Love is unconditional and always has been that way
It
was a fine morning after a good night's sleep and I felt so fresh and happy
that finally weekend's arrived. Yes, it had been a very hectic week for me with
all the production deployments and stuff at work. I woke up, made a nice hot
cup of coffee and had a small talk with my mother.
Later
that day I wore my best clothes, brushed my hair, tied it in a high pony and
put on my favourite shoes and off I went for shopping. As I was strolling
through the shops, I was so intrigued to go and check out the new collections
in one of the branded jewellery shop as I was longing to get myself a nice piece of jewellery for quite some time now. But I really never felt the connection with
any of the items there. I've always felt that more than the design and the
price, the connect between a girl and her jewellery is more important as it
reveals our style statement, status and happiness.
As
I was walking out of the store heavy hearted that I couldn't find ‘my’ jewellery I seen a girl going past me. I couldn't recognise her immediately, but as I kept
running the image of her sharp eyes and that beautiful face I was more than
excited. Yes, it was my childhood friend Maya. We grew up in the same neighbourhood
and went to the same school. We were in contact until I was in high school, but
later once her father got transferred to Mumbai we lost contact. I was so
delirious that I’ve found her again and went running behind to say ‘Hi’.
I
called out her name and as she turned to find the face from where the voice was
emerging, she was equally excited and came running to give me a big hug. I was
glad that she recognised me at the first instant and I hugged her back. We had
lots to talk and discuss as we went missing from each other’s lives for long,
but that hug said it all. But for a fact I couldn't stop myself from asking her
this question- ‘But why is your head shaved’?
She
looked at me and tears welled up in her eyes as she gulped and hesitatingly said
she is a cancer survivor and she is fighting against life being in her
Stage-IIA. I was so taken aback. She had lost her hair to Chemotherapy. After
all these years I see my best childhood pal and I never wanted to hear that. I
was in tears and I couldn't control myself and swung at her for a long warm
hug. But to ease the moment, she cracked me up by saying ‘Isn’t bald the new
style’. I did laugh the very instant she uttered those words as that’s the kind
of person she is and she has ever been the same hilarious, confident and positive
person.
Though
I knew she came with two of her cousins to pick something for her uncle and
aunt for their 25th wedding anniversary, I had to steal her away for a
cup of coffee nearby. We sat down and started talking stories and I was
laughing hard for all the funny things she was saying. But a part of me was crying
for her inside. After an hour of amazing time with her, I had to bid good bye
as I got her dropped off at the jewellery shop again. We exchanged numbers and we
also got our next meeting planned.
I
came home all exhausted with the thought of Maya fighting her life and was
angry with god to why such a person had to go through this, but then dived deep into
my memory lane and still could remember how beautiful she was.
She
was always majestic with such sharp eyes, nice elongated curved necks and a beautiful
smile that would radiate so much of kindness and love. She was graceful like a
swan and been affectionate towards her friends and family and was always
lending a helping hand for those in need. On the whole, she is such a sweetheart!
I
was so lost in thoughts about Maya and how blessed my life has been, but snapped out of it as my mom called me. Then the
following week I went to meet Maya and she was wearing a simple red top paired
with a blue jeans with a small scarf neatly tied around her head like a
bandana. But she was gorgeous as ever. For me, she looked even more beautiful
as I could see the strong woman in her. As we sat down at the table, I took out
a little box and handed it over to her and asked to open it. She was surprised
and as she started unwrapping the gift her excitement grew gradually.
Once
it was all unwrapped, she seen this stunning “Aqua-Swan-Pendant” that I had
picked from Stylori.com the other day for her. This pendant that's made of 18k gold surrounded with diamonds and a single blue topaz stone reminded me of her.
She was again welling up with tears, but this time out of happiness. Maya loved
the pendant and I could evidently see her happiness as she was smiling
throughout. I was very happy when she said ‘Thanks, I feel so connected with
this jewellery and I'm gonna wear it all the time’ and she instantly wore it in
her chain that she was wearing. She made my day and also taught me how to smile amidst of big struggles.
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Once I went home, I thanked my mom for having her share on the gift. Actually
it was the small talk with my mom the other morning that made me go for such a
gift. We were talking about gold and the significance of it in weddings and
gifting. I know Maya would be constantly hearing words like: ‘It shouldn't have
happened’, ‘You will fight this’ or ‘Be brave’. But I wanted to show my love
and tell her that ‘I’ll always be there for her going forward and will fight
along with her’ and I found my way through Stylori.com.
They make amazing jewellery with lots of style and lots of love has gone through each piece of jewellery as they are made. I loved their collections on diamonds, gold, and silver and found
the online shopping to be highly advantageous. I finally felt there is a place
where I was able to connect with lots of jewellery that was under my budget and
even short-listed a few for my future purchases :)
Love
is unconditional and always has been that way. From my personal experience I
would suggest to check on Stylori.com for all gifting ideas when you want to
share love and spread happiness.
This
is for Maya- my friend and my HERO!
Note:
This post is for a contest conducted by Stylori- An online jewellery shop as part of the Chennai Bloggers Club. Thank you CBC for giving this opportunity.
