An eulogy to my late Uncle..
Dear Uncle,
It’s been almost 3 years since you have gone,but the fact is i never felt that you have been away. Whenever i visit home,it seems you are around me,somewhere. Even in my dreams,which are very vivid,i see you.
There are a lot of things that i wanted to tell you, but alas,i never had my moment.
You were the most dearest person i had close to me,more than my mom and dad. I don’t remember my childhood,but grandma used to tell me,how much you loved me and cared for me.
She said that you were the one who used to get me dressed for school,dropped me to school and fro. You took me shopping,and no matter what toy i demanded you gave me that. You loved me like your own child.
But then as i grew up,tragedy struck you as your right hand was paralysed. I remember the pain and agony on your face,even i was only 12.
But you never gave up,like a true hero you rised again,and came back to work with that left hand only.
I remember the day you were married,and those were your happiest moments,a year later you had a girl child,and you called in me for first and asked what should i like to name my little sister. I named her ankita.
Holding my little sister was the best moment of my life,and i am thankful to you for that.
Then,the next year you had another girl,more sweet and lovely than the earlier one. Kashika was the name that i gave to her.
You were having such a wonderful life,with two kids,and a lovely wife. Nothing could have been so perfect than our family at that time.
But as they say,somethings are not to stay beautiful.
You were transferred to another city,much farther from home. Where you lived alone, for few months. Mom insisted that you take aunt and the kids with you,as it was tough for you lto lead a lonely life,that too with a hand paralysed.
And you always said that i will take her,next month. But that next month never came.
7 months later,i had the bad news that you died in your room due to some brain haemmorage.
And you left us all,in terrible pain and tears.
Nothing has been same since your death. Our family broke due to financial problems,and we had a tough time holding everyone together.
People said that aunt should move on and get remarried,but thank god she didn’t leave us.
We’re getting back on our feet,gradually.
And don’t you worry,i am taking good care of your kids.
I promise you uncle,that till i’m alive,i’ll never let them down,i’ll always love my sisters more than anything in this world. They are growing up fast, i wish you were here,you would have been so proud. Ankita,the elder one is in now std. 1,and kashika is in kindergarten. Ankita is shy and calm girl,whereas kashika is very naughty.
They seem to forget you,they now consider my mom and dad as their own,guess that’s better for their growth now. But when they grow up,i’m going to tell them about you,about how much you loved them,and how great father you were.
They deserve to know that,but not now.
Whenever i go home,i spend all my time with the,they sleep with me,they eat with me..
I always think,what life would be if you were around,only if you could see us brothers and sisters living together.
I guess you are watching us from the heaven above,as i gaze above in the sky. I can see you smiling at me,as i close my eyes…
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