Courage is 'HER'

My friend 'I' asked me," Why do me and you have all the problems in our lives and everyone else has a smooth go at life"? I did not know what to say, she was right when she said that coz she has seen a lot in life. It does piss you off when everyone else is having a great time while life is screwing you hard. We both have been friends for more than 7 years now and we have seen each other grow as individuals. We have had our share of downs... and yeah! not to forget the balancing ups. :) Her dad is suffering from Bone Cancer and nothing is working for him. Even the chemotherapy is not able to relieve him from the pain he goes thru everyday. Seeing your parents go thru pain is the worst that can happen to anyone. :( She is going through it for past 4 yrs almost and I have been a witness to HER pain all thru. She has been the strength and pride of her parents. To manage it all (work,home,hospitals), is not an achievable task but she does it everyday with that smile on her face which tells life,"I am not going to get tired.No, I will not give it up".Full of life, is how I remember her and this is how I relate to her. A beautiful person with an amazing sense of humor is a rare find and she is just that. I remember how we both used to walk on the hostel terrace every nite after dinner under the starry sky and dream of a great future for each other. We both dreamt of making our parents proud and doing something so when we grow old and look back, we wud not regret the life we lived. Jokes,Masti, Chotey-Motey Jhagdey aur Khatti-Meethi baatein, we had an amazing bond and now, when I see her go thru all the pain, I just want to give her a warm hug and tell her,"Oye! Sardarni, Main hoon naa yaar, Tu fikar naa kari...Aiss mushkil nu vi asi chhadaangey nahi, aidee vi kamar tod deyangey..."(Oye! I am always there for you. Lets break the spine of this problem too and move on). I wish I cud make it all vanish for her so she could smile the way she did earlier, so she cud dream again, so she cud live life the way she wanted to.... When I look at her, I feel ashamed of all those people who tell me that life is a pain and blah blah... coz not able to look good, not able to find a boyfriend, not able to be famous, not able to score marks etc are not at all problems worthy enough to be losing hope for....if you look at her. I salute her for her spirit for living it up even when life is messing it up for her. SHE is what I call a brave woman, a woman of substance...Braving all odds, she is facing life and fighting a new battle everyday... She does not even know that I blog so shez not going to read this one ever and good that she will not, coz it wud embarass me. Some friendships are such, where you don't express but you still love each other, where you don't voice it but you still stand by each other... We share such a bond... Today, thru this piece of writing I just want to share what comes to my mind every nite when I pray for her dad in my night prayers.. I go thru all these thoughts every nite almost.... But,the more I know of her... I tell myself...."No I will try not to crib anymore...Life is beautiful... Yeah it is.. Despite all its lows,it is good enuff to live and smile thru." We should consider ourselves blessed for all that we have. I request you all to pray for her dad... I truly believe Prayers can do what Science cannot.