The Palace of Illusions

by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

“A situation in itself,” he said, “is neither happy nor unhappy. It’s only your response to it that causes your sorrow.

Let the past go. Be at ease. Allow the future to arrive at its own pace, unfurling its secrets when it will.

for my husbands. Their memories were worse than mine. To see a loved one in pain is more wrenching than to bear that pain yourself.

There was an unexpected freedom in finding out that one wasn’t as important as one had always assumed!