering desires which she could feel penetrating through her body sweeping her and smoking her with same heated waves...
Arnav who was completely drawn to this igniting desires forgetting all the danger around this temple of Love in which ,only these two were alone getting devoured by the pull of their yearnings for each others... This intrinsic pull is evading his mind and his feet follow his heart towards her...
PONDERING CONNECTED DOTS: Diwali when his preying steps and caged heated gazes bewitched her in his spell to follow the same rhythm till he cornered her , even today nothing seems to be changed except that he has no FEAR to touch her, no FEAR to love her , no FEAR to deceive his own raw passion for her."I love u dammit "will come later but it has been embedded already.
He pushes the rope up and walks towards her in his slow yet predatory walk , reaches to the rope and lifts it up by raising his hand ...eyes on her all the time even during ducking under it. He follows with determination and she steps back and after few steps , gets stuck by the wall , very same way as in Diwali...She is totally shaken by his rough , raw and bold way of showing his demanding desires for her which are very much inflicted by her innocence .She tries to move away from his transfixed gazes molded with heated intensity look but he blocks her by keeping hands on the wall . Her lips are quivering with passion .He bends down to kiss her, she moves away to escape but with his bending head , he swiftly and commandingly holds her wrist and pulls her towards him closer...She looks helplessly yet weathered by these newly eroded feelings which were consuming her along with him... again...He caresses her golden , hazel ,silky locks tenderly just like he always does in her admiration...He leans by closing his eyes towards her neck and kisses on her shoulder. His hot breath and soft touch of his lips makes her shiver. She shuts her eyes with ignited feelings and then looks at him back as always...by giving her in...and he takes charge , bends down pick her up in his arms ...lays her down lovingly on the bed of hay to make love to his wife ...HIS wife...no Fear tonight but a PRIDE..yes she is his..
Two lovers are ready to surrender their physical barriers to be in the vicinity of each other being unaware of all the physical dangers ...under the Kailash Sufi words... saiyaan.
When this song/Sufi kalam started first time, I knew right away there will no love making...regardless Gul said it was a consummation scene ...but def with different song not with this one as it doesn't click in my head...This ong has a very deep meaning...and there is no physical cohesiveness, just spiritually and that matches with the fireflies...other wise no need of this song...which has enchanted spell in between God and a man...you can twist it other way around...
saiyaan... saiyaan...
Koi prem ki pujaran mandir sajaye..
Heere moti main na chahoon.. Main toh chahoon sangam tera
Main na janoon tu hi jaane
Main hoon teri tu hai mera..
Yes , DM's worshipper has indeed won and made place in the heart of this temple , his heart...which is way above all and I don't want anything else except you beside me...yes if she wants him besides her besides all the mistreatment ...his wish is the same..." Tumhare paas aney ka khiyal rehta hai...I don't need anything else Khushi!!!"...He doesn't need any proof or anything to be with her ...he just does...
Arnav keeps his gazes down at her with oozing passion, regaling on her beauty. While cindering Lava of his eyes ,floating smell of his desirous body is outpouring her down through her spine with mixed feelings. Her body with heaving bosoms , with erratic heartbeats under his yearning gaze is tingling with sensuousness and shyness together. His heartbeat picks up the rhythm of hers while beating together ,He leans down slowly to kiss her when She shuts her eyes and flips by flowing her beautiful long slim bare arm which he catches with his muscular one yet so tenderly but want to mark her his for forever...
PONDERING CONNECTED DOTS:reminding me all old days when he used to mark her his by leaving his fingers marks on her ... from sorry night to character Dheela ,...
He stops her and flows his burning eyes under that Lantern's flame with glittering heated sweat due to desirous anticipated body and she is feeling his erratic breath and movement through his hand... and his hand moves slowly and glides down over her bare back trailing her skin ...with his inebriated and intoxicated eyes ...his fingers rest on her Dori... fingers began to untie the knot. At this point she is carried away by these sensuous sensations which his fingers are arousing in her...His eyes are holding dense ,unimaginable desires which are picking up heat every second... But he can't open the dori, as they hear footsteps ... of course...
I can't live without saying that this is Barun's episode. ...his expressions are flawless... his body language is rare and contemplate... his predatory walk is always captivated no matter when he does... His protective nature while showing right on her , commanding and demanding from her during these scenes has agility in em...has a decent male charm which his body has reflected through out...especially in his looks ...just simply magnificent...
Their mutual self-sacrificing natures, their stubbornness not to leave each other in danger, their instinct to protect each other... as Both of them not ready to let the other face danger alone...
Arnav rebuffs her with gritted teeth for not letting him go ...as The thought of separation causes her hurt. He begs her because He can't even think or let anyone touch her and then next moment he hugs her by saying sorry ... before hitting her head with the log. Khushi faints in his arms . He slowly puts her down and covers with hay. His eyes are filled with regret and remorse for hurting her. He kisses her forehead last time till covering her completely and gave himself in goons hands leaving Khushi with scorching pain in his heart..
While she gets up with the same pain not finding him besides her...Her eyes spits painful tears losing him again... She sits with her abysmal heart
When her eyes finds the earthy pot which reels the last night activity...Fireflies...yes light has to continue with flickering hope and desire to be one...As always...for Eternity..."Main Hamesha Hamesha Tum se ..." ...is closing Loop here
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