Soulmates

        Riya Pillai is a 25-year-old woman with piercing black eyes that seem to hold ancient wisdom and an ethereal glow on her face.A silver necklace bearing pendant with goddess kali's face adornes her neck , symbolizing her connection to her faith.She gives away a quite confident aura,born from the depth of her experiences. She spoke with wisdom gleaned from her previous incarnations. Yes ,she remembers her past lives,hence she's often lost in thought as her memories of previous lives resurface.

        Among many,she recalls being a man,Ramdin Joshi,a purohit to be exact. He used to do puja very much and people used to call him a mahatma.But mahatma Joshi could never satisfy his family. Being a daani, he would donate his entire monthly salary, even if it meant that his daily food budget would fluctuate. But he was very proud,that his children were genuine donars as well and didn't follow his wife's selfish nature.His wife Sarla Joshi.Deep understanding of mystical symbols and ancient languages,had made him a kowledgeable member of his proffession. But when his wife past away and he had to run his family,feed children ,teach them,and maintain societal rules,he felt that he was the selfish one,not the other way around.

         Ramdin, now Riya is still yearning to see her wife from previous life and say sorry. Being a girl this time has also evoked some empathy towards women.If Riya hadn't remembered being a man,learning the female behaviours would have been easier. But karma does come back to bite,and in her previous life he used to underestimate women as well.So he's getting a crash course the hard way. Riya was born into a technologically advanced generation, so acclimating to society was something new for her as well.

          She had to integrate past life memories with her current reality. Balancing the weight of accumulated wisdom with youthful curiosity.Navigating relationships as past connections resurface.Riya's presence is calming,yet intense. Her energy resonates with the vibrations of her past lives,drawing people, seeking guidance and wisdom.Balancing past and present is never easy, you sometimes wish to not have an extra burden.As if she had two people living inside her head,one 60 and one 16.

          One day when she was inside the metro station ,she saw a familiar figure on the opposite platform.As they locked eyes with each other across the platform she felt an inexplicable jolt as if the universe was whispering,"you found me."It's not that the man she saw ,was familiar but seeing him evoked a sense of deja vu inside Riya. Approaching a man,a stranger boldly might cause troubles .She was trying to think how to talk to a stranger,trying to say "we have never met, yet you feel familiar.Why?"Before that could happen the man boarded the metro and went away.

          She is an archiologist,her memories of the past made her curious about life, religion and history. She was working on the Dwarka nagri of Lord Krishna case.Today was her field day. Many artifacts and sites have been found under water, and photoes were clicked. She was the leader of the team that had the responsibility to decipher the symbols present in those pictures. But for that they needed an historians help. One of his colleagues, Rohit Sen,had an friend as a historian, so he said,"I know a good historian, Rajdeep Desai,he might be able to help us. Let me make a call." Rohit was not only her colleague but also a family friend.

           After the call he said,"he is ready to help but he can't come directly now. He will be available on phone though. I'll give you his number."Riya called him after he gave her the number. He was master of his field no doubt. They worked well together, and it was the final moment of submitting her research papers. It got approved, that Lord Krishna was not only a part of our mythology but also our history. Rajdeep had been such a good friend, they continued to talk even after the paper submission.

          When she was receiving a recognition for this, the only thing she was thinking of was her wife from previous birth, Sarla.5 months passed.Her family is thinking of getting her married off this year.Seems like she won't be able to meet her wife from previous life after all.One day she was sitting for such an arranged marriage pre-meeting with the would be groom in a cafe. Rohit had suggested a name to her parents, and they agreed. Hence, she came here today.They had a dress code. She in blue and him in red.From the corner of her eyes she saw the would be groom entering.Her eyes stopped when he stood in front of her.Stairing at her as if looking inside her heart and mind.As if she was not alone to feel what she felt. He shook her hand,and it felt like as if some kind of electricity ran through her veins.         He was smiling serenly,but she stood still,as if the time had stopped."My name is Rajdeep Desai. ", he introduced himself. We have been good friends for a long time now.I asked Rohit to suggest my name when I heard, that you were getting married. He asked her to sit down and conversations started to flow effortlessly,as if speaking each other's mind's language. A gut feeling that this person is "the one." 

         He reminded her of Sarla.Making her feel inexplicably at peace, like coming home.A deep harmony resonating within.As if a puzzle piece that was missing clicked into place.She felt a sense of unity that transcends words. At the end of their conversation,she felt empty as if talking more would calm her heart. But everything has to have an ending to make a fresh start. He said, " do you remember me.I used to be your other half on our previous life. Don't you remember me? I'm Sarla. " Riya's heart gave a pause. She asked, "how?"

          Then Rajdeep got embarrassed and said, "I'm sorry, I think I had mistaken you for someone else. This might sound crazy, but I have all the memories from my past life, after our endevour of Dwarka nagri and national recognistion of Lord Krishna as a real historical figure, I started believing that other myths should deserve a chance as well. There is a myth about soulmates, so when we communicated on the phone and had a feeling of having you known for years. I got confused. You see, I used to love my spouse from previous birth, Mr. Ramdin Joshi, and wanted to meet him again. And you were talking so like him, I felt sure, that you used to be him.I'm extremely sorry for my behaviour. I might be appearing like an lunatic to you now."

          She felt a bunch of butterflies fluttering on her stomach, a nervous excitement, weightlessness, as if floating on air. "You're not wrong, I remember my past life as well, and had been Ramdin Joshi myself. Sarla, I am extremely sorry for not understanding you then.I have been searching for you.Let's get married and be happy this time", said Riya.

          Joy radiated on Rajdeep's face as if overflowing from within.A gentle calmness washed over his face,soothing doubts and fears. God has shown his grace and forgiven Riya, Sarla, now Rajdeep have done so too, she gets to live a happy life with her soulmate afterall.