MY AMOUR WITH FAUJ…
By Mrs. Puja Naveen Singh
I remember my husband hastily acquainting me about ‘THE HOOT’ on the breakfast table one day and I too thoughtlessly reciprocating with a careless nod being too preoccupied with my household chores. But today when I was rearranging the things on my husbands study table I found the august publication of THE HOOT. While turning over the pages I was involuntarily infused and inspired with a zest to calligraphy my experiences in black and white.
As I sat down in retrospect , reminiscing the bygone days , the deeply embedded emotional flora and fauna lying in dormancy for all these years unfolded with an unconsumed ease as if it was waiting with bated breath to ooze out its effervescence. I was soon in the captivity of a whirlpool of emotions…
Like every little girl constructs and weaves some vivid fancies and dreams of her prince of glory in her youth days. I too grew up with my sacred amour and fascination with ‘FAUJ’. With every growing year this bonding became more intense and tenacious, until my obscure desires became my destiny. With the benevolent blessings of Almighty, I was wedded to OLIVE GREEN. And that’s how began a stupendous and enrapturing rendezvous with the aristocratic and majestic charm.
All these eight years with ‘FAUJ’ has been a midsummer's night dream.
From the deep sea creatures and corals of the precious Emerald Islands to the aromatic grooves of the tea gardens of Darjeeling to the sky touching snow capped mountains of Laddhak to the shivering breeze and ibex of Siachen to the breathtaking experience of being on the highest motor able road to the peninsular heights of Sikkim with the enlightened aura of Buddha to the shimmering sands, opulent palaces azure lakes and ballads of Rajasthan to the mystical and magical charm of the serene hills of Nilgiris.
In just eight years I have had the thrill and adventure of a lifetime. Not only this, I have rediscovered and recreated myself and have come a long way, exploring and nurturing my ingenuity and hidden talents.
From a confident orator to a subtle singer to a flamboyant performer and gee whiz! today I have even emerged as a writer. Thanks to the deity (‘FAUJ’) which gave me the feel of all. I have been enriched, enraptured and conjured by its chivalry and vivacious charm.
Even the difficult days have been so blissful. It helped me emerge and evolve a person I am today-Placid, Persevered, Contemplated and enlightened. It’s well said by someone ‘Tough times don’t last but tough people do’. And it so very well defines a Fauji’s wife.
Today, my childhood romance has escalated and elevated to the pinnacle of satiety. I am allured and overwhelmed with the charisma of ‘FAUJ’. Words fail to cope up the emotional enthrallment
From the bottom of my heart I avow to all with pride and delight – That a FAUJI’S wife, yes, a FAUJI’S wife, is what I want to be in all my lives!
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