She
was the pivot, the motivator, the inspiration of our lives; the epitome of
courage- courage of conviction; the symbol of faith-unflinching, unshakable,
unbreakable faith in Almighty God and goodness of the world; the faith that
tomorrow would be better for sure; the faith that the good must prevail and the
bad, the nasty, the ill-intentioned would for sure fail. She was the embodiment
of compassion, touchstone of human kindness and ever so ready to hold, protect
and heal with care and laad pyaar !! She was grace and humility
personified. With fortitude and resilience she overcame the toughest of
circumstances, the most challenging times, the testing travails. The so called
sorrows of the world, the tragedies caused by the Destiny brought forth the
mettle, the strength of her character and personality, her bearing of strong
moral, ethical and family values, the impact of education and training of mind
and heart. Nothing, absolutely nothing could ever narrow her vision and
thinking. Her 'soch' was global, her
interest in the human kind, her compassion encompassed the world, transcended
the domain of 'kith and kin'. Today, while listening to Javed Akhtar's
interpretation of Rahim's : 'Rahiman
nijman ki vyatha, man hi rakho goye..' I realised how, like a truly
creative poet, writer, blessed human being, she valued the privacy of her
sorrows and was able to transform them into human compassion with perseverance,
thoughtfulness and simple large -heartedness. Her simplicity, genuineness and
generosity touched the lives of many a known, unknown persons who came into
contact with her.
On
this day, I salute her, my Ma, while wishing her Happy Birthday, all that want
to say is: I am proud to have been born
as her daughter...and I miss her…miss her sooo much.
7th November, 2014
