"And where is the person,
You used to compare me with?"
Today the moon asked me,
"And where is the person,
You used to compare me with?"
Embarrased, I, couldn't see.
I want to tell,
that now I was changed.
But I couldn't speak,
As if I was in a spell.
I just thought in my mind,
that the moon was right.
I was in search,
Unfortunately, I couldn't find.
Everyone has their own spark,
I learned.
And wanted to tell.
Speechless me, couldn't talk.
The moon's eyes were still on me.
I left and looked again at it.
It broke my illusion.
And now I was free.
Today, when I entered my room after having dinner with my family, silence spreaded table, tasteful Chinese Rice and a peaceful cup of tea. I locked the room from inside and as usual went to the balcony where a book was placed on a table and chair was pulled back, that was done by me when mom called us for the dinner.While sitting again on that chair, I had an encounter with the moon. As I gazed up at the night sky, its beautiful glow caught my attention. It was like the moon was talking to me. The war inside me that I could not end since a week was finally on my face. Surprisingly, the moon spoke to me with a gentle voice, asking, "And where is the person you used to compare me with?"
I was caught off guard, my mind raced to understand the moon's question. I never realized I had been comparing someone to it. I was a girl who believed that the things made by God can never been compared to any thing or any person in the world. But my this theory was on my mind from the start of this year. Before that, I used to think differently. I began to think about the question that was on my face now. Reflecting upon my past, I realized that there was indeed someone I used to associate with the moon.
There was an individual in my life who had a unique aura, just like the moon. We had a unique bond. Just as the moon's beauty captivates hearts, this person's presence also wins everyone's heart.
We met in school and were enemies at first. We never thought that inside we both liked each other. And that was the turning point of our lives. We talked, we fought, we apologized, we cried, we laughed and finally we became one. We went to the college. We were inseperable but it was just like the roller coaster ride. We were connected to each other in many ways, our hearts remained always in pain whenever we fought with each other. But our ideologies were very different so this all meant to happen. My opinions were not getting importance on the other side. Whenever I used to do that, I was emotionally attacked. This was the point when I felt that may be we were connected but it was important for my mental peace to leave such a spot, where I was getting emotionally attacked by the one I loved the most.
Circumstances changed. Life took us down different roads, and our once inseparable bond slowly faded away. I began to feel a void in my heart, yearning for the profound connection we once shared but it was painful to live with that bond.
Now, standing here under the moonlit sky, I realized that the moon cannot be compared with anything as the moon always lives with us but people cannot, yes their memories can be be compared to the moon, as the memories are beautiful and always there with us just like the moon.
At that moment, memories flooded my mind like shooting stars at the sky. The moon's question brought up all emotions that I had suppressed for so long.
I thought that perhaps the moon's inquiry was a gentle reminder to let go of comparisons. Instead, it urged me to focus on the uniqueness of each individual, seperating the uniqueness of moon.
Soon the moon was behind the clouds and then I took my book from the table, stood up and pused my chair properly inside the table as if from now moon will write my each and movement. Walking away, I glanced back at the moon, thanking it for the moment it gave me. I said goodbye to the moon and left. I laid now on my bed, my eyes still on the moon and the moon's shine on my bed while thinking about some more clarities, I slept.
Thank You!
Stay Tuned!
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