What's in the name?

What’s in the name?

Shakespeare would have never thought his words might still get palagrised even after 400 years.  But many would agree too ki bhai wats in the name, mera naam oglipogli ki jagah dazzlingmirage hota to kya main wahi same lazy personality na hota?

To Janab baat aisi hai, last night around 2AM when only insomniacs, alcoholics & love lorn people are online, me being neither of the above was just planning to go to the dream world, a friends request arrived on my FB page. The howl of the coyotes in the background and the cloudy night sky made the event more dramatic.

A friend request at 2 am in the morning, the matter required a moment of close scrutiny couldn’t be postponed, so keeping the realms of the dreamland at arm’s length I started to investigate the matter.

The notifications column said “Ayesha Khan wants to be friends with you” Ayesha Khan..!!! 

Never knew anyone from the khan clan, a clear thought occurred.

A rapid click on the DP provided the answers. Array ye to Deepa hai …Deepa chouhan, an old schoolmate.

“How can she change her name for someone?”  He thought

While accepting the request the mind was still not ready to accept, what can compel someone to change their entire identity?

Don’t girls usually change their names after marriage? Do they really wish to do so? Or it’s just done to be part of the whole so-called society. Ya..!! the thought cleared many doubts, the changes I was speaking of were done under pressure to portray oneself as part of an institution, whereas the change that had shocked me this night was done out of Love for someone. Maybe.

Deepa u free spirit, you had the courage to defy the world. I say these words aloud reveredly coz recently I had made decisions fearing the so-called societal norms which altered people’s lives.

Also why do I, time and again, find such exemplary examples of using the freedom of choice regardless of the societal norms by girls only?

Reminds me of the great Eddie Vedder song

Society, you're a crazy breed
I hope you're not lonely without me
Society, crazy indeed
Hope you're not lonely without me

PS:  None of the names have been changed, not creative enough to think up pseudo names, also Coyotes are only found in the American continents, added for dramatic effect. As Indian wolves are an endangered species couldn’t use them PETA u know has peculiar ways to protest