The stain, the pain & the gain
Preeti is back with another prompt ~Can a relationship be like a tea-stain? Why or why not?
On reading the prompt, my mind started running bonkers imagining various things.
First thought:
An imaginary TV commercial where a young Indian housewife dressed in a typical off white saree is showing her husband’s shirt with a big tea stain on it. She exclaims, “Maine sab kuch karke dekha….par yeh daag….to nikalta hai nahi.” [To translate : I tried everything that I could but this stain just refuses to go] and throws the shirt in exasperation. He he he he :)
First thought:
An imaginary TV commercial where a young Indian housewife dressed in a typical off white saree is showing her husband’s shirt with a big tea stain on it. She exclaims, “Maine sab kuch karke dekha….par yeh daag….to nikalta hai nahi.” [To translate : I tried everything that I could but this stain just refuses to go] and throws the shirt in exasperation. He he he he :)
Second thought:
Of a restaurant where a high class socialite is proudly discussing her latest shopping adventures with a friend when the waiter erroneously drops the tea on her beautiful white dress. “Eww…..!!!” she screams…. “Do you even know how much that costs? You clumsy fellow….. “And walks away in a huff with the waiter standing there bewildered not knowing what to do next. ROFL !!!! :D
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After a long thought, I conclude yes a relationship can be like tea stains because for me stains are like scars. They remind us of beautiful lessons we have learnt in life , though the harder way. Every stain has a story behind it; could be happy or sad. Same ways every relationship has its own story with its own ending good or bad.
Another striking similarity between relationships and tea stains is the mark they leave us with. On a lighter note, maybe the tea stains are much easier to get rid of ,but the marks some people leave on our hearts / souls is impossible to get rid of. They touch our lives in a way that we are never ever the same again.
The stronger the tea the firmer the stain the longer it takes to get rid of it. Same way the longer the relationship, the deeper emotional attachment the more difficult it gets to deal with its end.It is said some relationships God chooses for us, some we choose for ourselves. But I very firmly believe there are some relationships that choose us. We never realize when we tend to take up a very special place in someone’s life never to be replaced again.
Like I have said in one of my earlier posts, life is all about relationships. We tend to give them different names but at the core they remain the same - a bond which ties us together. The world would be such a place without all those wonderful relations around us.They tend to make us what we are, giving us a sense of belonging.
That first proposal , that first interview, that first date with your college crush, holding your child for the first time in your hands…etc the list is endless about occasions where you are happy and nervous at the same time. Those stolen glances, shivering hands, confused smiles all these definitely lay the plot for a minuscule mistake in the form of a chanced dropping of tea on that 'favourite' dress leaving a stain. I am sure even after years when by chance we find that dress it would be a trip down the memory lane for us. Memories which are cherished forever, just like this stain !! Like it is said there is no gain without pain, I wish to add every stain causes us some pain but in the end results into a gain. Every stain causes some discomfort in the beginning but always turns into a sweet memory to be remembered with a chuckle.They form a beautiful part of the book called LIFE
Would like to end it with the famous Surf Excel Ad quote,”Daag Acche hote hai!”
