Hindustan Times (Patiala)

THERE IS A REASON WHY IT’S NOT HAPPENING! YOU HAVE TO GIVE LIFE A CHANCE

- Shaifali Bhardwaj

She was unemployed for a year after graduating. If her family trend was followed, she should have been married by then.

Young men were heavily enticed by her distinctiv­e features, but highly focused on making her name and putting a sock in the mouths that painted a mossy picture of a woman’s life, the Mass Communicat­ion graduate chose to keep trying until life gave her enough. Another six months saw her not enfeebling a bit but helpless, she agreed to marry. Nobody had a hint of situation in those days of forced match-making. All everyone else could do was provide infeasible suggestion­s. But she was stronger than those pieces of advice about running away.

Married to a 10-year older man, a citizen of London in the United Kingdom (UK), the newly married bride set off her new journey, leaving past her big dreams of becoming a radio jockey, an anchor, a pop singer, and also a love story. A year later, she was blessed with a baby boy.

As luck would have it, nowadays, London welcomes mornings in her mesmerisin­g voice. Both she and her passion are now a radio jockey. What she had always desired for was waiting for her in a foreign land, and hence it was not happening in her homeland. Must say, what requires real courage is not taking chances in life but giving your life a chance. Inner Voice comprises contributi­ons from our readers. The views expressed are personal Innervoice@hindustant­imes.com

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