My friend Ranu was a very sensitive girl. In fact I am too sensitive and that's why we could be good friend. I met her at my working women hostel in Delhi as my roommate.
Ranu's father was an air force officer and was posted in Pune. She was in Delhi to practice her occupation as an Architect. They were three sisters and she was the middle one. That time her younger sister was pursuing MBBS in Bangalore. Her elder sister was with her parents. She was mentally retarded! Ranu loved her sisters like anything, specially her elder sister.
One day Ranu was so emotional. She was standing alone at the balcony of our room, tears were in her eyes! I came from my office and saw her in that condition. I couldnt understand why she was upset! I put my right hand on her shoulder and asked 'what happened Ranu! Why are you so upset? Missing your family?' She replied 'Yes I am missing them.' she continued ' You know what sometime I feel very bad that I am not able to help my elder sister.' I asked 'Why? I think your sister is lucky that she has got two loving sisters and caring parents.' She said ' yaah that's true. But you know what this society and the people, they are so narrow minded. When we were kid, I had to hear always that my elder sister is an abnormal child. She is mad!' Ranu started crying. I couldnt find any word to console her. I didn't understand what words should I use to keep her smiling, realised the words passed by the society may hurt us sometime. But this is unavoidable, as we all human are social beings.
Ranu's father was an air force officer and was posted in Pune. She was in Delhi to practice her occupation as an Architect. They were three sisters and she was the middle one. That time her younger sister was pursuing MBBS in Bangalore. Her elder sister was with her parents. She was mentally retarded! Ranu loved her sisters like anything, specially her elder sister.
One day Ranu was so emotional. She was standing alone at the balcony of our room, tears were in her eyes! I came from my office and saw her in that condition. I couldnt understand why she was upset! I put my right hand on her shoulder and asked 'what happened Ranu! Why are you so upset? Missing your family?' She replied 'Yes I am missing them.' she continued ' You know what sometime I feel very bad that I am not able to help my elder sister.' I asked 'Why? I think your sister is lucky that she has got two loving sisters and caring parents.' She said ' yaah that's true. But you know what this society and the people, they are so narrow minded. When we were kid, I had to hear always that my elder sister is an abnormal child. She is mad!' Ranu started crying. I couldnt find any word to console her. I didn't understand what words should I use to keep her smiling, realised the words passed by the society may hurt us sometime. But this is unavoidable, as we all human are social beings.
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