Characters: Amit, Karthika
It was not just another day for Amit, for he had got an excellent idea of gift for the love of his life, Karthika. Like every other time, he decided this one will also be a surprise. He chose to write a letter to give along with the gift. He was so excited about this gift that he was sure that the moment she lays her beautiful eyes on this, she would be swept off her feet.
So he bought the gift, packed it in a box laden with the brightest ribbons and gift wraps he could find. Since it weighed light and had packed it in a big box, he would fill the box with crushed paper balls again of different colors and taped the shining gift to the bottom of box. He had it all planned.
Amit was a fanboy of writing letters in a formal fashion. A little formality never killed anyone right, he grinned to himself and started writing the letter. He also had a plan to put a small but content title to this letter, but had no idea what it should be. However he beginned the letter in his standard fashion.
" Hi Karthika,
Hope you are doing good. Wishing you a very happy and joyful birthday. May all your wishes come true this year and hope for much more successes to you."
Done, now he has to get to the point, as he had it all planned out. The rest of the letter would be expressing some deep feelings, it was supposed to provide support and emotional boost during the hardest times. He had it all planned out, full of emotions and feelings but fate be so, fell short of words. Even before he started, he stopped and drifted into the endless memories both good and not so good, how he always tried to be the Hero for her. He wished there was a way to communicate more other than mere mortal words, for there's exponential loss of information in words when compared to thoughts, he recalled. Being an ambivert, he was also shy and couldn't convey what he meant most times and would screw up any good chance he had. He giggled to himself how many times, he has spoken words which were entirely different from his thoughts, for he would go to a trance of happiness when around the lady of dreams.
Amit finally brought himself back to the present, after carelessly wandering about in his dreamworld. He would think of so much to write but not know where to start. To heck with it, he thought. Lets just get started and then edit later on.
"This is a gift definitely and only for you to see. But I shall warn you before hand, you open it now and it shall lose its value. This is more than just any materialistic gift. This is the amongst most precious thing God has given me, and now I want you to feel it too. But also, the time should be ripe for you to see this. Now obviously you would be wondering if not now, when? but that's the point of it. You'll know exactly when to open this gift. Open this gift only and only when your heart urges you too. Open it when you are alone and with your thoughts. At first you'll be confused, you might even be upset, but as I said it's more than any materialistic gift. This one shall be with you all the times. This gift will help you drive through all those tough days, even without my presence. In the days of bliss, you'll know how much you love yourself. You can even use this daily as a reminder of the beautiful you, the you which is much much more than the physical appearance, the you which is pure. The part of you, you have shown me, I want you to see into yourself and realise how much more you are than you think.
Whenever I felt low, whenever I felt I needed a person to talk to, whenever something upset me, whenever i felt the urge to share something. Whenever I was happy, whenever I couldn't stay grounded. Everytime, a simple chat with you would bring bliss to me. Just that small conversation at the end of the day would mean a happy ending for the day to me, for I could share anything and everything with you without the fear of judgemental eyes and at the same time get a honest feedback. You are the perfect guide to me. Your instincts keep surprising me every single time. I scold myself for how stupid I could be and wonder how are you so right all the time.
Sometimes, one needs to take a break from the real world. Sometimes, one needs to look deeper. Look deeper into self and you realise how awesome you really are. How much more you can do with just a simple belief in self. Always remember the only person who knows you completely and understands you completely is you. So if anybody deserves another chance, it's you. It's your duty first not to put yourself down and be truthful to yourself. It's okay to fail, but it's not okay to give up without a sincere attempt. I want you to look deeper into the gift, more than physical appearance, find the meaning it signifies, be that. I am unsure of whether I have conveyed completely what I meant or even accurately of what I intended to, but do treat it as a honest mistake and excuse me with that beautiful heart if I wrote something untrue.
Be Yourself. Be Awesome."
Now came the time for the title. He thought about this a lot, but couldn't come up with a meaningful one that would do justice for the amazing gift that he had wrapped. Maybe just about three words would be right. What magical combination of three words would be the best? He goes back to his own dream world thinking of the previous times he had surprised Karthika and the reaction of hers which he knows is an eternal memory to hold on to. Those happy beautiful eyes were shining like never before filled with beam of bliss, they said more than he needed to hear. He was probably the happiest soul on the planet at that moment. Amit then realised Karthika wasn't talking to him that much for quite sometime now after the rough path their relationship had gone through and feared that this gift would be ignored or worse, not even accepted. But after reading this letter? even then? his thoughts then went through memories of all the fun they had during hangouts, those endless walks as they wandered lost into the wilderness of nights welcoming the dawn. All those fights then flashed one after the other. But somewhere deep he knew it mattered more that he sent this gift across and to leave it to fate whether she'll accept it or not more than just abondoning it now. Slowly, he slipped away to a short nap.
Waking up Amit realised he still has to decide on the title. He then shaked the gift box to assure himself he had taped the gift, a medium sized non fancy mirror properly to the base ensuring it won't be affected during the parcel delivery. Now the task lied ahead of him, what will be the three beautiful words to title the letter with. He knew " I love you" wasn't an option anymore. What other words he thought, as he randomly made different combinations. How about "Happy Birthday Karthika!" naah too naive. How about "Take care, Karthika" naah too cheesy. How about ....
After a couple of intense thinking he finally decided on the title and went back to writing once again
" DO NOT OPEN "
As controversial the title can get. Finally, Amit put it all in three words. Giggled to himself how the title didn't tell what not to open, the letter or the gift. As always he thought, never being able to clearly express in words. Now a proper ending to the letter remains, again with a formal touch.
"Take care,
With love,
You know who"
Yes this is how Amit was.
It was not just another day for Amit, for he had got an excellent idea of gift for the love of his life, Karthika. Like every other time, he decided this one will also be a surprise. He chose to write a letter to give along with the gift. He was so excited about this gift that he was sure that the moment she lays her beautiful eyes on this, she would be swept off her feet.
So he bought the gift, packed it in a box laden with the brightest ribbons and gift wraps he could find. Since it weighed light and had packed it in a big box, he would fill the box with crushed paper balls again of different colors and taped the shining gift to the bottom of box. He had it all planned.
Amit was a fanboy of writing letters in a formal fashion. A little formality never killed anyone right, he grinned to himself and started writing the letter. He also had a plan to put a small but content title to this letter, but had no idea what it should be. However he beginned the letter in his standard fashion.
" Hi Karthika,
Hope you are doing good. Wishing you a very happy and joyful birthday. May all your wishes come true this year and hope for much more successes to you."
Done, now he has to get to the point, as he had it all planned out. The rest of the letter would be expressing some deep feelings, it was supposed to provide support and emotional boost during the hardest times. He had it all planned out, full of emotions and feelings but fate be so, fell short of words. Even before he started, he stopped and drifted into the endless memories both good and not so good, how he always tried to be the Hero for her. He wished there was a way to communicate more other than mere mortal words, for there's exponential loss of information in words when compared to thoughts, he recalled. Being an ambivert, he was also shy and couldn't convey what he meant most times and would screw up any good chance he had. He giggled to himself how many times, he has spoken words which were entirely different from his thoughts, for he would go to a trance of happiness when around the lady of dreams.
Amit finally brought himself back to the present, after carelessly wandering about in his dreamworld. He would think of so much to write but not know where to start. To heck with it, he thought. Lets just get started and then edit later on.
"This is a gift definitely and only for you to see. But I shall warn you before hand, you open it now and it shall lose its value. This is more than just any materialistic gift. This is the amongst most precious thing God has given me, and now I want you to feel it too. But also, the time should be ripe for you to see this. Now obviously you would be wondering if not now, when? but that's the point of it. You'll know exactly when to open this gift. Open this gift only and only when your heart urges you too. Open it when you are alone and with your thoughts. At first you'll be confused, you might even be upset, but as I said it's more than any materialistic gift. This one shall be with you all the times. This gift will help you drive through all those tough days, even without my presence. In the days of bliss, you'll know how much you love yourself. You can even use this daily as a reminder of the beautiful you, the you which is much much more than the physical appearance, the you which is pure. The part of you, you have shown me, I want you to see into yourself and realise how much more you are than you think.
Whenever I felt low, whenever I felt I needed a person to talk to, whenever something upset me, whenever i felt the urge to share something. Whenever I was happy, whenever I couldn't stay grounded. Everytime, a simple chat with you would bring bliss to me. Just that small conversation at the end of the day would mean a happy ending for the day to me, for I could share anything and everything with you without the fear of judgemental eyes and at the same time get a honest feedback. You are the perfect guide to me. Your instincts keep surprising me every single time. I scold myself for how stupid I could be and wonder how are you so right all the time.
Sometimes, one needs to take a break from the real world. Sometimes, one needs to look deeper. Look deeper into self and you realise how awesome you really are. How much more you can do with just a simple belief in self. Always remember the only person who knows you completely and understands you completely is you. So if anybody deserves another chance, it's you. It's your duty first not to put yourself down and be truthful to yourself. It's okay to fail, but it's not okay to give up without a sincere attempt. I want you to look deeper into the gift, more than physical appearance, find the meaning it signifies, be that. I am unsure of whether I have conveyed completely what I meant or even accurately of what I intended to, but do treat it as a honest mistake and excuse me with that beautiful heart if I wrote something untrue.
Be Yourself. Be Awesome."
Now came the time for the title. He thought about this a lot, but couldn't come up with a meaningful one that would do justice for the amazing gift that he had wrapped. Maybe just about three words would be right. What magical combination of three words would be the best? He goes back to his own dream world thinking of the previous times he had surprised Karthika and the reaction of hers which he knows is an eternal memory to hold on to. Those happy beautiful eyes were shining like never before filled with beam of bliss, they said more than he needed to hear. He was probably the happiest soul on the planet at that moment. Amit then realised Karthika wasn't talking to him that much for quite sometime now after the rough path their relationship had gone through and feared that this gift would be ignored or worse, not even accepted. But after reading this letter? even then? his thoughts then went through memories of all the fun they had during hangouts, those endless walks as they wandered lost into the wilderness of nights welcoming the dawn. All those fights then flashed one after the other. But somewhere deep he knew it mattered more that he sent this gift across and to leave it to fate whether she'll accept it or not more than just abondoning it now. Slowly, he slipped away to a short nap.
Waking up Amit realised he still has to decide on the title. He then shaked the gift box to assure himself he had taped the gift, a medium sized non fancy mirror properly to the base ensuring it won't be affected during the parcel delivery. Now the task lied ahead of him, what will be the three beautiful words to title the letter with. He knew " I love you" wasn't an option anymore. What other words he thought, as he randomly made different combinations. How about "Happy Birthday Karthika!" naah too naive. How about "Take care, Karthika" naah too cheesy. How about ....
After a couple of intense thinking he finally decided on the title and went back to writing once again
" DO NOT OPEN "
As controversial the title can get. Finally, Amit put it all in three words. Giggled to himself how the title didn't tell what not to open, the letter or the gift. As always he thought, never being able to clearly express in words. Now a proper ending to the letter remains, again with a formal touch.
"Take care,
With love,
You know who"
Yes this is how Amit was.
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