Originally posted by: KRISGEET
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I loved what is written in the Quote. It aptly defines the relationships.
All the stories that we used to read end saying – So the prince and the princess got married and lived happily ever after.
These stories somehow give us the impression that life is now happy.
Unfortunately that is not the case.
Any relation needs to be nurtured with Tender love and care daily. Its like watering a plant daily to keep it alive, growing new leaves, bud that slowly flowers and withers later giving rise to a new leaf, bud and a flower.
Here one feels that Arti marriage actually means that their relationship will last. Alas that is not to be. Arhi marriage was based on an understanding by Arnav that all is well, he loves Khushi and she does not have anyone in her life and she will fall in love with him and they will live happily ever after.
Little does he know that Khushi is a woman with her own mind and principles and she had loved Akash. Her relation with Akash floundered because neither she nor Akash cared enough to make something of it nurture it, alas it withered into nothingness and now Akash is trying to revive the withered relationship by going back in time which is not possible. Khushi has moved on, a new leaf, a new bud Is already in place. She is on her way to let Akash out and move Arnav into her life.
The quote also applies to Arnav’s relation with his friend Aman and mentor Shyam. Soon he will realise that the relationship with them was a sham and it was their selfish intention that made them befriend Arnav hence this relationship is on its way to be broken soon.
Manohar too had felt that Aarti was like a new leaf in his life, a new flower that removed him from the desert that was his life with Priya to the Oasis that was the life with Aarti and Arnav his adopted son. Alas this relationship couldn’t stand the test of time and when Manohar needed to nurture the relationship with Arnav, he left him stranded and went back to the life he had before Aarti. back to the life with Priya, a loveless one at that. Maybe he did this because he knew he had left his kids in a lurch in pursuit of the Oasis that was short-lived.
A father daughter relationship with Payal was doomed from the beginning when Manohar left Payal with Priya and now Payal who is used to a loveless life is not ready to accept Manohar as her father. Will he be able to bring back happiness in his life?
Withered, the story takes us from one aspect of life to another delving into the intricate lives of the protagonists and antagonists making us laugh or cry or falling in love, hate them.
I feel Khushi is now letting go of her past completely. She has accepted Arnav to be at par with Manohar. A far cry from the time when she never gave time of day to Arnav. She is trying to nurture her marriage but I feel by the time we reach chapter 20, we will find Khushi to be a person who is totally in love with Arnav and by then Arnav would have learnt some truths about Akash and Khushi and we will find a totally indifferent Arnav who again will start hiding his hurt within him and release Khushi to pursue her happiness. Will we really see a separation between them or a misunderstanding that will push them apart. Is it possible that chap 20 will have Khushi saying ‘I Love You’ to Arnav for the first time and Arnav acting indifferent?
Bravo…. Kudos P
What words have you used to describe the journey of Arhi in the story.
Because life begins, when happily-ever-after ends.
Arnav, Khushi, Akash, Payal, Anjali, Aman and Vidur, all are under misconceptions and that will shatter very soon.
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