CHAPTER-7
Ruma's parents tried hard to get her
married secretely but not succeeded. However Ruma did not want to get married,
she wanted to be something in life but her parents like any other parents
thought a daughter should be married as soon as possible.
Ruma always opposed and told her parents
that she could not marry with a man who wanted dowry but as the wont of parents
alomost everywhere, they wanted to get rid of a burden i.e. daughter, sooner
the better and the parents of Ruma were no exception.
Rajesh too was unmarried and alone as
his friends happened to get married, which normally was the beginning of the
end of friendship. Rajesh felt often high and dry because he did not have the
knack of winning the goodwill of the wives of his friends.
Ruma found everything in Rajesh what she
wanted in her would-be husband. Ruma decided tacitly that until she found a
suitable match, she would not get married and she found Rajesh according to her
choice but had not disclosed before Rajesh as yet.
Ruma's parents were much worried for her
marriage but Ruma did not care and that was the main reason for her parents
wrath towards her.
Ruma was in dilemma of “ To say or not to say” to Rajesh.
Indecision ran at large in her mind.
Anyway time came up and Rajesh reached
her house.
To be out of confusion in which she was
in sometime ago, Ruma asked Rajesh to make her mind fresh.
In order to divert her mind, she asked a
question, what is prose and what is poetry ? Sir.
Rajesh said, (by avoiding the lenghty
definitions and discussions), know them in brief, Prose is the the right words
in the right order and the poetry is the best words in the best order.
By such short answers both smiled to
each other.
Ruma's meaningful large eyes were
telling something and her innocent face was telling something else.
Understanding the situation, Rajesh
knew, Ruma was getting emotional. Rajesh wanted to divert her, asked why did
not you agree to marry with a person of your parents's choice ?
How could you know, sir I am against my
parents's choice.
Your mother told me so, Rajesh said.
Ruma became thoughtful and answered the
question in a form of poetry, thus,
“ A different object do these
eyes require
My lonely anguish melts
no hearts but mine
And in my heart
the imperfect joys expire ”
Rajesh was very much moved by listening
the poem and knowing fully well that poetry being the expression of the
imagination mingled with hard facts of life. It is very image of life expressed
in its eternal truth.
Rajesh was seriously thinking how could
he be able to get Ruma out of her sorrow. The more he thought, the more he felt
heartache.
Rajesh solaced Ruma by reciting Byron's
poem as
“ Had we never loved say kindely
Had we never loved say blindly
Never met or never parted
We had never been broken-hearted.”
Poem had such a solacing effect on Ruma
and she was feeling better.
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