Remember Nora

     Remember Nora? Well...thought of meeting her after a gap of two years. Had heard a lot from others. Was told how she was a courageous woman, taking everything in her stride and moving on..Had learnt she was admired for the way she behaved. I had almost etched a picture of hers in my mind. 

Met her. Found her to be fitting the descriptions I had heard. Felt good...in fact...lighter in my heart. Thanked God for the status quo. And then...without giving a second thought, probed her. Lo and behold!!! A new facet!!! There were no streams of tears but her eyes were wet. No more lumps in her throat when she answered queries about her soulmate and yet her mind always raced back to her children with a prayer in her heart "May God make them as strong as steel - tough, dependable, long lasting."
     
Time like a typical gypsy had moved on. She had kept abreast with its pace. Yet there were still unanswered queries buried deep within her: She kept getting answers for questions she had  never asked nor ever wanted to ask. Oh the unforgiving heart!!! It keeps throwing googly-like questions every now and then. She never wanted to know the whys and hows. Her only queries were "Time is said to be the best healer. For the world my wounds have healed but what about their scars underneath my skin???" She asked me "I can deal with the questions of others, satisfy the never-ending curiosity of my kids. What about the queries my heart keeps putting up???" 

I stood transfixed. I was asked questions to which I had no reply. The whole episode was like a bitter pill. I had to gulp it down. Like Robert Frost's traveller "I had miles to go before I sleep." Do you know why I write in the past tense??? Well, I am that facet of hers which is trying to introspect and drive some sense into Nora to retain her sanity.

A humble request - every time your heart genuinely feels like praying, pray for her kids and think of her Ben. And........remember Nora....

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