Of Liars, Cheats and Every day Heroes

We think heroes and villains exist in books and classics right? - No, they are here, amidst us - people who do the greatest sacrifices, the best for the others and still silently suffer all the misery and wounds inflicted by the others - the everyday villians who roam the earth untamed and their monsterous best...

Last week, while in the cafeteria, I met a friend whose little 3 year old was recently diagnosed with leukemia - just the sight of her shook me to the core, wanting to hold her crying for the misery she had to undergo - it felt so unfair...But, she was calm and wanted prayers from everyone - that's all. So calm and composed -I thought to myself that this was a hero - standing rock solid, and unwavering in the storm of bad times...

While people like the above fought valiantly the bigger miseries that life had to offer, an acquaintance recently joked that there should be a competition held countrywide to see who could lie the most...and little did I know that I would be thrown in situation with this person where I could see him lying through his teeth!

I thought I had seen it all - the worst that life had to offer - but I was wrong. I was once again chosen to be witness to the biggest let down, and at the same time be crucified and be called a hero!

I was conveniently made a part of a family melodrama - where I was taken advantage for being a good human and my trust and my belief in everything called a good relationship was torn to shreads with one sweeping gesture. For no fault of mine, I was hung - alive! The whole conversation was full of lies and baseless promises and that too coming from a person who I had thought was a great human and was made to realize was empty inside and had the lowest levels of integrity.

It shocked me, it surprised me, it hurt me, it catapulted me into unknown lands of pain and suffering - all for what? for trusting someone?

And with me, I dragged down my husband who had at all trying times stood rock solid next to me with all his love and with a hand around my shoulder. Never did he question me, or be angry with me - not because he does no love me. But, actually on the contrary because he loves me - that I call as strength of character. The other person whose little world I had rocked for an insensitive human, was my percious daughter - she doesn't know what has rocked the boat. But, she sure came up to me last night and wiped my tears saying " mama, I had so much milk today - I will surely grow strong and punish this bad person who is making you cry so much". This is what I call love - innocent and complete with no expectations whatsoever.

And this was a person who had pestered us to help him with his resume, had stayed in our home till 1AM in the morning to get essays written for him to apply to a business school, borrowed money from us and the list is endless - what a shame!. And, now suddenly they realize that they don't want to share their world with us? who gave them the permission to start when they wanted to and end when they wanted to?

I don't want to be a saint - I want to stand up and tell the world - tell that I was pushed into this, tell that I was used for everything that was meant to be gained, I was taken advantage of, and now when the time to stand by values, and tell the truth had come - this human chose the convenience of a lie...to conveniently continue to lead a life of so called bliss...

And the person has the audacity to stand around and laugh as if nothing happened...one of these days, I will walk up and scream the truth for the world to hear...

The beauty of it continues - when I went to talk to this person after a couple days, to find out what exactly had happened behind the scenes, I saw him again caught in a web of lies, continuing with his false promises while on the phone. He did not have the courtesy nor the courage to sit with me, look me in the eye and take the time to explain his wrong doing, and apologise for what he did to save a situation...he simply cried...for who? for the situation, for himself or for me? I don't know...

what kind of people are these? where do they come from? and where will they go? what are they made up of?

I pity them, I really do - I pity their weaknesses, their greed, their lose characters and their fake relationships - I will continue to forgive them - I will not bear any hatred nor wish them anything wrong. why? because I cannot be them and I do not want to be them - I want to be able to teach my child the good values of life - first hand not just in theory.

But, I hope sincerely that the greater force that rules this world, and we refer to as God is watching this injustice, this deceit and the lies and will surely do justice - will surely make them pay for the tears of blood shed by so many people hurt by them, make them realize that it is not enough to think they are smart to cheat people, and that they need to be human first...

I want the heroes to be cared for and the villains to be dealth with...for all the right reasons...

I have the faith that goodness will prevail - in all times and at all costs! For nothing else, but simply so that good people don't dissappear from the face of the earth, for the fear of being hurt...

The day will come...