MAAKRI...... Beauty of imperfection

Imperfect, itself says I am perfect.

Every time we hear the word "self independent" or "women empowerment", the first thing that come into our mind ,may be a woman president, astronaut, IAS officer, a famous singer or actor, army officer or anything else the list goes on..........
I also used to thought like this but at a particular point of my life somehow my thoughts got modified(not changed).Now every time I hear the word women empowerment, my thoughts automatically paves a way towards this lady.

I used to go to my school by walking through a lane from the backyard of my house as it's a shortcut. My mom had told some aunties to keep an eye on me when I return from school because there are always street dogs roaming around. So, during my school time l got familier with many ladies through the way. They got to know my name also.

My school got over,When I was on a holiday in my home,one day a lady called me by my name through our main gate. I immediately recognized her, she is one of the lady who used to save me from the dogs. She asked me about my further studies, she was very happy to know that I got admitted in a med school. She asked for some dishes which my mom cooked ,for her mother as she was irritated having the same food daily, her taste buds got insensitive due to frequent medication. I got to know that her mother had undergone a brain surgery, fluid got clogged in her parietal lobe. Luckily doctors removed it successfully. But sadly that day my mom only cooked some pulses and some random vegetables. My mom gave her some and asked her to come other days also until her mom get perfectly fine.

The other day I got bored to study, I was not in a mood to see a movie or something. Suddenly I remembered that my mom had asked the lady that day. So, I decided to cook, I searched some veggies which are healthy for brain,which will enhance the proper blood flow, and some spinach for managing Hb count. She arrrived around lunch time, when I told her that I cooked today she got very happy and left.
But when I noticed her closely I saw that she had not put Vermilion (sindoor) in her head. When she left I asked my mom about this. She has a son and she lives with her mom, I know this from the beginning but never gave a thought about this.Didn't want to intefere in her personal issues but out of curiosity I asked.
My mom said, she is the only child of her parents,they got married to her in a very young age to a man who was nearly double of her age. The man's first wife was bed ridden, so he got married to her as he expected his first wife to die. She had a son with him.She cared for her husband as well as his first wife's health. Luckily his first wife cured perfectly. But fate has other plan, instead of thanking her for the care they both discarded her from their life as she was a piece of shit for them. Not even once she protested against this, she has self respect, she left from their home with her son.
Now her mother is really old to work. So, she works as a daily wager to grow her son and takes care of her mother alone. Never asked anyone for any kind of financial help or sympathy.
Somedays ago I saw her with a cute baby in her arms,that is our one neighborhood's baby. She was introducing him jovially and told us about his tantrums very excitedly. I asked her about the health of her mom. Now she is perfectly fine, only some diabetic and bp medication.
The thing which suprised me was not the struggle or her suffering from life. You may find much more pain and suffering as compared to her. Many people has worst conditions than her. But...... the real agenda to write this story was her eyes which reflects true happiness not the forced one. Despite of so much pain she survived, but many people always cursed their fate for this.... Although they got over from the worst circumstance but always regret or mourn about their past. But never and ever I saw a lady like this who has not a tinge of sorrow despite of having such a dreadful past. The best success of your life is the point when you're happy internally with what you have. Not expecting more from life but constantly working for betterment. That's the real inner inspiration, that's the inner peace. Neither you need to have some extra ordinary talent nor have to achieve anything big to prove your power to the world. A true sense of sincerity with yourself, hard labour and with a sacred Heart you can conquer the war of your own world, no need of compition with others'. I hope someday when her son grow up, will understand his mother's struggle and will follow her principles. I always regreted why I am not born in the era of Swami Vivekanand, buddha. Always wanted to meet Dr APJ Abdul Kalam as a person but sadly he is no more before I can get any chance. I always regreted, because I want to meet them who inspired my life in every way. But today I realized that a normal person can also be your inspiration, rather I can say a better inspiration than we get through books and stories.

Now I can truely understand the meaning of this quote," You don't need to make your life perfect to be happy , rather you have to be happy with what you have to make your life perfect. "............ With this I am ending the story with the name of the lady "Maakri".

Beauty of imperfections, beauty within.

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