Rebecca se meri shadi main mazhab sub se bari ruqawat bun gaya, kiunke woh yahudi (jew) thi. Rebecca mere saath 'transitional resident' thi. Usne aage opthalmology ki residency kerni thi. Rebecca yun to aik aam si american larki thi magar uski jo baat mujhe attract kerti thi, woh uski sach bolne ki taqat thi. Jese Jese hamari dosti barhti gai, main zindagi ki choti choti baton se le ker zindagi ke bare bare 'issues' per, uske 'brutal' sach ko sun ker hairan reh jata tha. Lijye main yahan aap ke liye, apni May 25, 1996 ki diary naqal kerta hun:
"Rebecca kese itni asani se sach bol leti hai? Agar mujhe saari zindagi ki riyazat ke baad bhi Rebecca ki tarah (thora sa) sach bolna aa jaye to main samjhun ga (ke) meri zindagi 'worth' hai"
Jub main pehli baar Pakistan gaya to Rebecca ne poocha mere liye Karachi se kiya laoge. Main ne kaha, 'tum batao'. Boli, 'koi aesi cheez jise pahen ke main Pakistani nazar aaun'. Main uske liye aik bohut hi khubsurat sa shalwar kameez le ker aaya. Apni graduation wale din, usne mujh se poocha, 'tum kiya pahno ge?', Main ne kaha: "shalwar kameez". Usne apni graduation pe mera laya huwa shalwar kameez pahen ker mujhe kiya, sub hi ko hairan ker diya. Rebecca ke waldain bohut ameer the. Kehne ko to woh residency ker rahi thi, magar Chicago ki Michigan lake ke 'most expensive' condomium main rehti thi. Uske ghar main intihayi aala paye ka furniture saliqe se laga tha aur deewaron pe us ki ma ki banaii huwi khubsurat paintings aawezan thi. Ye woh sham thi jub hum dono ne kai ghante saath beth ke batain ki ....
Uske baad ki chand mulaqaton main aik waqt aesa aaya jub hum shadi pe baat kerne lage. Ye baat bhi nikli ke bachhon ka kiya 'religion' hoga? Main ne mun se to koi jawab nahi diya magar chehre se saaf zahir tha ke - 'bachhe to musalman honge'. Agar main sach bol deta to shayed use bura nahi lagta magar meri bahane-baazi use bohut buri lagi. Us ne phir aik sach bola jo mujhe shayed hazam nahi huwa: "You are a nice muslim pakistani boy. But I don't think, you have guts to speak truth" !! Us din ke baad hum kubhi nahi mile...
Aur phir aik din Rebecca Chicago chor ker chali gai. Aik sham main ghar wapas aaya to mere roommate ne mujhe woh lifafa diya jo Rebecca jaate de gai thi. Lifafe main woh shalwar kameez aur dupatta tha jo amma karachi main anar-kali bazaar se le ker aai thin !!
Aaj bhi jub kubhi khud ko koi jhut bolte pata hun to Rebecca ka chehra saamne aa jata hai. 12 baras baad bhi mere dimag main yahi sawal utthta hai ke Rebecca kese itni asani se sach bol leti thi?
Rebecca yahudi thi magar mujh jese musalman se kai gunah behtar thi......
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Some people so love to think of themselves as Casanovas of all times!
Joke aside, most often than not, religion IS the biggest hurdle and most important factor in these unsuccessful inter-religion relationships, before and after marriages too. So no surprise here.
hehe..you forgot to add how miserable she was without you when u met her somewhere 5 years later and ...err had tears in her eyes too...and just for you. uffff!!! ;)
Annony # 1, its unfortunate though Islam clearly alows marriage with any ahle-kitab. But its a tough decision, couple has to make about childrens' relgion, either way - mom or dad.
Annony # 2, lol....actually, here I was the loser, big time...
Awww :)
Its important to tell the truth... by not being truthful, we make the other person feel as if he/ she is an idiot!
Never a good feeling.
Annony....You hit the nail...That what the whole post about..
I think, I was just trying to go around an important question and made her feel like she is an idiot. Actually, it was me, who was an idiot.. !!!
Thats just me!
:P
Exactly my feeling. When one doesnt admit the obvious truth or tells a lie when the fact is so obvious it only insults the other person. It happened with me and I hate those people who do that and think they didnt do anything wrong!
That was the point of post: "When one doesnt admit the obvious truth or tells a lie when the fact is so obvious it only insults the other person"
Salaam,
I am eager to know where she is presently?
And do you both interact?
Regards.
No we don't and I don't know where she is ! Last time I was told by a colleague that she married one white resident, whom I met once in those days.
I had her picture from our said graduation ceremony which I discarded later, so no we have no contact.
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