Just Because…
Posted in People on 08/07/2007 08:19 pm by sudha lakhera
Driving through San Diego, we stopped for a bite to eat at a small breakfast joint. A corner of the eatery was occupied by a group of elderly people whiling away their morning hours, chatting, napping and reading
Amongst the group, all of whom were in their seventies, sat a frail looking woman ' conspicuous, not only because of her loud throaty laugh and animated gestures but also because of the shades she wore. Her glasses were arresting - big and black with oversized round lenses, they were liberally decorated with glittering stone and metal. The shades would have been a spectacular, if not garish sight, on even the most glamorous of faces and yet here was a wrinkled face carrying them off with panache!
The dark glasses, in the cool confines of the busy place were certainly not needed; maybe they were a purposeful effort to hide the emotions that lay behind and could spill over through the eyes. Maybe, they made her feel attractive and captivating, helped her relive a youth long past. Maybe, she saw them as a means to draw attention away from her inexpensive dressing which spoke of her not so well to do living conditions
Whatever be the reason, there she was sitting like a Diva, gracing the little place in her larger than life, glamorous sunglasses. Matching the men word for word, flirting, laughing with abandon, living her moment in time ' daring to be different. As we left, I smiled at her and she smiled back, a smile free of artifice that was no less brilliant, but far more genuine, than the fake stones on her magnificent glasses.
I salute her spirit ' this ode (don't know who the author is) is to her and to each one of us
Just because no one has been fortunate enough to realize what a gold mine you are,
doesn’t mean you shine any less.
Just because no one has been smart enough to figure out that you can’t be topped,
doesn’t stop you from being the best.
Just because no one has come along to share your life,
doesn’t mean that day isn’t coming.
Just because no one has made this race worthwhile,
doesn’t give you permission to stop running.
Just because no one has realized how much of a woman you are,
doesn’t mean they can affect your femininity.
Just because no one has come to take the loneliness away,
doesn’t mean you have to settle for a lower quality.
Just because no one has shown up who can love you on your level,
doesn’t mean you have to sink to theirs.
Just because you deserve the very best there is,
doesn’t mean that life is always fair.
Just because God is still preparing your king,
doesn’t mean that you’re not already a queen.
Just because your situation doesn’t seem to be progressing right now,
doesn’t mean you need to change a thing.