As usual the realization of a person’s impact in one’s life surfaces only in the person’s absence. The conceited me never wanted to believe that someone could impact my life in any way unless reality dawned.
I could never imagine that one person could impact so many lives, unknowingly binding people and weaving dreams for them, and then all of a sudden the absence brings everything down. The dreams vanish, disillusionment sets in and the weaving begins to wane away. Everyone holds on their respective forts, fighting their own ghosts, behaving like nothing has happened, giving strength to all the others, but in reality all of them need each other. It can’t be explained in words how one moment can change the lives of so many people.
The absence is a part of our life, an inseparable part that can’t be removed. It’s just about trying to accept the absence, face it and maybe try and find peace in it. Till then we are all holding our respective forts.
