We meet a lot of people… but it is with very few that we hit a chord instantly…!! Sometimes I think… my idealism makes it even more difficult for others to relate to me…!! Not that I am a recluse… I do talk a lot …and also I talk to a lot of people but then there are very few with whom I feel at home…!!
I don’t remember how and when and why… we started talking … me and Vartika…!! But I am glad that we did… :)
I still remember… when I told her…that my husband is away… pursuing his MS… she simply asked … which university?? And that made me smile…. :) This was not the reaction…that I had expected… generally when people get to know about my husband… their first reaction is of shock and then they say… “How did you let him go…?” “It must be so difficult on you... poor you!!” “Hey…you are really brave...”!!!
The thing that she did not pity or sympathize with me… helped me open up to her…!! I felt … may be she also agrees that… marriage should not stop us from living… from dreaming and from aspiring to fly …!! And now I know this … for sure…!!
We have lot of common traits and interests… like visiting a beauty parlor is the last thing on our priority list... after all…who can improve upon perfection ... :)
Jokes apart…we love reading… we love writing… we love talking and we love debates… we also love fighting for our ideals/opinions…!! What we don’t fight… is for gender equality… because we know for sure… we belong to the superior gender... :)… Of course… you guessed it rights… we are out and out… feminist …!! And we don’t mind letting people know this… :)
It may be because of my limited exposure/interaction… but for me… she is only the second person (after my husband...)… who knows and appreciates ‘Howard Roark’ and ‘Dagny Taggart’…!! We have a discussion due on virtue of selfishness and individuality…and I am so looking forward to it… :)
For us… career is a priority …. our job is a serious business… and we cannot stake it for anything in the world…!! ... We absolutely love what we do…and our work makes us happy!!
Though we are married and quite happily married… we still don’t fit in the conventional mould of marriage!! May be because… just yet… we are not ready to accept any boundaries… or stick to any definitions!! :)
We come across as opinionated… at times stubborn… even proud… but we don’t mind it…!! We know … we are different and we are comfortable with this fact :)
She is so much like me in thoughts and perception … yet so different in outlook and reaction….!! She is calm and composed… so unlike me…!! She is direct yet polite…She can communicate her opinion and anger… without offending others…!! Not the last… I so appreciate her sense of humor…!!
There are lots that I can learn from her… and I hope I do…!!
2 comments:
add me to the list of Fans of Howard Roark.... :) dounno about the other guy.
I am sure u are still trying to speak diplomatically and are finding it quite difficult and are continuously failing. BTW, lemme add another name to this category "Mala". Hit Hard on face is the mantra :P
@Aseem
It is good to know that we have one more similarity... Roark :)
Yes... I agree... Mala...and me... we think and react in similar manner :D... !! Another name that I could think of would be Nidhi... !!
But there are really few...and we are always the odd ones :D ...but I think... that is just fine :)
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