Its been 11 painful years!! Shubhangi can picture Aru at 35 years, but for me, she has remained unchanged in the past 11 years!
I am sharing a few lines I wrote several years ago along with a sketch that Aru drew.
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Aru,
The head is held high
With pride for you, our beloved daughter.
The stay was brief but it was a blaze of brilliance.
Your tireless striving for perfection,
Your work, your behaviour, left an imprint on all you met,
Stirring hearts and minds, scattering joy, wherever you went.
We were blessed to be your parents.
When the clear stream of reason loses its way, I acknowledge
What happened cannot be changed,
This deep, searing pain will remain.
A constant companion.
The mind finds solace in your fond memories
Your twinkling eyes, your dazzling smile.
And we cherish the small treasury of your sketches and writings.
I have this belief
That you are now in that Heaven of Freedom
Free from fear, free from want,
Free from the pain and miseries of this world.
We miss you terribly, but you are with us
… deep in our hearts
… deep in our thoughts
… continuing to guide us
… continuing to inspire us.
You will always be my “Betu”
-Baba
