Life as I have Seen It

Author(s): Urmila S Dholakia
Publisher: Urmila S Dholakia

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Life - As I've seen it
LIFE: A THREE PART PLAY
[Note: This is a true story. The lady in this story is a Maharastrian woman who currently lives in Mumbai, India. She told me her life story, and upon hearing it. I could not resist from sharing her hardships and making her story known].
Life has many seasons: glorious Spring, with new beginnings and flower buds blossoming into life, joyous Summer, in which families meet their loved ones and celebrate the wonderful sunlight, yet some are destined to live their life in Fall. Fall can be beautiful, but for our protagonist, it means a life full of unwarranted grief and life shattering events. Life is full of happy and sad moments, all of which flow in a stream of emotion that transcends time. From the present, I am unveiling the curtains from the dreadful past. ACT ONE: CHILDHOOD :
Childhood is always a happy phase of life. As kids, we do not have any worries or trouble - we are simply a body bubbling with joy, up and down, with a mind constantly playing hide-and-seek, as if you are a worry free monk. I, unfortunately, did not have such a childhood. My childhood was riddled with responsibilities.
My middle class family was teeming with young children. I was the eldest child and a daughter, so
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