Free

In the middle of sea,
I was about to drown,
I was struggling,
to balance on a raft,
N then noticed me,
Someone from a boat,
Looked like he was my savior,
But He was a predator,
He saved me from the water,
But, was there anybody,
to save me from his wrath,
I was in the middle of the sea,
Free to drown,
But now I was in the prison,
Bound to live,
N now I was thinking,
How better it was to die freely,
Than to live with bounds,
One day,He came rushing to me,
With a sword,
I could not move,
I thought the time to be free had come,
A full swing,
it did hurt,
I did bleed,
but then i was free,
Free to fly,
Free to live..........

Other Side Appears Always Green

हर काम से ऊब होती है। एक न एक दिन होती है। सबको होती है। मुझे भी होती है। लगता है जहां हूं वहां क्यों हूं। जहां नहीं हूं वहां क्यों नहीं हो जाता हूं। यह काम अच्छा नहीं है। वह काम अच्छा है। उस काम वाले से मिलता हूं तो कहता है आपका काम बड़ा अच्छा है। ऊब से कंफ्यूज़ हो जाता हूं। लगता है टीवी नहीं अख़बार ठीक है। अख़बार कहता है टीवी ठीक है। अपने दफ्तर को भला बुरा दूसरे दफ्तर को ठीक समझने लगता हूं। दूसरे दफ्तर वाले से मिलने के बाद अपने दफ्तर को ठीक समझने लगता हूं। लगता है हर अच्छी चीज़ बुरी होती है और हर बुरी चीज़ अच्छी होती है। मैं ऊब रहा हूं। इन दोनों ही स्थितियों से। कुछ नया करना चाहता हूं। पिछले दिनों जो नया किया उन्हीं से ऊब गया हूं। फिर एक और बार ऊबने के लिए कुछ और नया क्यों करना चाहता हूं।

शर्मा जी पड़ोसी थे। ज़िंदगी भर एक ही मेज़ से क्लर्की करते रिटायर हो गए। रिटायरमेंट के दिनों तक पहुंचते पहुंचते उनकी मेज़ चमकने लगी थी। सागवान की लकड़ी संगमरमर लगने लगी थी। तीस साल एक ही कुर्सी और एक ही मेज़। बैठने की एक ही जगह। दफ्तर के काम की कोई प्रगति नहीं। सिर्फ दिन बीतने की प्रगति। पहले दिन से रिटायर होने के आखिरी दिन तक पहुंचने की प्रगति। शर्मा जी ने कभी नहीं कहा कि ऊब गया हूं। हर दिन दफ्तर जाते रहे। कभी नहीं कहा कि दूसरे दफ्तर में क्यों हूं। पर दावे के साथ नहीं कह सकता कि शर्मा जी ऊब से बेचैन नहीं होंगे। एक ही करवट बैठे बैठे और हर सर्दी में पत्नी का बुना नया स्वेटर पहनते हुए वह अपनी ऊब किससे कहते होंगे पता नहीं। ऐसे तमाम लोगों पर शोध होना चाहिए। वो एक ही तनख्वाह, एक ही दफ्तर और एक ही दिशा में बैठे बैठे ऊबते क्यों नहीं हैं। हम क्यों ऊब जाते हैं। मैं क्यों ऊब जाता हूं।

Life Is..........

“Hazaron Khwahishen aisi ki har khwaish par dum nikle,
Bahut Nikle mere armaan magar fir bhi kam nikale.... ”


Life is about having the “Hazaron Khwahishen” and a desire to realize all of them.

Life is about dreaming big and working hard to make them a reality. It’s about winning a match or losing it. If lost, then a desire to win it the next time. If won, then a desire to win it again and again. Winning might be a the only thing while playing the match but sometimes outcome of the match is unimportant because the focus is lost, because the aim is not clear, because being a winner or looser won’t make any difference like when you play a TT match with your boss then thrashing him is really not important. Match doesn’t really relate only to sports. Everything is a match whether it is relationships, a competition or anything one can think of. So, you should know when a ‘win’ is important and when it is important, do not loose the focus.

Life is about celebrating the smallest thing happened to you, which brought a smile to your face like scoring the highest marks in the class, cooking the dinner for your mother while she sits and watches, being in love with one of your close friends when you were just 8 years old, buying a gift for your parents when you got the paycheck for the first time, clearing the interviews of your dream company, getting admission to your dream college, caring for those who care for you etc.

Life is about doing what you want to do. People get so involved with the work that they don’t even realize that there are few things which they used to enjoy. ‘Jahanavi’ in ‘Lage Raho Munna Bhai’ rightly said:



“Shaher ki is daud me daud ke karna kya hai?
Jab yehi jeena hai dosto to phir marna kya hai?
Paheli barish me train late hone ki fikr hai
Bhul gaye bhigte hue tahelna kya hai?
Serails ke kirdaaro ka saara haal hai malum
par maa ka haal puchhne ki fursat kise hai?
Ab ret pe nage pao tahelte kyu nahi?
108 hai chanel phir dil bahelte kyu nahi?
Internet ki duniya ke to touch me hai,
lekin pados me kon raheta hai jaante tak nahi.
Mobile, Landline sab ki bharmaar hai,
Lekin jigri dost tak pahuche aise taar kaha hai?
Kab dubte hue suraj ko dekha tha yaad hai?
Kab jaana tha shaam ka woh banana kya hai?
To Dosto Shaher ki es daud me daud ke karna kya hai
Jab yahi jeena hai to phir Marna kya hai?”

So, keep doing things which you used to enjoy because it will make you feel nice, at least for some time.

SO .......Whats New

We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another.
Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we'll be more content when they are.
After that, we're frustrated that we will have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage. We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer job, are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire.

The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now.

If not now, when? Your life will always be filled with challenges. It's best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway. One of my favorite quotes comes from Alfred D Souza.

He said, "For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, Something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, or a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my "life".

This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. So, treasure every moment that you have and treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time...and remember that time waits for no one.

So, stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you lose five kilos, until you gain three kilos, until you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you get married, until you get divorced, until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until the first or fifteenth, until your song comes on, until you've had a break, until you've scored, until you die, until you are born again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy.

Happiness is a journey, not a destination.

Kal Ho Na Ho

Disclaimer: I copied the following poem.

Aj ek baar sabse muskara ke baat karo,
bitaye hue palon ko saath saath yaad karo,
kya pata kal chehre ko muskarana,
aur dimaag ko purane pal yaad ho na ho.

aj ek baar fir purani baaton main kho jao,
aj ek baar fir purani yaadon main doob jao,
kya pata kal ye baatein,
aur ye yaadein ho na ho,

aj ek baar mandir main jao,
puja karke prasad bhi chadhao,
kya pata kal ke kalyug main,
bhagwan par logon ki shraddha ho na ho.

Baarish main khoob bheego,
jhoom jhoom ke baachon ki tarah naacho,
kya pata beet hue bachpan ki tarah.
kal ye baarish bhi ho na ho,

aj har kaam khoob dil laga kar karo,
use samay se pehle poora karo,
kya pata aj ki tarah,
kal bajuon main takat ho na ho,

aj ek baar fir se chaein ki neend so jao,
aaj koi aacha sa sapna bhi dekho,
kya pata kal zindagi main chaen,
aur aankhon main sapna ho na ho,

kya pata kal,
kal ho na ho.

Cheers,