1st September 2017
Hello little bro!
How are you? Is it the right question to ask someone at that side of universe? I don’t know.
How strange it is, I never thought I will one day write it all addressing you. We were never so formal. Just one look in each other’s eyes and all talks done with one smile. That was how our relation worked.
Your smile was the most beautiful asset that you had right from your birth. When I saw you first time in hospital I was mesmerized to see such a lovely, fair and beautiful baby. You were very charming baby. Nurses used to take you in their arms and play with you.
The day we brought you and mom back at our grandparent’s home (in old subzi mandi old Delhi) from hospital was no less than a grand festival for us all. Parul and I was so embarrassed as Chacha (paternal uncle) called band team at home and was dancing and making others dance on its tune. Neighbors thought some wedding is going on. His happiness had no limit since a boy was born in our family after 28 years of his own birth.
What a grand welcome it was! No one usually call band and dhol on birth of a baby boy. But after all you were special right from birth.
Now come and see how your death has given him a blow so hard. He cries more than any of us remembering this all. Cursing himself to be one of those who gave shoulder to your body although it should be other way round. He has grown weak and heart broken. About mom and dad I can’t even write here. We never thought you came in our life just for 34 years. But filled our life with full of your unforgettable memories…
Full of grief
Your loving sis
Copyright© 2017 Meenakshi Sethi, Wings Of Poetry
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I am so sorry.. so emotional. Had tears in my eyes after reading this..
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Thank You for reading and connecting! Life is unfair many times.
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Ya I know. May his soul Rest In Peace..
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Very sad! It’s very emotional piece. May his noble soul rest in peace.
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Thank You Indrajit for respecting him!
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True, Meenakshi….there are no goodbyes. We keep them within, as we always did.
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Thank You Vidur! Yes we never get separated from them as our souls stay connected!
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Sorry for your loss. May your db rest in eternal peace.
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Stay strong M. Souls never go away from one another and it’s what you are doing, keeping him alive.
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Thank You Vishal! Yes, I want to keep him alive with my words.
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No words for your feelings for brother. It’s really heart touching words. May his soul rest in peace…
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Thank You!
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You’re right, Meenakshi. Your brother was special right from his birth. Winning people’s heart with his smile, what a precious baby he was. I’m sure he was precious to you all his life!
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That’s true! He was and even still loved by so many. Everyday someone come at my parent’s home to tell them what he did for them. He never used to mention this to anyone that he keeps helping people in need.
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I had a professor who was also a school district superintendent. He was very humble and spent all his time helping people. He and his wife had one child. He then wanted to have a “rainbow” family. He adopted 4 children, one Chinese boy, one black child, and two from other ethnic groups. He died of pancreatic cancer. In his funeral service, people wrote on cards of things he had done from them, so the family could read them.
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That’s such a noble and kind thing to do!
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Yes, he was missed by hundreds and hundreds of people!
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