Like haiti , gujarat was rocked by major earthquake in 26 January 2001. Epicenter was kutchh and its effect was seen 500 kms away in ahmedabad too. Lives was lost , properties got demolished and in around a minute , world changed for many.

One of such victims was Mrs Mansi shah. Working in government firm , she had everything in her life. Caring husband , bubbly daugther who was in 11th , tofaani son who was in 9th. Her life was good till 26/1. That approx 1 minute changed everything forever for her. Earthquake didnt just take her house but also her family. Her husband , her daughter and her son , all died in the earthquake that rocked gujarat that day.

It not easy when you loose loved ones that too all of them. That one minute snatched her life from her. She survived with injuries. Her physical injuries recovered but her mental injury caused by brutal quake?. She went into depression. She had lost all her zeal for life.

Her parents and friends tried to bring her zeal back. They consulted a psychiatrist. That worked and slowly mansiji came back on track of life. 2 years later she was pursuaded by her old parents to get remarried. It was not easy but finally her parent’s effort worked. She got in touch through matrimonial , a man who was himself same earthquake victim. He too had lost his family. Both could understand each others pains. Both got married. God was kind to them. At such a mature age too ,the wedding brought a new life in the world. A baby girl whom mansiji named after her first daughter.

Life was reborn and so was hope. Life moves on. Those who left us cant come back and their memories would always stay to be cherished but lifes other name is hope and hope lives inspite of everything.

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