Author: Safeerasanai

There is always a movie which manages to tell our story perfectly. Do you ever suppose why? That’s because they are our stories and they keep on recurring. We are maybe living it for 2000th time or more than that and its usual because most of us have forgotten true essence of life. Nothing is mundane, it just needs little bit of Love, curiosity and wonder and all comes to life. People who are able to do that are enchanters of life. Just close your eyes and let the mind trace the moments in time like the warm winter sunrise which dawns slowly. A few days back Safi and Afeera (mind always in thought procedure) were sitting at the dining table at sehri (Ramadan) when she asked him ” Safi why do keep on saying thank you for every little thing that I do for you I mean I have to do it and also you keep on appreciating me, you don’t have to do that it’s okay I will still love you.” Safi (smiles the first thing he does whenever he’s posed with a question) says” Let me tell you one thing Afeera Verbal Appreciation is very important, it’s the best form of love and affection. Most spouses makes this mistake of believing that one should only appreciate when the other person has gone beyond the call of duty but gratitude is the most easiest yet pivotal skill of love”. Show respect for the individual and appreciate every bit of what they do and how they do it and watch it with open minded receptive attitude which is necessary to perceive something as it truly is. We sometimes just listen to the music of the universe taking no notice of the vocalist or his use of the sweet smooth melody in it. Love is colourful yet a plain piece of rhythm and appreciation, tolerance , patience  and respect are its lyrics and are to be played parallel on this violin of life. All Afeera could do was stare and wonder how flawlessly radiant he was not as a lover or a husband but just as a human being and what she forgot was their Big Day (4-6-2017). One whole year of their Engagement. While Safi had it all done. It was 11pm when he rushed to their room and asked Afeera to come on the terrace. She thought maybe it’s the moon he wants to show her but to her bewilderment it was an old wooden ladder resting against the wall of the rooftop.

Afeera: ” Are u crazy I’m not coming up”

Safi: ” please don’t do this please come up ”

Afeera:” Babie pleasee I know the moon looks beautiful but we could still see if from here pleaseeeeee ” (on third step of the ladder).

Safi: ” Just this day please I beg you plzzzz Afeera”

Afeera:” I wanna come up but umm I can’t do it yar” (just playing with the steps)

Safi (very much annoyed but still keeping it calm) : Tell me you don’t want to but don’t give me this shit that you can’t… ! You just did paragliding …don’t tell me these little steps scare you !!Please come up if you love me? ”

Afeera : (climbs the ladder trembling, eyes closed ) ” Marry another girl if I die”

Finally, SAfeerA are up on rooftop safe and happy. What Afeera sees is irreducibly magical filling her eyes up. He made her feel like a princess beautiful and alive from her first fairy-tale book and this very moment under the moonlight she feels like the sun barely touching the earth and thinks to herself about all those unhappiest days, terrible nights and unforgivable things which often threatened her now sailed off somewhere far away.

 

Afeera owns a diary though she has lots of them but this one is special. It’s called “World of the Words”. She carries it everywhere and asks people to sign it. It’s actually funny but some people felt so special doing it. This particular note above has been written and then translated for SAfeera by this amazing guy Adem on their trip to Turkey.

This title may sound complicated but trust me it isn’t, there is just a little story to it. Five months back Safi and Afeera got married. To the world it was another conventional marriage but for them it was the beginning of a wonderful journey. Both of them believed in that kind of romance that is portrayed in films and novels and always had this idea that it should be more but not less than that but as they grew older and met people they gave up this idea of nut-so metaphor of romantic love but their hearts never gave up. They silently prayed for that one love. “And, then the moment arrived when “you are just not a sad story but you are alive”, and everything falls into place and makes sense, it’s actually ironical how they spontaneously agreed to an arranged marriage . They literally jumped into it not knowing their spouse at all, neither had an idea how it would all turn out that’s maybe because we live in cultures of honour and perceive family as the central institution. They had different cast and had no mutual friends, pure destiny it was , but it was worth it since the very first day of their marriage they developed strong understanding and their bond of love and friendship was unmatched. They reflected each other and ultimately Safi and Afeera became SAfeera. Safi came up with this epithet (SAfeera) because he knew this was it and both have been feeling this sense of awakening for awhile now which is as much as human heart can hold filled with clouds of infinite love. They are here to break stereotypes. This is not just a love journey but it’s an Odyssey. This a story of two wild wanderers in the boundary-less forests seeking the unknown, on this journey they will meet different people from all around and would thus share their experiences, perceptions and would unravel the mystery of this universe. Even the sad part of our lives is worth sharing because in the end it would be a story. A story of inspiration and courage and maybe would inspire other people. We all have stories and every story is enchanting. Let’s just not celebrate the renowned but the ordinary. Let’s cherish and love them and give them recognition for their Selfless love, bravery, honesty and dedication.