To a loving and caring daughter
May 3 marked 10 years since our only daughter Shalini Susanna was called to rest by our dear Lord. Her sudden demise after a brief illness was something that we could not comprehend. It plunged us all into shock and sadness. Even after ten long years, we still cannot accept that she has gone.
Looking back at Shalini’s life, one can compare it to a beautiful rose that blossoms; emanates its fragrance, makes everyone who comes in contact with it happy and within a short period withers away. Like the rose Shalini was not only beautiful, but emanated the fragrance of goodness and kindness. She spread happiness and joy to everyone around her, especially to little children, and departed so suddenly at the tender age of 29 years, plunging everyone who knew her into great sorrow.
During her short stay in this world, one of her greatest ambitions, which brought her joy, was to help others, especially the poor. A friend of Shalini, who was with her will recall how she stopped her car, while on her way to work, on seeing a man fallen on the road with epileptic fits. Shalini with the help of her friend soon put this man in her car and took him to hospital. Small kind deeds like this of Shalini were numerous during her lifetime.
One of her ambitions in life was to one day be her own employer. To earn and give us, her parents, a comfortable life was her goal. This determination and hard work soon bore fruit. About two years before her demise, she was successfully running her own advertising firm. Her friendly attitude and good public relation skills soon saw her small business prospering.
In April that year, a month before her demise, she was able to buy her own car. She had planned to move to a better and spacious building coincidently on May 3, that fateful day. But fate was such none of this happened. It is sad to recall that she had the pleasure of driving her new car only for about a week.
Your only brother, Shalan joins us today to thank you darling for all what you did for us in your own special and inimitable way. May you have eternal peace.