chapter 21
You Are My Light, My Angel
Pushpendra said to Khushbu,"I have fulfilled my promise to you and now you have to get well soon so that you fulfill your promise of being the best mother to my sweet daughter, Mehek!"Khushbu said to Pushpendra,"I am truly grateful to you and Sugandha who have gone through so much to give me the satisfaction of being a mother. Sugandha is truly a wonder woman and a real woman who is not afraid of calling a spade a spade! She took the most difficult decisions of her life and did her best to lead a life full of self-respect and honesty.I have learnt a lot from Sugandha and our dearest Taara Mam about life and it's meaning."I touched the feet of Taara Mam as I wanted to see Ma if she needed something. Taara Mam said to me,"Always remember Palash, all that glitters is not gold and even real gold needs polishing just like real diamond has to go through many cuts to shine in this world. Sugar and salt look same but once you taste them then only you can make out the difference between them. I have learnt all my lessons after paying a huge price for them. Nothing comes for free, even if it is a lesson as life gives you a test and then you are taught a lesson so that you never forget the pain or joy of each experience in life.When my fiancé broke up with me as I didn't leave my job to be a housewife, he broke all the ties with me. He didn't believe in my dreams and wanted me to sacrifice my dreams for his sake. I don't want to stay in a relationship just because our society doesn't accept and give respect to all the single working women as they feel that such women are a bad example in our patriarchal society where a woman is treated like an object for self-gratification and to boost the fragile ego of few men in the name of tradition.I want you to become a shining example of an ideal man who respects his wife more than loving her like a woman. I want you to be a good father, a good son, a good friend and most importantly, a good human being!My blessings are always with you, even if I am not physically present in your life!"