Almost lover

Throughout the passage of time numerous lovers have come to symbolise the enduring passion and the sacrifice that love entils; either due to feuding families, Romeo and Juilet, difffering social standings, Laila and Majnu and Salim and Anarkali or tragedies of Cleopetra and Mark Antony. A common theme in almost all of these legendry accounts is stubborn parents, had it not been for them we would now be deprived of such great tales.

Historical accounts of such fictional, mythical, real-life love stories and legends are prevalent, but even the modern times are ripe with their fair share of Heers and Rahjahs and Romeos and Juliets. Will there ever come a time when society will not discriminated us by the colour of their skin, the shape of their eyes, the way they prostrate to God, the part of the world they were born in and their standing in the social hirearchy? But we are the ones who make up this society and its up to us to bring about this change, but in the end fear over rides any other feelings; fear of isolation; fear of a bigger loss, fear of being ostracized from family, culture and values you have been brought up; and we are left stranded contemplating whether these values are worth giving up soo much for….

The next few post will unfold the stories of the legendry Arabian and South East Asian lovers; a testimonial to unattainable love and the hopeless dreams.