AneStory

Hera was disturbed, he was trying to make sense, think positively, for he could not afford negativity in his life, not at the moment. Monsoon was not the only loved one he knew, his Mom & Dad too were there, and he had some responsibilities towards them. As the night before, Monsoon had made him aware how girls tend to separate out the task of passing exam from the matters related to heart make or break, Hera had to find his way through this mess too, and focus on fast approaching exams.

One thing was clear, it would be very difficult in near future to approach Monsoon, but then there was that planned trip together, and it had to go through as planned for he had made a promise to visit his Maternal uncle meanwhile. Can’t back out and can’t go ahead, he left the things to the flow of time.

However, Hera could not let one puzzle out of his head, one tiny bit of puzzle. Why his face hurt Monsoon, when she should just love him for being someone who was and is all who she wanted to be with? How much he ever thought he could not separate himself from the thought and his conclusion hence favoured his feelings.

What is love?

Is it selfless feeling to see someone happy or there is no such thing as being selfless. One gives up life to save ones country for love of country, but then is it not one who is in love with country, then you can substitute anything with country, may be an invention, an idea, a game or a girl.

Is the object of ones affection really the centre of ones universe, or is it the idea that the object is the centre of ones universe the real centre of universe, or is it the mind that thinks or designates what should be called the centre of ones universe? Here mind can easily be substituted as my feelings, which makes me me. And hence I am the centre of my own universe.

Is it not the fact that if Hera decided on a deeper level of his thought, that it is an apple/money and not Monsoon, then would his feelings be any different for this object? No! They won’t! Have not people killed for both love and money as motives, world over, over the history of man kind!

So what is love?

Hera had a thought through this turmoil, if he focused on negatives of Monsoon, which she said she has always had, but he never saw them, may be he will fall out of love with her and may be things will get back to normal. Hera did not share this thought with anyone, for this was an experiment. A two step experiment. First step, to try and stop loving him, second step being, he would ask Monsoon to consider settling for him, for he loved her rather than running behind a man whom she loved!

The path was decided, but he was undecided.