But this relation is much more complex than it appears. Personally, i have only one experience here which i can scrutinize from various angles (having a sister). Now the bond two sisters share; has shades of love, hate, jealousy, comradeship, support, judgement, preaching, guiding, mentoring, agreeing and disagreeing and agreeing to disagree...And all these shades are bound to make such a relation a most cherished possession on occasions...(and a pain in the neck, on others!) I am quite sure that a sis-bro n bro-bro relation must be steeped in its own intricacies and experiential learnings, but what two sisters share, at times transcend the boundaries of blood ties and enter the realm of being soul-mates of each other.
As Samantha reminds all the friends in SNTC-2 that they are soul-mates and they don't ditch each other for anyone else; same way, sisters are always there for each other! Fashions come and go, sisters share every dress and stiletto they have... career opportunities come and go, sisters share all the aspirations and face all the difficulties together... guys come and go, sisters share every feeling they have...
But come on, a sister isn't really an angel personified!
She can be your worst competition... the source of your worries... the reason why you are always "the bad gal" at home! In short, you can't live with or without them...
While the more contemporary writers fail to stress on the importance of this relation, the classic works from the pens of Jane Austen (Pride and Prejudice) and Margret Mitchel (Gone with the wind); throw light on some distinct shades of this relation.
Two people, same blood, different thinkings, similar upbringings, and end result... a sweet relationship; sometimes sweeter than friendship; sometimes more reliable than a diary entry and sometimes sturdier and more giving than true love. Sisters show each other what they are in their hearts, expose the true self of the other...bringing out the best in the other (much like Nescafe) and in doing so, become a sole-link-to-the-soul! For who better to acquaint you with yourself than the one you share your DNA with!!!
They prepare you for the world and when you come back home all beaten up, they cheer you up (with weird "mujhra" on any song playing on the radio) and send you out again with newfound confidence and hope! They proclaim their love for you all of a sudden when you are raving about some new found friend and they are ready with an "i told you so" whenever you are crushed with the cruelties of this world!
Still..."Phoolo ka taaron ka, sb ka kehna hai....ek hzaaro mein....la la la la la....:P
....saari...umar...hume sung rehna hai....":D
wah wah.. lag raha hai u r back at home ;) :P
ReplyDeletetotally agree to ur views...
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ReplyDeleteemotional blackmail works...finally i made u write such thing..huhuhahaha...{reeco laugh} ;)
but one line u forgot to mention..."my sister's name is MEHAK and this blog is dedicated to her..."...huh....:p
bubba loves scrooge..muuuuuuuuuuuuuuah
as a kid der wer tyms wen i thot my sis ws a weirdo n i ddnt understand y she had 2 b in my lyf! i knw nw 4 sure dat i wudnt hv survived d gruellin tymz esp teenage n xam tym w/o she by my side to either pep me up or drag me down frm d bed so dat i'l study sumthin.a younger sister is 1 person who likes u n luks upto u n unconditionally luves n supports u n nt jst dat shez a vital part of ur support system. its ez 2 share stuff wid her..its amazin hw easily evry conversation flows! shez a precious n an intricate part of ur being...vry well written blog Palak! i njoyed it n thnx 2 u went down d memory lane n revisited doz crazy tymz dat i had wid my awesome sister :)
ReplyDeletemoreover, sisterhood is nt jst abt bein a blood sister.u hv frnds n der r sum frnds who r lyk sisters 2 u - coz dats d comfort level u share wid dem. so its abt bein comfortable n njoin d company n findin "happiness" n "ruhani ehsaas "in d simplest of things i.e., sharin a bond! n u r 1 of doz spl frnds Ms Sharma! :)
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ReplyDeletetrue ya every word of it was well etched out and thought delving:)the best was the support system part:0never thought u being a hard core practical that u r cud write such an emotionally bent piece:)manju ki yaad aa gayi ya:(thanks for reintroducing me to my self, my sister self that is:)sumtmz i feel i have forgotten being a sister's sister these days, just a brother's sister and a father's daughter and a mother's beti, thats it:)chal before this gets out of ahnd wil stop here.tk cre and thanks again:)
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