Her child’s welfare is paramount for a mother.

Ashar once again is blind to what his heart has already declared to him – that Khirad is innocent for inspite of all his faults, he is an honorable man who would never love a conceited woman. He also remembers his father’s dying advice to realize Khirad’s true essence and protect her at all cost. His mind, trying to find plausible excuses for his heart, pauses to reminisce her words about the virtue of being truthful. His mind refuses to believe he could want a woman who had ruthlessly crushed his heart and betrayed his trust. Sara, on the other hand, symbolizes weakness that I dread, a weakness born out of an all-consuming love that destroys one’s essence.Īshar’s anguish over his heart wanting Khirad back in his life rips him apart. Her strength of character and her resolve is evident even at times when all the odds have been stacked against her she has forged ahead with clarity of purpose that is truly extraordinary. Khirad is the epitome of a woman I would forever strive to emulate. Through the tale of two women, Khirad and Sara, ‘Humsafar’ reinforces the fact that a woman’s self-worth is a measure of what she is with or without a man by her side. Humsafar, to me, is not just a story being told brilliantly or merely a poignant journey of the characters we have come to love, but it is more of a validation for what my friend truly believes. Living in a society which measures a woman’s value with the presence of a man in her life, this is easier said than done.

Author’s note: A friend once told me that a woman does not need a man’s approval even in the form of love to validate her worth.

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