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I have to do the inevitable.I knew I had to get married.I could not run away from it.It is not that I run away from being with someone.Infact it would be the perfect world where you end up happily ever after (if there is any) with your soulmate.Soulmate?To explore that territory let's begin with where it all begins.Love.Oh ! The very very simple word yet the toughest to describe, the hardest to find and easy to mistake its mirage for reality.We yearn for it and we leave nothing unturned to find it.People have different perceptions about it.Some have gone ahead and said there is nothing called love.It is just a hormonal reaction ! Well even if I have nothing glorious to brag and even though I am a rational skpetic yet I can't just put love down to that.Just can't yet.Yes to carry off what I started with.I feel love (atleast for rational beings) is the search for 'the' soulmate.True we sometimes cross our path with the wrong ones mistaking them for what we are looking for and end up burning our fingers and a little more cynical , a little more skeptical and a little more (hopefully) grown up.But that urge to find one's soulmate remains.The soulmate who lets you be.The soulmate who mirrors your ideas and philosophies.The soulmate who you know you can be honest with without a thought , the soulmate who values your integrity even when you might end up being a loser in the eyes of the world.Aren't we all looking for that someone who would be on our team ?This was me about five years ago.And here I am five years later.I am weary.Was I living in some parallel world ?I never did find my soulmate and he doesn't seem anywhere near my horizon either.My parents have given me enough time .I have lived my own life on my own terms till now.Now probably I would have to give in.So comes the propositions.Questions popped.How old is she ? Is she fair ? Is she good looking ? Next comes the golden question.How tall is she ?5 feet 0 inches.And the rejections are apparent in their faces.Well all i think is Hah! Hah! Hah!Hah!I have had god knows how many years of education, topped exams ,won debates, recitations,writing contests,travelled across the globe,met people from different walks and different countries.I have faced the toughest situations with grit and determination.I have stood my ground against the wrong.I have tread the unknown treks.But here I am.All I am is a mere 5 feet nothing.You just put me in my place, din't you? But you know what my answer is : Just watch my middle finger !
~A,love being who I am