Sun - A Reflection Of Her Memories

*This is an entry for the May Blog Of The Month competition.

In a dark cold night, watching the darkness disappearing , as the sun rises .Brilliant orange rays pouring out splattering to fill the sky with its mighty colours.  Just as sunlight enlightens every dark crevice of the land so are the memories adorning darker parts of your soul, like a beacon in a hopeless heart,  illuminating your existence and lastly your whole life with urge of emotions- merriment and sadness.

Memories - your companion  when you are lonely filling your heart with majestic moments which you want to hold onto.

This is what she thought as she looked into the sky and sun threw its rays upon her inviting her to stare deep into it. She felt her each body cell responding to the glorious rays opening a pool of memories that ran down her body. The memories that enlightened her body, wrapping her with emotions and an urge to meet someone.      

She could see a loving and a tender face in those memories -her grandfather.  She could see the memories in  which he had nurtured her ,filled her heart with compassion  and kindness , taught hér to take care of people. He loved her so much that he had shown her the path where she could be someone who mattered to the world.
      

She knew the way she could be groomed into a women that he wanted her to become.

        

She worked hard and finally achieved his biggest dream.  She got accepted to one of the most prestigious medical institutes in the country . His eyes shined with pride and triumph. It was a moment he was going to cherish forever.  She could not forget those tears rolling down his eyes when he heard she was going to become a doctor.

It was in her first few days in Medical college when her brother called to inform her of her grand father's death. She stood there in tears as she realized that her grandfather had only lived to see her getting there. He was gone but had left her with those beautiful memories where she could hear him whispering her name in his prayers.

   

Now whenever she looks at the sun it reminds her of her grandfather, it gives her the courage  to overcome all her fears, to stand against all the odds, a hope that darkness will disappear and each day will shine with its full strength.

 

She wants to give up but the sun doesn't let her .With each day it brings her memories of her beloved grandfather who had only lived to see her acing her dream .

She works harder and struggles with all her heart to become what her grandfather wanted her to be.
    
She  knows that sun is her saviour and his memories are her guide which will help her along the way and will strengthen her enough to accomplish her dreams.

(In the loving memory of my grandfather who died on 19th Nov 2015, my third day at FJMU)

- Sonia Ishtiaq (Class of 2020)