{"id":303,"date":"2009-08-09T15:46:07","date_gmt":"2009-08-09T15:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/saryuparikh.gujaratisahityasarita.org\/?p=303"},"modified":"2010-08-04T19:47:17","modified_gmt":"2010-08-04T19:47:17","slug":"%e0%aa%b9%e0%aa%b8%e0%ab%80-%e0%aa%ab%e0%aa%b0%e0%ab%80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/saryuparikh.gujaratisahityasarita.org\/?p=303","title":{"rendered":"\u0ab9\u0ab8\u0ac0 \u0aab\u0ab0\u0ac0&#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_307\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/saryuparikh.gujaratisahityasarita.org\/files\/2009\/08\/img_00463.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-307\" class=\"size-full wp-image-307\" src=\"http:\/\/saryuparikh.gujaratisahityasarita.org\/files\/2009\/08\/img_00463.jpg\" alt=\"Dilip Parikh \" width=\"500\" height=\"666\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-307\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">painting:Dilip Parikh <\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0ab9\u0ab8\u0ac0 \u0aab\u0ab0\u0ac0&#8211;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>\u0a86\u0ab6 \u0aa4\u0abe\u0ab0\u0ab2\u0ac0 \u0a86\u0a9c \u0ab0\u0abe\u0aa4\u0aad\u0ab0 \u0a9d\u0abe\u0a95\u0ab3 \u0aa5\u0a88\u0aa8\u0ac7 \u0a9d\u0ab0\u0aa4\u0ac0<br \/>\n\u0ab8\u0acd\u0ab5\u0aaa\u0acd\u0aa8\u0acb\u0aa8\u0ac0 \u00a0\u0ab0\u0a82\u0a97\u0acb\u0ab3\u0ac0\u00a0\u00a0\u0ab0\u0acb\u0ab3\u0ac0 \u00a0\u00a0\u0ab6\u0acd\u0aaf\u0abe\u0aae\u00a0 \u0ab5\u0abe\u0aa6\u0ab3\u0ac0 \u0ab5\u0ab0\u0ab8\u0ac0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>\u0aaf\u0acc\u0ab5\u0aa8\u0aa8\u0abe\u00a0 \u0a86\u0a82\u0a97\u0aa3\u0aae\u0abe\u0a82 \u00a0\u0a96\u0ac0\u0ab2\u0ac0 \u0ab5\u0ac7\u0ab2\u0ac0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u0aaa\u0acd\u0ab0\u0ac7\u0aae \u0ab8\u0ac0\u0a9a\u0ac7\u0ab2\u0ac0<br 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center\"><strong><em>\u0aa8\u0ab5\u0abe \u0aaa\u0acd\u0ab0\u0ab9\u0ab0\u0aa8\u0ac0 \u00a0\u0a9d\u0abe\u0a95\u0ab3 \u0a9d\u0ac0\u0ab2\u0ac0\u00a0\u0aa4\u0ac3\u0aaa\u0acd\u0aa4 \u0aac\u0aa8\u0ac0 \u0aa4\u0ab0\u0ab8\u0ac7\u0ab2\u0ac0<br \/>\n\u0ab9\u0ac8\u0aaf\u0abe\u0aae\u0abe\u0a82\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u0a89\u0aae\u0a82\u0a97\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u0ab2\u0a88 \u00a0 \u0aa8\u0ab5\u0ab8\u0acd\u0ab5\u0aaa\u0acd\u0aa8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u0ab8\u0a9c\u0ac7\u00a0\u00a0\u0ab6\u0ab0\u0acd\u0aae\u0ac0\u0ab2\u0ac0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><em><span><span style=\"font-size: small\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><span class=\"yshortcuts\"><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Smile Again<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">My wonderful teacher, I send you this letter<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">To let you know that my life is much better.<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">As you know, I grew up in <span class=\"yshortcuts\">Syria<\/span><\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">School and college were sheltered euphoria.<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">He was cute and pursued me for long;<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">I married him for love, thought together we belonged<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">I was overjoyed to come, guided by his ruling hand<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">I was happy in the hijab, timorous in this foreign land<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Soon, my love was quite aloof; he had seen the dollar spoof<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">I was hurt and all alone, didn\u2019t know what was going on!<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">He often slapped me here and there; I thought,\u201c he is just upset!\u201d<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">I didn\u2019t have anyone to tell, I kept the secrets very well.<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">He humiliated me more, asked for papers and passport,<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">I said, \u201cNo, no, you must leave.\u201d He said, \u201cNeed you to deport.\u201d<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">He waved the shiny knife, yelled and dragged me to the street,<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">I cried and begged him just to stop, couldn\u2019t see a way to\u00a0retreat.<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">The police took me to a bend, where I could barely comprehend.<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">They told me to call some shelter, a safe place;<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">\u201cI want to see my mama\u2019s gentle face.\u201d<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Lucky for me that you were there,<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">You kindly took me in your care.<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">You tended my broken, beaten life,<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">You stroked my tender, weeping heart.<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">You taught me how to get my rights<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Find the freedom from the fights<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">I look forward to future sights<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Out of the dark and into the lights.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">I thank you, O\u2019my teacher, as well as several 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story\/<\/span><\/span><\/em><em><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman\">Written by Saryu Parikh,The Teacher.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><em><span>June 2009<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u0ab9\u0ab8\u0ac0 \u0aab\u0ab0\u0ac0&#8211; \u0a86\u0ab6 \u0aa4\u0abe\u0ab0\u0ab2\u0ac0 \u0a86\u0a9c \u0ab0\u0abe\u0aa4\u0aad\u0ab0 \u0a9d\u0abe\u0a95\u0ab3 \u0aa5\u0a88\u0aa8\u0ac7 \u0a9d\u0ab0\u0aa4\u0ac0 \u0ab8\u0acd\u0ab5\u0aaa\u0acd\u0aa8\u0acb\u0aa8\u0ac0 \u00a0\u0ab0\u0a82\u0a97\u0acb\u0ab3\u0ac0\u00a0\u00a0\u0ab0\u0acb\u0ab3\u0ac0 \u00a0\u00a0\u0ab6\u0acd\u0aaf\u0abe\u0aae\u00a0 \u0ab5\u0abe\u0aa6\u0ab3\u0ac0 \u0ab5\u0ab0\u0ab8\u0ac0 \u0aaf\u0acc\u0ab5\u0aa8\u0aa8\u0abe\u00a0 \u0a86\u0a82\u0a97\u0aa3\u0aae\u0abe\u0a82 \u00a0\u0a96\u0ac0\u0ab2\u0ac0 \u0ab5\u0ac7\u0ab2\u0ac0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u0aaa\u0acd\u0ab0\u0ac7\u0aae \u0ab8\u0ac0\u0a9a\u0ac7\u0ab2\u0ac0 \u0ab6\u0ab0\u0aae\u0abe\u0aa4\u0ac0\u00a0 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