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It is often said- Love is eternal and can be only experienced and not explained in mere words… 

We have all heard about love stories…the world knows about famous love story–Romeo and Juliet—the end….they ended their lives before it could start…their love was too strong to be separated from one another. Similar stories like Laila-majnu–heer–ranjha,soni–mahival- all have the same ending…It would be so good of these people were allowed to live and live their lives with the same inseparable love they had for one another—-that would be the true love story in its real sense. The writers ended their love as their interpretations of love ends there but love is ever flowing and does not end with the end of a person…Now these are literary love stories created and told for ages…

Let me talk about modern love stories….STORIES(as in fiction)?–no…not at all. They are the ones who have experienced love in its true sense.

A couple of months before I was watching a chat show. There was this man who was talking about his life and how he met his wife and stuff like that…He eventually fell in love with a woman and they were happy to have found each other.. Later as their relationship grew he proposed marriage to her.. She hadn’t expected this. Unfortunately, she was a victim of the deadly killer AIDS.
That did not stop him from choosing her as his better half. He was expelled from his family for this decision. He stood by it and they are blessed with a child and she is been taken utmost care so that the killer does not strike her. As for him, he is been infected by the virus. When asked why such a decision taken in spite of knowing that he would run a risk of being infected.. The answer was LOVE…

Another incident. An internet love story…Two people meet online and get acquainted with each other and interact for long hours…they turn out to be good friends. This friendship turns out to be more than just being friends. When the time comes to take it further….the guy gets to know that this girl is confined to a wheelchair…That should have been an end to it all…but that didn’t stop just there.. they are happily married to each other..one may draw reference with movies like ..an affair to remember or Mann(Manisha Koirala and Aamir Khan)..Those are movies, but this is life…

Let us not go by gender justifications here…..Please do not get into it…

It is often very difficult to take such decisions especially in the world where people are rejected based on looks and beauty, which is not only superficial but also not everlasting. I am not saying that these people have done something great or done heroic deeds by accepting someone whom people call less fortunate and often sympathize…

What is common in the above 2 living stories? These people have touched each other’s heart and soul. Who have gone beyond appearances, have seen the inner beauty, ability, and courage of the other person to live life against all odds. They have seen another person as a human being and not as mere objects or commodities and have respected the other individual.

There are many such incidents in this world but yet very few.. Why? as not everyone understands the four-letter magical word that sweeps a person off the ground. In case, these people ever read this…I would like to say–you people are much beyond the literary love stories. As they died for love and you will lived with it.

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Unknown said…
Quite an interesting read. Two love stories from real life are very touchng.
February 4, 2010 at 7:19 PM
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