Goodbye Blurriness!

As long as I can remember myself, I know myself as this “almost” tall girl, with short frizzy hair, cavity prone teeth and thick glasses on face. That’s right; I was Ugly Betty sans braces.

I know the last time I mentioned my glasses on my blog I wasn’t too disappointed with them. In-fact I thought it helped take all the focus and attention from my otherwise acne attacked face to the thick “classy” frames. I thought I looked pretty in glasses. I continued to live in my disbelief and didn't succumb to all the remarks passed by those mean girls in school. I wasn’t even baffled when people spat at me and threw stones at me yelling, “nobody messes with Deepali”…. Oops! Oh that’s right. I WAS the mean girl.

But never the less, I guess my glasses have always protected me during a “knife” fight. Even when it came to us sisters, I think my parents favored me more because presumably I had a disadvantage over my sister. I was a special child. My dad even thought twice before slapping me because my glasses might break, and my sister was led to believe that I am my parent’s favorite child ;)

As much as I loved my glasses, I think it was time to let them go. It was time to move to a world where 7 AM didn’t look like 5AM on the wall clock (Don’t know how many times that got me late to work). I was ready to get my laser eye treatment. Of-course, my will was of least importance here; the decision had to be backed by Ashish’s research, feedbacks, and in-depth case analysis. After he was convinced that nothing wrong can happen to my eyes, and when he had no more arguments left, he then decided to empty his pockets.

A few hours later, my world was crystal clear. (I would have described the operation procedure, but it has scared a few people in the past; so I’ll skip that). It was frigging awesome! I could see everything. Suddenly, the famous dialogue from Koi Mil Gaya made so much sense to me “Ma, mujhe sab dikh raha hain ma” (Mom, I can see everything mom). And then began the “I can see every snowflake on that bench”; “I can read the phone number on that bill board”; “I know you’re not sleeping”. This continued until one day Ashish snapped at me and said, “I had never realized your nose was so big” ;)

That was enough to shut me up.

But my life now is so much lighter. I feel free without my glasses. This is probably the best decision I’ve ever made (Of-course after the decision of marrying Ashish… No, I am not being sarcastic ;))

The feeling of waking up in the morning and not having to look for your glasses before you can check your messages; is priceless. I can now distinguish between my shampoo and my conditioner without having to squint my eyes real hard. Even if I fall asleep watching television, my glasses don’t leave a mark on my face anymore. I can watch movies with much concentration now; without being distracted by heavy frames on my face.

I have realized that I am much more relaxed while driving now. Earlier, I was always terrified, what if I meet with an accident and the air bags popped out. It will break my glasses into pieces puncturing my eyes.  I now realize that I don’t have to worry about being in an accident anymore ;)

I only wish I had gotten this done while I was still in school. I can’t even imagine how easy life could have been during exams while cheating. Having to peep from the corner of my eye without turning my head and trying to fit the vision in my frames; was a nightmare ;)