A Curse or Blessing.......

Lifting up a little flower in his hands....

There were tears in his eyes,  

with a smile no one can define..

A rush of mixed emotions, all at once...

as if his heart will stop beating right there,  

came out when that little creature smiled at him..

He hugged that flower as if 

someone was going to steal it away from him 

and he was not willing for that..  

There was authoritative love... 

He was not a dictator though but 

he was a father at least..

He suddenly stopped a nurse passing by and 

asked her about his wife..

"she is already in ward now so, you can visit her"

She explained it to him with a gentle smile

with no emotions on her face ,as if 

she was anoyyed and  left the place..

Lifting up the white curtain and carrying

his baby with him, he sat down near his wife..  

"Are you all right" he asked.

" Yes jani, I am fine and I am hungry"

A sweet and dotting smile came up 

on his face  and he asked about

discharge protocols for her..   

Clearing the dues they leave the hospital.

(At Home)

It was not really easy for them

to get rid of all the negative thoughts 

and to overcome the myths created by 

a Male-dominant Society where apparently

a girl was a blessing but a curse as well..

As they came back _there were so many

guests to welcome them and 

to congratulate  them for a new member

but some of them were not very happy with it....

His sisters were all there gathered up  

for Condolences as he got his first child' A Girl '..

As they were about to start saying that ;

they are very sad or something like that

he stepped forward.. 

and announced something that

made them shocked... !!! 

Specifically his five elder sisters...

" It's is very natural for a man to be happy

on the birth of his very first child and 

I am  thankful for all of you who came there 

for joining our happiest moments and

I must say that I am very grateful  

and happy to be a father of a Girl. Specially,

I want to request you to please leave!!! 

if someone of you is there for Condolences!? 

and painful comments ?...

as this is the very first day of my daughter's life

so I don't want this as a sad beginning.

Moreover I want my wife to rest well now,

thank you ".

Hearing her husband's words there were tears in her eyes  and she was aware of it that no matter what happen to her, he  will be there forever...

A feeling of joy _  his husband distributed 20kg of sweets in neighborhood as much as possible after his sisters left his house...

By this he was shutting the mouths of people who were thinking badly about it....

As if it was a warning for them to not to spout nonsense for his daughter and beautiful little family...