Hi! I am Vijay. A simple, middle-class, common man. Born in a family of six, with two elder sisters. When I was born, way back in 1974, my father was the happiest of all. In those days, boys were still considered as assets while girls, liabilities. He was happy that I would grow up and take the family name forward.
But as destiny would have it, at a tender age of 18 months, when I had barely started running, polio took away my legs forever. My father’s dreams were shattered, my folks’ grief stricken. I became a bigger liability than my two sisters. However, my mother never gave up and raised me up lovingly. I think I inherited my strength and confidence from her.
As I grew up, with sheer determination and support from my family, I excelled in several areas – academics, music, art, debates and much more. I had a deep interest in medicine and after a lot of hard work completed my post-graduation in pharmacology.
At the age of 30, I was working as a lecturer in a college, earning a decent salary and fiercely independent. My elder sisters were happily married while my brother was pursuing law.
A couple of years down the line, I started feeling depressed. I started putting extra hours at work, joined an NGO to teach kids on weekends and would travel places during vacations. Still, the emptiness would not leave me.
Things changed during the marriage party of a friend where I met my buddy Ashish, after a long time. Ashish always had a way to read my mind.
Out of the blues, he suddenly dropped a bombshell.
“So, Vijay, you and I are the only ones left now.” You go first.
I felt humiliated. I felt Ashish had pierced my soul. He could sense my deep anguish.
He read my mind again.
Why not? Why the hell not?
Don’t you see my bloody crutches? Who will marry me? Do you want to punish a girl forever? How mean can you get?
Who will marry me?
What Ashish said next changed my life forever. He looked deep in my eyes.
‘You are right to an extent, my friend. Not every girl would accept you since you are special.
But have you ever thought there is a special girl waiting for a special boy? And probably, she too is as mistaken as you are.”
I was silent and confused. Why I had not thought of this earlier. My parents had found several matches for me but it just did not seem right, then.
What followed was a search for the right match for me. My sisters were delighted. my parents relieved. In no time, I met my mate, a beautiful girl who was so special. She could not hear. Needless to say, it was love at first sight.
Four years hence, being a proud father of a lovely little angel, I wonder what my life had been if Ashish had not shaken me up.
To all my friends, I have this to say. You all need a mate. You just need to have the courage to search for one actively. Marriage is a social event too and your friends and family will be so happy to get involved.
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