The Radio ,my friend!
Long time ago there lived a little girl in small valley .The valley was surrounded by lashing green hills among which a glittering silver like stream flowed while singing sweet songs of life and love. The sky above the valley was deep shiny blue where the golden ball of smiling sun arose and set off often until the dark grey blanket of clouds covered it under their thick chest . That little girl found everything around her beautiful and lovable .
For her this world was a wonderland where she landed to learn and explore .She was beyond just happy .Her heart was beating and each beat starved for knowing this place more passionately .She wandered with her friends on hills ,among fields and gardens ,swum in stream and tried to touch the mysterious blue face of sky while swinging madly . She was excited to be on this world and her excitement and joy were turning her to a butterfly who flies over each flower and wonder about it's nature and feature.
She had thirst for learning and there were springs to fulfill her desires. She asked so many questions from her parents ,grandparents ,teachers and her old friends .Yes she was hardly in teens but she loved the company of people who were elder than even her grandparents .She asked them about old times and love to listen stories belong to that era. .
When she grew little more her father brought her many books which published on monthly bases. She also used to borrow books from her school library and her grand father . Her grandfather's books were mostly about religious and her little brain could not excepted that The God of such HUGE! universe can think as little and punish his beloved man for his small sins as bad .Soon she avoid the religious books except only one holy book sent by God at the heart of their Prophet . She found it easy and simple to believe and follow .
All God wanted from her to ponder upon his creations and do actions which are positive and constructive for herself and her surroundings. And no extra complicated demands or threat for punishments just simple straight rule of life "LIVE AND LET LIVE" But it was just beginning of her learning . There were so many topics and things about which her head raised numerous questions and her soul strived for learning the answers .
In such lost circumstances her Radio proved a best friend . In the darkness of unknowing alot radio opened like a window through which she received fresh air and light . She became addicted to this window .She wanted to keep it open all the time ,it gave her sense of connectivity with the world she knew nothing about . Through the beautiful and very very powerful and effective voices she gained the truth of life ,the strength of character and frame of personality. She found people at the other side of that window who answered her each question patiently and with open heart.
She felt through this magical window coming a gradual growth and empowerment . The charming voices and their grave wise phrases planted a seed of confidence in her .She realized that without physically being there she experienced the worlds many adventures ,and faced many ups and downs without being victim as her amazingly strong imagination helped her to explore all this.
She started to share her opinions and imaginative ventures with brilliant people behind the mike of the radio. It was great surprise for her when her letters were selected as "talking Letters" in a radio program by a highly intellectual personality of media ,social and literature world. She was even more surprised when she was asked to send her literary efforts .She sent and received many compliments for it . She made her parents to listen her poetry while it was being broadcast . They were proud of her and asked her with teary eyes as if really she wrote all this???
She considered radio her second mother from whom she learned life . who taught her how the world is and what are the best ways to survive in it. Ah ..............
I still miss that stary nights when moon shone brightly and proudly among stars ,breeze whispered in the the leafy ears of trees in our big wide yard on hill top and i used to place my little transistor beside my pillow and slept while listening my favorite shows .Beautiful serene environment and sense of freedom floated me over the dream lands of love ,play and livelihood .
I had two sets of radio ,one was quite big with loud voice.very heavy indeed.
Older than me . The other was little transistor brought by father specially for me to listen in bed{ though mom did not like the idea}. Unfortunately they both were broken accidentally by my elder brother and for many years i kept their pieces with me as memories {other time story} but finally three year ago i buried those pieces to release myself from pain.
my lovely precious friends please take great care .
God Bless You All!!!