Silent Aftermath

 The world has survived countless catastrophes — meteor strikes, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, and the list goes on. Flora and fauna have evolved beyond these, but Homo sapiens prepared for them. We trained for catastrophes. Today we have tsunami warning systems, earthquake evacuation exercises, fire drills, and more. These trainings might help us manage the event, but no one is ever prepared to face the aftermath. The destruction, the restoration, the recovery — all are painful, and no training manual exists to face those.

Think beyond natural disasters — think about the man‑made madness that destroys us emotionally. Consider layoffs at work. Layoffs are so common that both parties (employer and employee) are conditioned to deal with the moment it happens. Yet no amount of training can prepare you for the aftermath: the emotional void the next day, the embarrassment of facing yourself, the questioning — “Why me?” Even for the ultra‑prepared wiseacre who already has the next job lined up, going through the termination may be manageable, but the event still leaves scars.

For us individuals, the  bad news you heard, the petty fight you had, the broken heart, the unspoken words, the trip you couldn’t take, the FOMO —  the time after you actually missed out, the anxiety about future, sometimes just a thought can put us in a void you are not ready to face. The aftermath is something we have to deal with in silence. Dreadful silence! 

Love Lives Forever!

She was the kind who always wanted to become the mom asap! always dreaming of having her own kids, love the husband, cherish the pregnancy, take the kids to school, tutor them a bit, lots of love and nothing else.

Universe had other plans. she was not loved, no one spoke of babies with her, no one appreciated her mommy talks. she was sad, but never lost hope.

one fine day she met a man, married him and started living the dream. And then one day on a cold November night she felt a nice little baby in her tummy. She felt exalted from that day on. Her dream coming true. The unbelievable happening! Dream world and real world have some differences. There is no money, class, expectations, pressure in dreams. real world has them all. she felt it, but that did not deter her from living her dreams. The beautiful baby was there in her hands. She was becoming the mom she wanted to be. Her kid was the most precious one, the cutest, the best ever she could ask for. Babies cry, sometimes mommies know why and sometimes they don’t. it’s not the baby’s fault or the mom’s.

life was beautiful, she was living the dream! until it all crashed. An unknown sickness took the kid away. Her baby was no more. Just no more. There was no more going back. The kid was just gone!

She was shattered. Dream shattered. Part of her died with her kid. Has anyone felt the pain of losing themselves? That was her life without her kid.

Life moves on. Doesn’t mean she moved on. She was pushed, dragged, pushed herself, dragged herself. She lived, made more babies. Loved them, took care of them, lived a life!

As observers we see her with a good life, but only she feels the deep pain; for us, she moved on but she can never recover from her loss; we see her love but only she knows what love meant once!

Her pain is real. She can’t cry.

She lost her love. She can’t scream.

One day she will be with her kid. We will just observe!

Miracle

The act was over. It was time for the big reveal. The suspense was intense. I dearly needed a win. A ray of hope for the future. An assurance that there is always room for the good;  the not so smart yet hardworking have a place here.  At this point only a miracle can keep up my hopes. So I had to internally scream for a Miracle, to show me something, something NOW! 

Wanna know if someone responded or something( miracle) happened? If there is a comment with update then Miracle did happen. Else, nothing wrong, just that we will continue to live in our matrix as programmed!