Last year a new person entered my life. Let me rephrase that, this person entered my daily life, is responsible for making my life easier and is someone who I literally cannot live without. She is my help at home, Lily Didi.
During most times she lives in her own world or in the world of her mobile phone. She has given my entire family many laughable moments and has become irreplaceable.
She is not very sharp, extremely forgetful and hard of hearing. Honestly speaking she is not an efficient worker but she is a pure soul.
I have lost count of her goof ups but at the same time I have learnt a lot from her. Her husband is extremely suspicious and calls at least 5 times a day to check up on her. When a stalker was troubling her over the phone she asked her husband to intervene but instead of solving the problem he began speculating that she was having an affair. As much as I tried to keep away from her personal life my punjabi nature forced me to get involved. I told her to reprimand him, shout at him and leave him.
She still patiently keeps trying and refuses to hold any grudges. That is the special thing about her, she doesn't hold any grudges against anybody.
She said that marriage was not about giving up and one had to learn to manage and handle different situations. At the same time she told me that if he didn't mend his ways she would take action. A few days later she confessed that if her marriage doesn't work out and if things ended she would never marry again.
This struck me because it is very seldom that you get hear that.
More than my parents I spend the most at home so we tend to interact a lot. We have formed a friendship of sorts. She has to go back to meet the dreaded husband so I decided to ask her in front of my mom what she liked most about our house. I expected it to be me but her response was that the food's good and my parents travel a lot. So basically she indirectly told my mom that she's happy when they're not home. Her innocence is what makes her humorous.
I will never be able to forget the times when my father would call her on the landline and ask her how I was doing and she would reply by saying “main theek hoon bhaiya.” Her way of answering calls is also peculiar with her hello lasting a good ten seconds. All these things are what makes her Lily Didi. The person who lights up the empty house and helps it become a home. A home she has now become a part of.
During most times she lives in her own world or in the world of her mobile phone. She has given my entire family many laughable moments and has become irreplaceable.
She is not very sharp, extremely forgetful and hard of hearing. Honestly speaking she is not an efficient worker but she is a pure soul.
I have lost count of her goof ups but at the same time I have learnt a lot from her. Her husband is extremely suspicious and calls at least 5 times a day to check up on her. When a stalker was troubling her over the phone she asked her husband to intervene but instead of solving the problem he began speculating that she was having an affair. As much as I tried to keep away from her personal life my punjabi nature forced me to get involved. I told her to reprimand him, shout at him and leave him.
She still patiently keeps trying and refuses to hold any grudges. That is the special thing about her, she doesn't hold any grudges against anybody.
She said that marriage was not about giving up and one had to learn to manage and handle different situations. At the same time she told me that if he didn't mend his ways she would take action. A few days later she confessed that if her marriage doesn't work out and if things ended she would never marry again.
This struck me because it is very seldom that you get hear that.
More than my parents I spend the most at home so we tend to interact a lot. We have formed a friendship of sorts. She has to go back to meet the dreaded husband so I decided to ask her in front of my mom what she liked most about our house. I expected it to be me but her response was that the food's good and my parents travel a lot. So basically she indirectly told my mom that she's happy when they're not home. Her innocence is what makes her humorous.
I will never be able to forget the times when my father would call her on the landline and ask her how I was doing and she would reply by saying “main theek hoon bhaiya.” Her way of answering calls is also peculiar with her hello lasting a good ten seconds. All these things are what makes her Lily Didi. The person who lights up the empty house and helps it become a home. A home she has now become a part of.
Close to life ... Close to heart .... one from the heart .... brilliant writing...Bravo
ReplyDeleteSounds like an absolute delight of a person! Your writing is so pure, Ananya. I'm soothed by the time I reach the end of each written piece of yours.
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