A trip down my memory lane

The last period of the day is always the toughest. Somehow, it always happens that the subject we hate the most will find its way to the last. At 30, I am able to appreciate that in fact Albert Einstein would have got the idea of the theory of relativity from school.

The bags are packed. I was ready for the run as I never wanted to be late for my tutions. Not because I was so interested in my studies, but because I never wanted to lose even a minute that I got to spend with her.

The one rupee sip ups that melt away as I stared in her eyes, the cone ice creams that we used to share, endless group studies in her house, long walk back home (lucky that the cycles don't complain). All these memories that were deep inside my brain were flowing into my mind in a dark room full of unknown people. I turned to my left, my wife was seated beside me, and I felt for once that Mirror of Erised in Harry Potter exists. (Its a mirror that could show our feelings). I could feel her thoughts were exactly the same as mine.

Ram and Janu had touched that part of our brain which we had kept away for many years.

96 is a feel-good romantic movie which touches the most beautiful, yet painful parts of our brain. It brings in so much nostalgia that it is difficult to let it go even after leaving the movie hall.

Though the movie affected me in many ways it made me question one of the most vulnerable feelings of a human being.

Prejudice

Isn't it Ram's prejudice that made him decide not to contact Janu even once?

But of course, there is a Ram inside me too. It was this same feeling that let me go of my love. Oh, I was curious. I looked at my wife again. Was she thinking the same thing? Is she happy with her decision? I may never know. But Janu wasn't. It was a cute moment when Ram asks " Nee santhoshamarikya Janu?".

Janu's reply was painful. But Ram, he lives in his memories. He has a life outside, but in his most personal moments, he chooses to be with his long-gone moments with Janu. He keeps them close through his box. He has not moved an inch. He is still where his Janu had left him.

It was bedtime. As she was making the bed, I asked my wife, "Nee santhoshamarikya devu?'. She smiled at me and I smiled back.