Once upon a time, there was a girl named Jaya. She was standing by the river, feeling the cold breeze hitting her face. She was so happy as finally her dream came true. Suddenly, a teardrop left her eye as she saw a glimpse of her past, she quickly wiped it off and returned home.
Jaya was from a small town of orthodox people. She used to be herself, a bubbly and charming girl but as she grew older her parents got her forcefully married in a local family and everything changed. She wanted to become a film- director as she wanted her voice to be heard through her movie but her dream shattered. She was not able to stand for herself. She was totally broken and on top of that, she faced a lot of discrimination at her in- laws.
A girl who used to be herself was not even in a situation to look after herself.
One day, she sat all by herself in the bathroom and cried out loud and asked herself “do i really deserve this kind of life?, why do I have to live like this?, don’t I deserve something better than this?”.
That day, she realized that she was not being fair with herself. She never loved herself and always lived for others. She did speak and stood by herself but no one even tried to hear her.
A few days later, when things went out of her hands, she finally burst her emotions out on her in-laws and everyone was very shocked after seeing her sudden outburst but still no one cared to hear her. She was left with no other option but to run away. She somehow managed to steal some money from her house and ran away with her belongings to a city that was totally unknown to her. She faced many hardships, but gradually managed to work for what she wanted step by step.
Running away was not easy but was the best decision of her life as she became a film- director later and lived a happy life. She changed a lot of people’s perspective through her movies and also got a lot of awards.
She realized that you can love someone else starting with loving yourself and no one’s going to speak unless you do.
In the end, it’s just you so speak up.