In the depth of our eyes, we sow thousands
of dreams. Some gets nourished and flourished, while some decay for
forever. Such seeds were sown by two innocent souls as well, but they
existed in such a world where they were in the grasps of wild climbers
and weeds, which did not allow them to live and grow freely. One day,
when they slept on their respective soils, found them in a world that
was unknown for the rest; A world, which no one could ever imagine – A
world, which was meant for those, who exist on earth in separate bodies
but having one soul.
They met on the land of clouds; from where
they travelled to the land unknown. On reaching there, they were
welcomed by thousands of butterflies and fireflies, all possessing
variety of colors. They fluttered their wings in a rhythm and sang the
melodious songs. Bells were ringing in Bell flowers, clouds were pouring
into the petals, and the water dancing in the circles. On watching this
site, their hearts got filled with joy.
Soon they were served
with grape wine in flower petals. They sat on the grass, which smelled
like a fresh mint, giving a feeling of sedation. The drink spread a feel
of calmness within them. As they got up to leave, all the fireflies
gathered in a circle and formed a shape of a girl with wings. Soon a
fairy was standing in front of them, all in pink with silver wings,
blond hairs, skin as white as snow and face as innocent as a child. She
seemed like a beauty queen.
Both the souls were mesmerized by
her looks and were enchanted by all the happenings around them. Fairy
asked did they know what this land was called. Princess said she did.
Prince got a little confused and asked where they were? The Fairy kept
quiet and looked towards the Princess and asked did they come to cross
the lake. Princess had tears in her eyes, while she nodded in yes.
Prince grew more inquisitive. Fairy gave the Princess some leaves,
wrapped by an invisible thread. She asked her not to open it before they
reach to the other side. They had to keep it between their palms when
they were holding each others’ hands while travelling. The Prince
questioned what was in the leaves and what its purpose was. The fairy
told him that he would know soon.
Fairy turned towards the
Princess and asked did she know what the requirement was to cross the
lake, and what value it held? With heavy heart and glistering eyes,
Princess said she did.
Fairy bade them farewell and told that she
would meet them on the other side. Prince and Princess stood at the bank
of the lake, when Princess placed the leaves in between the palms and
held each others’ hand. They were about to step onto the surface of the
water when the Prince suddenly stopped and said that he did not know how
to swim. Princess asked did he trust her - Queen of his heart, and his
only reply was, “without any doubt”. On hearing that, she pulled him
forward and stepped onto the water. Something unimaginable happened;
neither they got wet nor did they go inside the water. They remained on
the surface and kept walking. Prince had thousands of questions in his
eyes, which the Princess could read but remained silent. As they headed
further, they came across a school of fish, having all clothed in
ballerina dresses. They circled them and stared a dance which fascinated
the Prince. Princess asked him to sit on water to enjoy the dance and
relax. When the dance ended, they dived into the lake and emerged a
while later with shells. Princess thanked them but Prince asked what
they should do with the shells. They all smiled and replied that he
would know soon. Hearing it, he grew impatient. Princess smiled and
asked to get hurry as they did not have enough time.
As they
were heading towards the other side of the bank, a huge jungle grew in
the middle of the lake. All the trees were studded with the precious
stones. Princess asked him to pick two stones of any colour. As soon as
he did, he heard a squirrel speaking aloud. He instantly stepped back
frightened, but the squirrel only said that she would remain with them
for forever. Suddenly the whole jungle appeared vanishing which
disturbed him further. With all such wonders, finally they reached to
the other side, where they were welcomed again by the Fairy.
On
seeing the Fairy again, Prince got excited but when he looked at his
Princess, he got upset. She was in tears again which were shining on her
eye lashes, making her far prettier than the Fairy. The Fairy asked the
Prince to hand her all the things that they got on the way. The Prince
did as he was asked for.
Then the Fairy asked him to listen
carefully. The land was known as the Land of Hearts, while the lake
there was known as Lake of Tears. On its bank, the palace personifies as
the Heart Palace. Only those people were allowed to enter this land,
which were united by the soul but could never be one physically due to
various hurdles in life. Crossing this lake of tears symbolizes a true
love for one another. No matter what happened in life, no matter how
much their eyes shed tears but they would face the difficult times with
the strength and dignity. Love is a divine gift, which gives us
abundance of happiness and sadness but only true love has that strength
to cross the Lake of Tears. Everyone can’t meet their soul mates. Some
have to live only in the hearts, which is their only fate and
destination. Heart Palace is the only place where souls can live
forever, hidden from those eyes which would never accept them otherwise.
Hearing all that, the Prince collapsed on the ground crying bitterly.
After a while, he asked about those things which were given to them. The
Fairy replied that inside the leaves was a red rose. When the warmth of
hands wrapped the flower, its fragrance started spreading love and
happiness in the air. Shells were filled with love songs of the heart
and the stones would take you down the memory lane every time you both
thought of one another.
After hearing everything, the Prince
slowly got up, went to the Princess and picked her up in his arms to
kiss her tears away. Then he carried her into the Heart Palace for
forever.
The next morning, when they woke up, they knew that
they had been gifted by a divine life - a life which was much more
beautiful than where they actually existed. It seems as if life is a
never ending struggle but with a soul mate, no matter how far apart one
is, never feels alone. Last but not the least, that’s such a life where
they would be together not only there but even in the world here after.
"A life with unseen fragrance around is far better than such flowers that wither away in your hands"
Saqii
