It was a dream that was shattered. A dream that was weaved over the years of watching the little star making giant strides in the field of badminton, making history and creating moments that India never believed ever existed before. And now that all these dreams have come crushing after her defeat in the World Championship, millions have suffered heartbreaks but even all these zillions of heartbreaks can’t ever equal the pain and disappointment that she must have gone through after the defeat.
At an age when teens walk in the corridors of college, either digging deep in their books or trying to live life in the fast lanes, here is Saina, carrying a billion hopes in her young shoulders, striving hard to make her country proud in a field where she found her calling. It takes guts to shut oneself from the world and all amenities and live a life of a monk, with discipline and dedication. And here she is walking the line without complaining because this is what she chose for herself.
It can be maddening to stand in all the glittery, to be the focus of the world, to be the cynosure of a billion eyes because at the end of the day as Paulo Coelho puts it “A winner stands alone”. Add to that the ubiquitous media, which want to know everything about you, the moment you return from winning a crown and then shuts you out once you lose. The amount of pressure that rests on Saina, I am sure none of the former champions such as Prakash Padukone or her mentor Pullela Gopichand had to face in their career.
So let’s not mourn her defeat but rejoice the moments that she has given to this country, moments which filled our heart with pride to say that we are Indians. Let’s wish her and pray for her and give her the confidence that we are there irrespective of the results because we believe in you. So go and play, play till the end of time.
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