We're all a mess.
After yesterday, I don't know a single person who wouldn't be. Some of us are rejoicing while some of us are mourning. No one's to blame though. The situation is such that we're in a constant fluctuating state of emotions. We're feeling so strongly about what has happened because we invested so much into the show and the characters. Yes, they're all fictional and yes, it's just a show, but in a lot of ways, it's not just a show. They're not just characters. The mere fact that they have been able to impact us to such a great extent makes them somewhat real.
Giving us inspiration when all seems lost, making us fall in love with the Haryanvi language, making us believe that dil ke rishte can be more than blood ones - they have all assisted in making us reflect on our lives. Connect with elements that have happened with us and how they have shaped us into who we are today.
It's no secret we're going to miss HS and Babita very dearly. The thought that I will no longer see HS on my screen again rips my heart into pieces but what is the alternative? Do we want to see Hanita be continuously degraded? Hollowed out until they're just the former shells of themselves? Or would we rather like to look back on them with fond smiles and happy memories?
Babita is in a similar situation. She's too afraid of letting Minnie go because of societal taunts. She doesn't want people's words of distances being created in mother and daughter to come true. She doesn't want their words of Babita failing to keep her second marriage intact to be proven right.
HS too, wants to hold onto the hopes of having a successful and happy second marriage. He doesn't want to entertain the idea that he failed at his second chance in life as well. He's trying to be Babita's husband and while he may have succeeded in some ways, he will always have a heavy heart in knowing that he had failed to become Minnie's father. He may have his own child one day, but being Minnie's father is what he had wanted the most.
Minnie wants to hold onto her dreams of seeing the world. In the past year, she has lived exclusively for her mother whilst pushing all her own ambitions to the side. But she needs to live for herself. She needs to break out of that motherly role that she has adopted since a child and just learn how to be. Create her own identity, make mistakes and learn from them.
The thing is when you try to hold onto things tightly, you end up suffocating them. Sometimes, it is better to let go. Hold onto the precious memories, but let go of all the toxicity.
It is time for them and us to slowly let go.
I hope you all enjoy today's episode. <3
Anupamaa
