In my first year of bachelor, I met a girl, beautiful enough to make me fall for her, outside of college. Later, fortunately, I found out she is my classmate. After the first week, I spoke to her for the first time. In the second week we were close friends, and in the third week we fell in love, I guess, or I think I absolutely fell for her. Even if there was no 'love' word was used by either of us, we knew we were closer enough that people could call it Love. We did everything a loving couple would do to love. But after some time she told me that she couldn't be with me because she was in love with another one and going to marry him soon. That was the time I was hurt by someone so badly for the first time and felt like Subhan in the novel. That's why I see myself in Subhan.
Monsoon by Subin Bhattarai is a metaphor for love. Subhan, lead character portrayed in the novel, is a very life-like character. Boys may fall for every beautiful girl they see but sometimes a person comes into their life who kisses the deep inside of their heart. Relationships evolve, but it's true that boys will always try to rush for more without waiting. And sometimes they may fall when they can't keep the balance. And they can be brave and foolish in love at the same time, but when they love someone, they love truly from the deepest part of their heart.
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| Cover of the novel, Monsoon by Subin Bhattarai |
I believed that 'true love' has already migrated from this world, but Lovers like Subhan saved 'true love' from going away. Even though 'Love' is not his cup of tea, he is addicted to it. Monsoon's Love to God-Knows-who became a disease to Subhan's love. I'm not saying that Monsoon's love to her beloved is nothing but the way she played with Subhan's feeling is unacceptable. If she has to leave him anyway, why she has to give hope of her return in his life.
But the writer has hurt him more than Monsoon. Even the soldier shows mercy to his adversary but the writer had no mercy on him. He gave Subhan all misery of life that a normal person can't even think of. Most of all Love hurt him a lot, but he never stopped loving, making us proud. Yes, I'm proud of him, in fact, I'm proud of every true lover. I'm proud of his love to Monsoon, I'm proud of his stupidity, I'm Proud of his integrity, and most of all I'm proud his willpower to bear the pain. The writer is successful in arousing pity and fear to the readers. I feel pity for the undeserved misfortune of Subhan and I feel fear if the person with pity is someone like me.
I know I cannot judge every girl in this world just because of Monsoon and the girl who dumped me, but sometimes I seriously feel like girls were made to hurt boys. And I think this needs to be stopped fo good.
One thing I explored about women psychology after reading this book is that either a girl will love you endlessly no matter what or she will never love you because she loves someone else, even if she pretends to love you.
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| Auther of the novel Monsoon and other several successful books. |
