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Nature has given us such an abundance of flowers that we can simply pick up any of it based on its fragrance and color... Yet whenever we want to give flowers to anybody we take time, we see the flowers - pick one, discard another... Intuitively we sense which flowers fits the mood, occasion or person in consideration... That is why we choose to express our passion with a bunch of blood-red roses, or cheer someone up with a bouquet of daisies or sunflowers, or choose orchids and lilies for elaborate arrangements in weddings
Victorian era gave us the study of Floriography - an elaborate name for the language of flowers
Japanese had coined the term Hanakotoba - associating meaning to different flowers
Our own ancient scriptures are filled with connotations associating flowers with beauty, grace, expansion of soul and spiritual promise
ROSE has long been considered as a symbol of love and passion... associated with Aphrodite and Venus, goddesses of love. Our show till date had 3 significant references to Rose...
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet - Juliet Capulet in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
I find the very first reference to rose to be the Romeo-Juliet play... PVM has Hindi as the medium of instruction... During those episodes it was shown that students couldn't even pronounce the name of William Shakespeare or Juliet Capulet correctly... There are thousands of love story like Heer-Ranjha, Laila-Majnu... Then why only choose Romeo-Juliet?
If you see Naina is the only one who not only could pronounce the names correctly, but also appreciated the intricate love story... even though she didn't understand the feeling of love completely (bhaavarth)... But then she started loving Sameer... she was desperate to be his Juliet... If not Juliet then be at least close to him in any way possible... Because she believed that if love was there just being near him was enough... Sameer didn't know what he felt for Naina or rather he thought that he hated her but he just could not bring himself to kiss Swati... Even in rehearsals he holds Swati's hand but his eyes are on Naina dressed in that ridiculous soldier outfit... Because it didn't matter who is playing the role of Juliet, the Juliet of his heart was always Naina...
As Juliet says - "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet" - it doesn't matter how many differences come between them, how many obstacles the world puts in their relationship, their love wouldn't diminish - would never lose its fragrance because it's real... They are each other's true love forever...
A red rose speaks of love silently, in a language known only to the heart
When Sameer decides to seek forgiveness from Naina, he chooses the perfect red rose for her... Yes, he had a bunch of roses to give to all the girls in the class... Yet when asked by Shanti teacher that why did he bring roses he blurts out "Naina ke liye"... Because his heart had subconsciously chosen those red roses to express his love... The seeds of love which Naina had sown in his heart had sprouted into buds and were on their way to bloom into an eternal garden... He pursued forgiveness, desired love...
It's a rare man that understands the value of a perfect rose - Mary Alice Young, Desperate Housewives
When Sameer realized his love for Naina, there was no confusion in his mind as to how much he loves her... It wasn't like let's wait and watch, bask in the feeling of love, understand what is attracting him towards her, re-think that was he sure he didn't make any mistake in an emotional state... He knew he loved her and everything about her... He understood not only the meaning of love but the value of love... He chose an eternal flower to symbolize his everlasting love... Pink roses are classic... Many people think that red is the most common rose but it's not true...
Pink roses were the first to bloom in wilderness - just like their love is blooming and will continue to flourish in all the harsh wilderness of the so called societal structure
Pink roses were also the first to be cultivated by men because they convey an array of emotions - just like their relationship went through a crazy ride of attraction, hatred, appreciation, gratitude, affection, first love
The way Sameer looked at that pink rose while picking it up clearly showed how he was visualizing Naina in it... He was thinking that the beauty, elegance and grace of the flower in his hand complemented the same qualities in his woman... He touched the petals thinking the satiny silk of the petal must be matching perfectly with the satiny silk of her skin... He put the flower in her hair and his eyes moved from the flower to her cheeks thinking how impeccably the blush pink of the rose matched the blushing glow of his bride-to-be... That day Sameer chose the perfect rose, because he perfectly understood his love for her...
Would like to end with this quote by Louisa May Alcott as I think it portrays SamAina's love aptly:
"Love is a flower that grows in any soil, works its sweet miracles undaunted by autumn frost or winter snow, blooming fair and fragrant all year, and blessing those who give and those who receive."
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