ELEMENTS OF LOVE series - BOOK 3 (Bravery and Presistence) - Symbolising Element of Nature - Fire
Aathira:
I have everything in my life: loving parents, friends and an app designer job in London.
But I don't have proper sleep, a pair of eyes alway...
My mother keeps trying to stop me from packing for my unplanned trip back to London. Maya and Vicky Bhaiya's wedding got over yesterday and I returned home with my parents after settling all accounts and checking out from the hotel. I didn't tell them anything until we finished our lunch today. My father accepted after an hour of convincing but my mother as always is trying to stop me.
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"Poona vaati en pecha kekama poi enna aachu nu paatha la?" She holds me by my elbow and stops me from moving between the wardrobe and the open trolley bag on the bed. (Didn't you face the result of going without listening to me?)
"Amma, solren nu varutha padatha. Nee ennai positive vibes and thoughts oda anupi iruntha naan inneram anga pathrama irunthu irupen." From my childhood more than encouraging me, my mom has always stopped me from doing things by imposing her own fears on me. (Ma, don't get offended. But if you had sent me with positive vibes and thoughts, I would have been working there safely by now.)
Yes, I'm lying to my parents that I'm going on an unplanned trip to London and giving the one week Mr Brown Eyes asked me. But even if I'm going for real, she would have stopped me.
"Eppadi unnala enkita ippadi pesa mudiyuthu? Nee poranthathula irunthu unakaga naan evlo sacrifices pani iruken. Ennoda motha life um unakaga thaan vazhthu iruken." She gives me her self pity look for which I have always gone weak. (How can you talk like this to me? From the time you were born, I have sacrificed a lot for you. I have lived my life only for you.)
"Ella appa amma vum avanga pasanga kaaga thaan, ma, vazhuranga. Aana konjam avangaluku kaaga vum vazhtha pasanga life ennum better ah irukum. Chinna vayasula irunthu ennoda chinna chinna asaingala kooda ungalukaaga naanum sacrifice pani iruken. Psychiatrist enna sonanga nu nyabagam iruka?" I sit on the bed, feeling emotionally tired.(Every parent in the world lives for the children, ma. But sometimes, if they live for themselves too, the child's life will be even better. From my childhood even I had sacrificed my small small wishes for your happiness. Do you remember what the psychiatrist said?)
"As a parent, one should teach their kids good habits and values and not the wealth they have because it will spoil the child's social behaviour. And a parent can tell their children about how they walked past their tough time and succeeded in their life and not the sacrifices they have made because it will spoil the child's mental health. The children will start feeling guilty that because of them, their parents went through all the trouble and start making sacrifices in return for their parents." She turns her face away not wanting to listen to me anymore and I take a deep breath to control my nerves.
"For twenty five years, I too have sacrificed a lot for you to feel satisfied that I'm obeying you, Ma. Only the London job I went against you. This project I started when I was fine and worked on it even after waking up from the coma. They want me there during the presentation to the client and I'm telling you now itself, I'll have to go to London again after two months." The presentation to the client actually got over two weeks ago through video conference and I only needed to be there after two months. But no other excuse came to my mind.
