Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Threads of love


You fight with her for silly reasons, yet she is a panacea for your problems. from your first crush to pehla break up she there to lend her shoulder, she tolerates all your pranks yet often tell lies to save you from punishments. And now if you have realized that 'sis is bliss' it’s the time to thank your sister and pamper her on rakshabandhan.
Just a day left for the auspicious festival and sisters are busy decorating puja thalis with roli and diya and applying mehndi on their hands a night before the occassion, markets and streets are inundated with colourful, glittering rakhies and some cartoon rakhies for kids too. And if you still haven’t made up your mind on what to gift your sister on this day, various companies have some fabulous offers to help you. Photo frames, crystal showpieces cool accessories and soft toys there are many options other than cards and chocolates.
The postal department has also come up with its Rakhi envelopes specially designed in a way so that rakhis don’t get damaged on the way and safely reaches its destination. Thus providing an aid to the sisters to send rakhies to their distant living brothers.
While most of the brothers can be seen shopping with their sisters, many elder sisters can also be seen buying gifts for their little brothers on this occasion." If you are an elder sister you have dual role to play, you are a good friend as well a guide to your younger siblings and as your brother grows up you share a greater sense of understanding with him and show a motherly love and care for him." says Richa Srivastava, an elder sister.
Remember the sweet and sour relationship of Genelia with her brother in Jane tu ya jane na or the award winning role or Juhi chawla as elder sister in the movie My Brother Nikhil. the siblings today are 'best buddies' and share a lot more than just their rooms."The best thing about this relationship is that in certain situations where your parents fail to understand you your brother or sister holds your hand and helps you walk through hardships of life," says Anuraag Mishra a student.
With rakshabandhan comes a long list of gifts especially if you have more than one sister, and many think this festival is just a way to empty the pockets of brothers. But ironically it's not the materialistic love obscured under costly gifts that matters but your love for your sister. The warmth and affection furled in these colorful threads shows the true love of behna for her bhaiya and desire for her brother's happiness, perhaps that’s what makes their relation the most immaculate and precious in this universe.

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