rupali, its a question I think every viewer has while watching SEZ, was it justified? why should she have gone back to salman after bearing all the thrash..
IMO the thing is her going back is actually the biggest win in a way..and very aptly brought forward too when she broke the sculpture of salman..in front of him..she was back to him, but not because of her obsession, want, lust..but because of compassion..not because she needed him anymore in want of any worldly pleasures, but he did..and this was her way of reforming salman as well..the guilt of what he did with her would kill him, when he would see her in front of him everyday, but not in the way she was erstwhile..their relationship had somewhat changed colour from husband-wife to that of falak being his guardian, his guru, his guide to how to live a life..coz when she came back to him, he was where she was a few months/ year ago..right on the step of transformation from within..but needed a guiding light to show him the way..
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actually had this story in our texts, which kinda brings out the essence of what falak went through..so pasting it here..
there was a story a son of a wealthy businessman who was deeply into religion in his youth and his parents were afraid that he would renounce everything and leave his family and become a monk in his young age itself, so in order to divert him back to his family and real world, they encouraged one of his friends to keep him in his company, change him and make him experience materialistic pleasures..and in the process..that young lad met a court danseuse, kosha and fell in love with her..he was so obsessed with her beauty and her dance, that he actually left his family and work and religion and stayed with her for 12 years..his father then repented and cried out at the huge mistake he did by pulling his son out from spirituality just for his own selfish needs..and in the process lost his son forever to the danseuse..his father died in a tragic incident before the king of magadh and when the son came to know about his father's death, it shook from inside..
He started reflecting on his past. "Twelve long years of my youthful life! What did I get during this long period?" He realized that he had not acquired anything that would endure. The tragic end of his father brought home the reality that all life comes to an end. "Is there no way to escape death?" He asked himself, "What is the nature of life after all? Who am I and what is my mission in life?"
Delving deep into these questions, he realized that the body and all worldly aspects are transitory, and physical pleasures do not lead to lasting happiness. He looked at his image in the mirror and noticed the unmistakable marks of a lustful life. He also realized that he was wasting his youth. He decided to search for lasting happiness. He left Kosh and went straight to a monk, Surrendering himself to the monk, he said that he was sick of his lustful lifestyle and wanted to do something worthwhile with his life. Seeing his determined and humble state, the learned acharya saw in him a great future for the religious order and accepted him as his pupil.
He did not lose much time to adjust to the new pattern of his life. The ambition that he had missed in his youth emerged in the man. He was keen to make up for lost years and devoted all his energy to spiritual upliftment. He worked diligently and in no time gained the confidence of his guru. His life as a monk was exemplary. He had successfully overcome his senses of attachment and lustfulness, and gained control over his inner enemies. It was time for his faith to be tested.
so what he did now, is similar to falak - he went back to kosha..and this time, not because he wanted her, but to see if he had enough self control..He approached Kosh and asked her permission to stay in the picture gallery during the monsoon season. Kosh was surprised to see him. He had left her in such an ambivalent state that she had not been sure if she would ever see him again. She was missing him and was happy to see him again. However she did not know the true purpose of his return. They both had their goals for the monsoon season. Kosh endeavored to win him back into her life. She used all her seductive skills and felt that having him live in her picture gallery was to her advantage. His goal was to overcome the strong temptation of Kosh's beauty. Who would win? His strong faith and determination served him well during this test. He focused his mind on spiritual meditation. He spent his time meditating on the transitory nature of life and the need to break away from the cycle of birth and death. Ultimately, Kosh realized the wastefulness of her life and became his disciple. He emerged spiritually stronger from this experience.
when he went back to acharya, his guru praised him for his feat and termed it as "impossible",,the other disciples around him were jealous of the praises he was getting and wondered what was so great about the feat..and decided to go to kosha themselves..and it only took them a few minutes to feel attracted to her..kosha was described as a porcelain beauty in the texts..they all wanted to abandon monkhood for her..and she taught them a lesson and they realised their mistake and went back to the acharya and praised the lad's feat themselves, having understood how hard it was...what he had done..
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basically just wanted to draw a parallel to falak's self discovery and testing of faith to this person's..his name was sthulibhadra..
another reason why i really like SEZ is that it gives a universal message..not restricted to a particular religion, coz at the end of the day, all the religions teach the same thing..so its a pretty relatable show..
sorry for the reallly long post😳
Edited by Hiral_Halwa - 9 years ago
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