हम चाहने वाले हैं पतझड़ के भी
सुनहरे पत्तों के आभूषणों से सजे
शिशिर ऋतु की शीतल बयार में
सुन्दरता में चार चाँद लगे हुए वृक्ष
पतझड़ के क्षण मानो बरसाते से
मिश्रित रंगों के पत्तों के ही फूल
हर दूर होते पत्तों के मंतव्य में
नई कलियों का प्रस्फुटन होकर
नवजीवन के स्वागत की तैय्यारी
नए रंगों की मचलती कोंपलों की
कलियों को भी संवारने की चाहत
यही तो इस पतझड़ का क्रम है
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
अमन का पाठ
धर्म के नाम पर कोई सियासत मत करना
खुद भी तुम जियो और हमें भी जीने देना
कहीं हो न जाए चूक कोई भी इस बारी
लगने तुम नहीं देना कोई कलंक इस बारी
वतन की बात जब आये तो फिर क्या है
हिन्दू या मुसलमान हो फर्क दोनों में कैसा है
साथ में हम खेले थे साथ हम बड़े हुए हैं
अमन के रास्ते हमने सभी मिलके बनाये हैं
जब जब भी सियासत हुई धर्म पर भारी है
हमीं ने ही यहाँ अमन की स्थिति उबारी है
मोहब्बत की दिलों में दुनियां हम संभाले हैं
अमन का पाठ ही हमको मज़हब से है लेना
धर्म के नाम पर कोई सियासत मत करना
खुद भी तुम जियो और हमें भी जीने देना
कहीं हो न जाए चूक कोई भी इस बारी
लगने तुम नहीं देना कोई कलंक इस बारी
वतन की बात जब आये तो फिर क्या है
हिन्दू या मुसलमान हो फर्क दोनों में कैसा है
साथ में हम खेले थे साथ हम बड़े हुए हैं
अमन के रास्ते हमने सभी मिलके बनाये हैं
जब जब भी सियासत हुई धर्म पर भारी है
हमीं ने ही यहाँ अमन की स्थिति उबारी है
मोहब्बत की दिलों में दुनियां हम संभाले हैं
अमन का पाठ ही हमको मज़हब से है लेना
धर्म के नाम पर कोई सियासत मत करना
Marriage of Convenience
He had been singing songs of love
Often spoke very highly about her
Her qualities as wife, companion
In his own unique romantic ways
Times passed, love had now faded
Romantic words became arguments
Of his living life in fulfilling way
Developed several love interests
Romance once again at its peak
But with different people, places
She still was optimistic about him
And was willing to face her fate
In eventuality of being deserted
Gave him all benefits of doubts
He was happy with the situation
Was his marriage of convenience
Often spoke very highly about her
Her qualities as wife, companion
In his own unique romantic ways
Times passed, love had now faded
Romantic words became arguments
Of his living life in fulfilling way
Developed several love interests
Romance once again at its peak
But with different people, places
She still was optimistic about him
And was willing to face her fate
In eventuality of being deserted
Gave him all benefits of doubts
He was happy with the situation
Was his marriage of convenience
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
विरोधाभास
समझ पाना कठिन न सही
पर बिडम्बना वही अब भी
वही प्रश्न हैं आज भी यहाँ
परिस्थितियां बदल गई हैं
कल भी तो हम जी रहे थे
विरोधाभासों में से अनेक
आज भी आलम वही है
स्पष्ट राह भी अनजान है
कल भी यही होगा शायद
धीरे धीरे सही, अवश्यमेव
हमें आदत सी ही जाएगी
विरोधाभासों में जीने की
पर बिडम्बना वही अब भी
वही प्रश्न हैं आज भी यहाँ
परिस्थितियां बदल गई हैं
कल भी तो हम जी रहे थे
विरोधाभासों में से अनेक
आज भी आलम वही है
स्पष्ट राह भी अनजान है
कल भी यही होगा शायद
धीरे धीरे सही, अवश्यमेव
हमें आदत सी ही जाएगी
विरोधाभासों में जीने की
Monday, September 27, 2010
Unfair
She thought she would be there
One day, in her own dream house
Amidst all good but she also prevails
Where she called shots sometimes
She is the nucleus of their family
All looking up to and looked after her
She would bestow the benevolence
Shower all her love at everyone
Alas! This was not to be the reality
People and family used her always
In everyone’s own paths and ways
She carried her job and responsibility
Each one regarded this own duty
Selflessness in her yet prevailed
Selfish others walked in tandem too
No one would care for her feelings
She never got wanted surroundings
Life and people were unfair to her
She was fair to everything, everyone!
One day, in her own dream house
Amidst all good but she also prevails
Where she called shots sometimes
She is the nucleus of their family
All looking up to and looked after her
She would bestow the benevolence
Shower all her love at everyone
Alas! This was not to be the reality
People and family used her always
In everyone’s own paths and ways
She carried her job and responsibility
Each one regarded this own duty
Selflessness in her yet prevailed
Selfish others walked in tandem too
No one would care for her feelings
She never got wanted surroundings
Life and people were unfair to her
She was fair to everything, everyone!
हमदम
बड़ी जुगत से तुमने सँवारी है
ये बड़ी छोटी सी ज़िन्दगी अपनी
तुम इसे खूब संजोकर रखना
ये बस तुम्हारी ही है अपनी
झोंके हवा के तो आएंगे बहुत
कभी बड़ी तेज़ी से भी अपनी
तूफानों से तुम बचाए रखना
इनकी मुस्कुराहटें हों जितनी
आज भी कल भी बाद में भी
होंगी हसीं यहाँ नेमतें कितनी
जिन्हें अपना सको अपना लो
वहीँ होंगी यहाँ हमदम अपनी
ये बड़ी छोटी सी ज़िन्दगी अपनी
तुम इसे खूब संजोकर रखना
ये बस तुम्हारी ही है अपनी
झोंके हवा के तो आएंगे बहुत
कभी बड़ी तेज़ी से भी अपनी
तूफानों से तुम बचाए रखना
इनकी मुस्कुराहटें हों जितनी
आज भी कल भी बाद में भी
होंगी हसीं यहाँ नेमतें कितनी
जिन्हें अपना सको अपना लो
वहीँ होंगी यहाँ हमदम अपनी
अपराध भाव
वो हँसते हँसते जहाँ छोड़ गए
मेरे इस महफूज़ जहाँ की खातिर
उनके भी कुछ सपने रहे होंगे
उनके भी अपने ज़रूर रहे होंगे
सितमगर के सितम को मिटाने
मगर वो बस मशरूफ रहे होंगे
मेरे हिस्से की भी परेशानियाँ
वो खुद ही खुद झेल गए होंगे
मैं इस पर भी खुश नहीं हूँ
उनके तौर तरीकों पर भी मैं
कभी कभी तप्सरा कर देता हूँ
अपने रास्ते,मंजिल की ओर
फिर किनारा भी कर लेता हूँ
कितना भी छुपा लो, तुम भी
संकेत मात्र के ही प्रतीक हो
तुम्हारे संजीदा अल्फाजों में
अपराध भाव ढूंढ लेता हूँ
मेरे इस महफूज़ जहाँ की खातिर
उनके भी कुछ सपने रहे होंगे
उनके भी अपने ज़रूर रहे होंगे
सितमगर के सितम को मिटाने
मगर वो बस मशरूफ रहे होंगे
मेरे हिस्से की भी परेशानियाँ
वो खुद ही खुद झेल गए होंगे
मैं इस पर भी खुश नहीं हूँ
उनके तौर तरीकों पर भी मैं
कभी कभी तप्सरा कर देता हूँ
अपने रास्ते,मंजिल की ओर
फिर किनारा भी कर लेता हूँ
कितना भी छुपा लो, तुम भी
संकेत मात्र के ही प्रतीक हो
तुम्हारे संजीदा अल्फाजों में
अपराध भाव ढूंढ लेता हूँ
Sunday, September 26, 2010
अपने लिए
आ फिर ले चल मुझे आज
दुनियां की भीड़ से अलग
जहाँ मिल जाए मुझे भी
कुछ समय मेरे अपने लिए
मैं यहाँ भीड़ में खो गया हूँ
और इसी का बन गया हूँ
एक छोटा सा हिस्सा सा
यहाँ मेरे हिस्से का वही है
जो कोई छल बल प्रयोग से
मुझसे छीन नहीं लेता
या कोई और चुरा नहीं लेता
मैं इस संस्कृति का साक्षी हूँ
मेरे और मुझ सरीखों के
चाहे अनचाहे भी शायद यहाँ
बदलाव से भटकाव ही होगा
मैं तो बदल नहीं पाऊंगा
इसीलिए दूर चला जाऊँगा
दुनियां की भीड़ से अलग
जहाँ मिल जाए मुझे भी
कुछ समय मेरे अपने लिए
मैं यहाँ भीड़ में खो गया हूँ
और इसी का बन गया हूँ
एक छोटा सा हिस्सा सा
यहाँ मेरे हिस्से का वही है
जो कोई छल बल प्रयोग से
मुझसे छीन नहीं लेता
या कोई और चुरा नहीं लेता
मैं इस संस्कृति का साक्षी हूँ
मेरे और मुझ सरीखों के
चाहे अनचाहे भी शायद यहाँ
बदलाव से भटकाव ही होगा
मैं तो बदल नहीं पाऊंगा
इसीलिए दूर चला जाऊँगा
Happiness Comes from Subtle Things
Happiness Comes from Subtle Things
Udaya Pant
Subtle things are more important in our daily lives than the important ones. What we always think are small or petty matters are actually the day today matters that keep us unhappy if ignored. A big thing can provide you reasons for happiness once a while but small things can cause you tremendous stress every day! There are the things I prefer to address as the ‘finer aspects’. We shall discuss a few of them in the succeeding paragraphs. Medieval India’s famous poet Rahim says “when you sight the big, do not discard the small ones; where you need a needle what can a sword to?”
Manage your Ego: We all have egos, pride and certain degrees of self-respect. All these are essential facts of our personality. But a little bit of overdose in ‘ego’ can be counter-productive at all times. Try to find the reasons of your ‘ego’, if you find them positive ones convert it into pride; or else wash it off by positive thinking. Meet a friend who knows all about you, visit a teacher or any enlightened person in case you find it difficult to do it on your own. We just have to understand the cycle of pride to ego, and back to pride; and again to normal situations. It is simple only if you try it.
Make Friends: The first basic principle of friendship is that it is always at equal level. You may be of different nation, religion, age or sex but the friends are always on a one to one basis. This is what makes friendship so important. What you can never tell so many people close to you, you can unhesitantly tell your friends. You can discuss important matters, advise each other or argue on everything but with good understanding and reasons to help each other. It is often a kind of complimentary relationship for mutual benefits and concerns.
Appreciate Ground Realities
Some of us never felt happy with the amount of attention we got from our family and parents without realizing the actual reasons for that. Today we may appreciate that within the available time, circumstances and resource perhaps that was the best we could have got. Some people who live in a joint family as senior citizen think that their younger ones are not caring for them enough! These can be very tricky things. You must appreciate that you have lived your productive period of life and the others are now living it or aiming for the same.
Win Over the ‘I’ Problem
While it is very important in life to protect yourself – respect and self-esteem, it is also equally important to shed the ‘I’ bias or ‘we always’ syndrome. You are very important for you and may be others too; but if your actions, thoughts and efforts are always ‘I-centric’ others will also stop caring for you and you will be rightly branded as a person who suffers from ‘I-problem’!
Be Bold and Practical
There is a saying that if you keep doing things like you have always done them, what you will get is what you have already got. Loes Holtz says, “you’re never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you’re never as bad as they say when you lose.” You do not have to necessarily follow the paths and methods prescribed by others. Each one of us is different and faces different obstacles, chances and circumstances. As Linda Ellerbee said, “only dead fish swim with the stream.” You have to be optimistic, cautious, bold and practical to face the challenges and realities which have the opportunities hidden behind them for you.
Always lend a helping hand
Every living being wants to be cared for and get the concern of others. Human beings expect much more than the other being for reasons of their being a rational and social animal. No one likes to be in the company of some one who lives life a parasite or lives on the work done by the others. If you are the earning member of the family, your duties and responsibilities do not end with the providing of money for the household needs. You still need to lend a helping hand in shopping for provisions, cleaning the house at least occasionally, dusting and arranging of books and documents in the house, changing the settings of furniture etc. in the house once in a while, play with children and help them out to quench their thirst of the growing curiosity, participate in the family and community celebrations with active involvement, caring for the senior citizens in the family and around and so on.
Retain and maintain your curiosity
The best known curiosity is the curiosity of a child and we all have it or had it but never did we find our curiosity fully answered. That kept us bringing this far in life and will take much beyond. With the curiosity in life we found new answers, reasons, experiences and thoughts of our own! No one can convince us till we are convinced by ourselves. “Curiosity”, says James Stephens, “Will conquer fear even more than bravery will.” Such is the importance of curiosity in life that without it our lives may become redundant and stale!
Understand the Dynamics of Relationships
The best thing about relationship is, as once Susmita Sen (ex Miss Universe) once said, “It is about sharing and caring.” No relationship can be unilateral for long be it family, society or friends. More you give ‘in a relationship is the secret to ‘get back much more.” Everyone likes to have at least normal relations with any one else and friendly and still closer relations with people near and dear to us. Trust and understanding are the key to sustain a relationship and yes, it has to be always mutual. Even if it is unilateral sometimes the ‘trust’ and will make it roll-back to be mutual within no time.
Be creative
Creativity has nothing to do with age, place or persons; it is omnipresent in various forms and degrees. Brenda Ueland says, “I learned … that inspiration does not come in like a bolt, nor is it kinetic, energetic striving, but it comes into us slowly and quietly and all the times, though we must regularly and every day give it a little chance to start flowing, prime it with a little solitude and idleness.” Inspiration has a lot to do with our creativity to be put into action. Creativity is a personality trait of each one of us but few of us get inspired to tap its potentials.
Value the time of others
Many times we ourselves find that someone is wasting your time only to ‘lull’ his or her own time. For such people we always remember that proverbial saying, “If you have nothing to do, don’t do it here.” But we are not able to say so with authority and conviction at all times (rather most of the time). We must learn from our own experience that we may also be in the same boat when we do that to others. You must appreciate a simple thing that ‘you may have a lot of time but others may not’.
Be an Optimistic and Smiling Person
Everyone who is living in this world is optimistic in some way or other. Even the cynics and bragging people hope for better days and better things in life, at least for themselves. When I say here to be optimist, what I mean to say is have a positive outlook towards everything in life. See and hope for positive things out of negative events or circumstances also. This is basically the attitude development exercise. One cynic told long ago that ‘pessimists are the one time optimists with negative experiences in life! That’s nothing but a losers comment and I don’t care about such explanations.
Be a Good Companion
The whole thing about the companionship revolves around the mutual respect, care and concern. In any kind of companionship go beyond you are expected to prove to be a good one. It counts a lot on what we do for our companion, rather than what we expect of him or her.
Enjoy yourself Too
Most things we do in life are for others. To keep others happy or to get appreciated by one do a lot of things; but to keep ourselves happy we do precious little. You must take time and money out for your own enjoyment too. Eat good food to your taste and liking, go out and occasionally enjoy the drink that you like the most, go out with you exclusion friends sometimes. Bye good clothes of your choice. Spend money as cosmetics, for expensive toiletries etc.
Travel Locally and Outstations
You read about the story of the ‘frog of a well’ that I cited earlier. The mental horizon can be broadened most by direct experiences too. Mostly narrow-minded people are those who have not the surroundings, other people of different behavior; and the outside world! See the places, people, cultures, traditions, flora, fauna and nature adventure; when travel and feel the difference. Most of the people, who do not get time at their disposal as much they would have wanted to, have plenty of that when they travel out of their city or country. Spending money on holidays and traveling is an investment for both rejuvenation and to gain practical wisdom for a broad outlook in life.
Music Can Unfold Endless Happiness
Nothing is more peaceful transcendent, thought provoking, mind smoothening than music. Music can be a divine pleasure to hear, to play or to hum around. The eternal passion that one can develop of music shall stay as a every moment companion of a different world. One has to develop his or her liking for the kind of music; but as you grow you can develop taste for good music. The light classical and classical music may not be an all time favourite of all ages but these stay as sometime favourite of everybody.
Be Charitable
Being charitable is progressively fading away with the consumer culture. Do not forget at many times what we have achieved with the help (direct or indirect) and charitable nature of others. Even our parents could have thought that ‘it’s my life’ but no, they always follows to a great or small extent what they saw in the behaviour of their social and family traditions. These days a lot of people think that being charitable is being foolish and blowing up one’s hard earned money. You can find a paradox in their behaviour they would sulk in their personality if any one approaches them seeking charity of small amounts; but they would try to prove their charitable nature and satisfy their ego by being extra generous at a bar or restaurant or hotel!
Don’t Run After ‘Truth’, Unless You are a Philosopher
‘Truth’ is a relative phenomenon for the common people but for the thinkers and philosophers ‘truth’ is something that needs to be delved into. Most of the philosophers live in their own world and do not bother about individual instances. For them truth is a purpose which ultimately everyone sees from his or her own understanding and abstract thinking. As Mahatma Gandhi said, “Truth is what the voice within tells you”. “Truth is first to be sought for, and Beauty and Goodness will then be added unto you”, he said also.
Go Beyond Humans
Have you heard the animals singing and the different kinds of animal behaviour you ever noticed? There is so much to read, see, feel and listen to about the animals other than humans. Your interest in watching and listening to animal songs and watching their communication system can open the floodgates of a pleasure of a different kind. Even the whales sing long songs although from some of them you require special equipments to hear the low beat songs sung at the deep in the water. The hump back whales you can hear singing beautifully without any special equipment. The dolphins too sing around the surface.
Udaya Pant
Subtle things are more important in our daily lives than the important ones. What we always think are small or petty matters are actually the day today matters that keep us unhappy if ignored. A big thing can provide you reasons for happiness once a while but small things can cause you tremendous stress every day! There are the things I prefer to address as the ‘finer aspects’. We shall discuss a few of them in the succeeding paragraphs. Medieval India’s famous poet Rahim says “when you sight the big, do not discard the small ones; where you need a needle what can a sword to?”
Manage your Ego: We all have egos, pride and certain degrees of self-respect. All these are essential facts of our personality. But a little bit of overdose in ‘ego’ can be counter-productive at all times. Try to find the reasons of your ‘ego’, if you find them positive ones convert it into pride; or else wash it off by positive thinking. Meet a friend who knows all about you, visit a teacher or any enlightened person in case you find it difficult to do it on your own. We just have to understand the cycle of pride to ego, and back to pride; and again to normal situations. It is simple only if you try it.
Make Friends: The first basic principle of friendship is that it is always at equal level. You may be of different nation, religion, age or sex but the friends are always on a one to one basis. This is what makes friendship so important. What you can never tell so many people close to you, you can unhesitantly tell your friends. You can discuss important matters, advise each other or argue on everything but with good understanding and reasons to help each other. It is often a kind of complimentary relationship for mutual benefits and concerns.
Appreciate Ground Realities
Some of us never felt happy with the amount of attention we got from our family and parents without realizing the actual reasons for that. Today we may appreciate that within the available time, circumstances and resource perhaps that was the best we could have got. Some people who live in a joint family as senior citizen think that their younger ones are not caring for them enough! These can be very tricky things. You must appreciate that you have lived your productive period of life and the others are now living it or aiming for the same.
Win Over the ‘I’ Problem
While it is very important in life to protect yourself – respect and self-esteem, it is also equally important to shed the ‘I’ bias or ‘we always’ syndrome. You are very important for you and may be others too; but if your actions, thoughts and efforts are always ‘I-centric’ others will also stop caring for you and you will be rightly branded as a person who suffers from ‘I-problem’!
Be Bold and Practical
There is a saying that if you keep doing things like you have always done them, what you will get is what you have already got. Loes Holtz says, “you’re never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you’re never as bad as they say when you lose.” You do not have to necessarily follow the paths and methods prescribed by others. Each one of us is different and faces different obstacles, chances and circumstances. As Linda Ellerbee said, “only dead fish swim with the stream.” You have to be optimistic, cautious, bold and practical to face the challenges and realities which have the opportunities hidden behind them for you.
Always lend a helping hand
Every living being wants to be cared for and get the concern of others. Human beings expect much more than the other being for reasons of their being a rational and social animal. No one likes to be in the company of some one who lives life a parasite or lives on the work done by the others. If you are the earning member of the family, your duties and responsibilities do not end with the providing of money for the household needs. You still need to lend a helping hand in shopping for provisions, cleaning the house at least occasionally, dusting and arranging of books and documents in the house, changing the settings of furniture etc. in the house once in a while, play with children and help them out to quench their thirst of the growing curiosity, participate in the family and community celebrations with active involvement, caring for the senior citizens in the family and around and so on.
Retain and maintain your curiosity
The best known curiosity is the curiosity of a child and we all have it or had it but never did we find our curiosity fully answered. That kept us bringing this far in life and will take much beyond. With the curiosity in life we found new answers, reasons, experiences and thoughts of our own! No one can convince us till we are convinced by ourselves. “Curiosity”, says James Stephens, “Will conquer fear even more than bravery will.” Such is the importance of curiosity in life that without it our lives may become redundant and stale!
Understand the Dynamics of Relationships
The best thing about relationship is, as once Susmita Sen (ex Miss Universe) once said, “It is about sharing and caring.” No relationship can be unilateral for long be it family, society or friends. More you give ‘in a relationship is the secret to ‘get back much more.” Everyone likes to have at least normal relations with any one else and friendly and still closer relations with people near and dear to us. Trust and understanding are the key to sustain a relationship and yes, it has to be always mutual. Even if it is unilateral sometimes the ‘trust’ and will make it roll-back to be mutual within no time.
Be creative
Creativity has nothing to do with age, place or persons; it is omnipresent in various forms and degrees. Brenda Ueland says, “I learned … that inspiration does not come in like a bolt, nor is it kinetic, energetic striving, but it comes into us slowly and quietly and all the times, though we must regularly and every day give it a little chance to start flowing, prime it with a little solitude and idleness.” Inspiration has a lot to do with our creativity to be put into action. Creativity is a personality trait of each one of us but few of us get inspired to tap its potentials.
Value the time of others
Many times we ourselves find that someone is wasting your time only to ‘lull’ his or her own time. For such people we always remember that proverbial saying, “If you have nothing to do, don’t do it here.” But we are not able to say so with authority and conviction at all times (rather most of the time). We must learn from our own experience that we may also be in the same boat when we do that to others. You must appreciate a simple thing that ‘you may have a lot of time but others may not’.
Be an Optimistic and Smiling Person
Everyone who is living in this world is optimistic in some way or other. Even the cynics and bragging people hope for better days and better things in life, at least for themselves. When I say here to be optimist, what I mean to say is have a positive outlook towards everything in life. See and hope for positive things out of negative events or circumstances also. This is basically the attitude development exercise. One cynic told long ago that ‘pessimists are the one time optimists with negative experiences in life! That’s nothing but a losers comment and I don’t care about such explanations.
Be a Good Companion
The whole thing about the companionship revolves around the mutual respect, care and concern. In any kind of companionship go beyond you are expected to prove to be a good one. It counts a lot on what we do for our companion, rather than what we expect of him or her.
Enjoy yourself Too
Most things we do in life are for others. To keep others happy or to get appreciated by one do a lot of things; but to keep ourselves happy we do precious little. You must take time and money out for your own enjoyment too. Eat good food to your taste and liking, go out and occasionally enjoy the drink that you like the most, go out with you exclusion friends sometimes. Bye good clothes of your choice. Spend money as cosmetics, for expensive toiletries etc.
Travel Locally and Outstations
You read about the story of the ‘frog of a well’ that I cited earlier. The mental horizon can be broadened most by direct experiences too. Mostly narrow-minded people are those who have not the surroundings, other people of different behavior; and the outside world! See the places, people, cultures, traditions, flora, fauna and nature adventure; when travel and feel the difference. Most of the people, who do not get time at their disposal as much they would have wanted to, have plenty of that when they travel out of their city or country. Spending money on holidays and traveling is an investment for both rejuvenation and to gain practical wisdom for a broad outlook in life.
Music Can Unfold Endless Happiness
Nothing is more peaceful transcendent, thought provoking, mind smoothening than music. Music can be a divine pleasure to hear, to play or to hum around. The eternal passion that one can develop of music shall stay as a every moment companion of a different world. One has to develop his or her liking for the kind of music; but as you grow you can develop taste for good music. The light classical and classical music may not be an all time favourite of all ages but these stay as sometime favourite of everybody.
Be Charitable
Being charitable is progressively fading away with the consumer culture. Do not forget at many times what we have achieved with the help (direct or indirect) and charitable nature of others. Even our parents could have thought that ‘it’s my life’ but no, they always follows to a great or small extent what they saw in the behaviour of their social and family traditions. These days a lot of people think that being charitable is being foolish and blowing up one’s hard earned money. You can find a paradox in their behaviour they would sulk in their personality if any one approaches them seeking charity of small amounts; but they would try to prove their charitable nature and satisfy their ego by being extra generous at a bar or restaurant or hotel!
Don’t Run After ‘Truth’, Unless You are a Philosopher
‘Truth’ is a relative phenomenon for the common people but for the thinkers and philosophers ‘truth’ is something that needs to be delved into. Most of the philosophers live in their own world and do not bother about individual instances. For them truth is a purpose which ultimately everyone sees from his or her own understanding and abstract thinking. As Mahatma Gandhi said, “Truth is what the voice within tells you”. “Truth is first to be sought for, and Beauty and Goodness will then be added unto you”, he said also.
Go Beyond Humans
Have you heard the animals singing and the different kinds of animal behaviour you ever noticed? There is so much to read, see, feel and listen to about the animals other than humans. Your interest in watching and listening to animal songs and watching their communication system can open the floodgates of a pleasure of a different kind. Even the whales sing long songs although from some of them you require special equipments to hear the low beat songs sung at the deep in the water. The hump back whales you can hear singing beautifully without any special equipment. The dolphins too sing around the surface.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Death of Gandhi
Yes friends! I am Gandhi far out of your reach
I do not want to come down and beseech
Earlier also I never tried anything to preach
I had only wanted myself to follow and teach!
Truthfulness, Non-violence and the Humanity
Governments to be as Trustees of the Society
Brotherhood and cooperation was your duty
Religion as the same truth but found in variety
Motto of individual to be of Kindness not of pity
I wanted to improve the lots of all our women
I expected your full support and cooperation
I wanted to be with toiling masses the nations
My heart was with all wanting independence
I thought they would further improve my ideas
I wanted to have ideal model of governance
where everyone has a stake and every chance
Downtrodden of Society were my loved ones
I always worked for them with my innocence
I viewed everyone alike and as the God’s sons
My esteemed desire and wish as a whole
True religion always played an important role
To develop the sense of social responsibility
And in pursuit of the truth for the humanity
Communal minds get change to the humanity
Now I am not around there but I can see
Lot of people I find continue to talk of me
I do feel flattered but very cautiously see
Are they trying to follow my principles at all?
Or are they linking my name only to be tall?
Frustrated I am watching the power game
The politicians play by quoting me or my name
I asked Nehru why did he want such a fame
Now see! We all bend our heads in shame
I wanted to dissolve Congress for the same
I wanted a classless and casteless society
Now, how my name people talk in some party
I do not blame any one but more to myself
Why did I create such a huge political party
Which has become a bane to my own variety
Now very often I talk to friend Nehru and Patel
It was much happier when we put up in the jail
There were no traces of hypocrisy of any kind
It was like struggling in the high sea to sail
Everyone had to do his job always without fail
I am not alive now but my spirit has lived
Gone are all those days everyone I believed
Now I can understand and listen everything
You cannot hide howsoever hard you tried
Come to my memorial with the loyalty divided?
Never would I have thought of the eruption
Of such a worst and cruel kind of corruption
Everyone is in it whatever the profession is
I can see spreading this now in every direction
Is this you all think I wanted to happen!
I was so fond my prayers and the Ram-Dhun
Ha! What a tune you gave O modern musician
I went to the sea shores to break ‘salt-laws’
Not with the pop music jeans and thy fashion
You have made my prayers a song of passion!
O my countrymen! Now you listen what I said
For my sake at least you treat Gandhi as dead
I did not die to be born again anywhere else!
I was killed by my friend Godse in 1948 once
But even now by you all everyday I get killed
You have gone so far that I withdraw my lead!!
I do not want to come down and beseech
Earlier also I never tried anything to preach
I had only wanted myself to follow and teach!
Truthfulness, Non-violence and the Humanity
Governments to be as Trustees of the Society
Brotherhood and cooperation was your duty
Religion as the same truth but found in variety
Motto of individual to be of Kindness not of pity
I wanted to improve the lots of all our women
I expected your full support and cooperation
I wanted to be with toiling masses the nations
My heart was with all wanting independence
I thought they would further improve my ideas
I wanted to have ideal model of governance
where everyone has a stake and every chance
Downtrodden of Society were my loved ones
I always worked for them with my innocence
I viewed everyone alike and as the God’s sons
My esteemed desire and wish as a whole
True religion always played an important role
To develop the sense of social responsibility
And in pursuit of the truth for the humanity
Communal minds get change to the humanity
Now I am not around there but I can see
Lot of people I find continue to talk of me
I do feel flattered but very cautiously see
Are they trying to follow my principles at all?
Or are they linking my name only to be tall?
Frustrated I am watching the power game
The politicians play by quoting me or my name
I asked Nehru why did he want such a fame
Now see! We all bend our heads in shame
I wanted to dissolve Congress for the same
I wanted a classless and casteless society
Now, how my name people talk in some party
I do not blame any one but more to myself
Why did I create such a huge political party
Which has become a bane to my own variety
Now very often I talk to friend Nehru and Patel
It was much happier when we put up in the jail
There were no traces of hypocrisy of any kind
It was like struggling in the high sea to sail
Everyone had to do his job always without fail
I am not alive now but my spirit has lived
Gone are all those days everyone I believed
Now I can understand and listen everything
You cannot hide howsoever hard you tried
Come to my memorial with the loyalty divided?
Never would I have thought of the eruption
Of such a worst and cruel kind of corruption
Everyone is in it whatever the profession is
I can see spreading this now in every direction
Is this you all think I wanted to happen!
I was so fond my prayers and the Ram-Dhun
Ha! What a tune you gave O modern musician
I went to the sea shores to break ‘salt-laws’
Not with the pop music jeans and thy fashion
You have made my prayers a song of passion!
O my countrymen! Now you listen what I said
For my sake at least you treat Gandhi as dead
I did not die to be born again anywhere else!
I was killed by my friend Godse in 1948 once
But even now by you all everyday I get killed
You have gone so far that I withdraw my lead!!
High's and Low's
When we feel low at times, we tend to be negative. Surrounded by the negative thinking we force our thoughts to take a direction that is unwanted, unwarranted and irrational. We seldom realise that most events and activities have their tendency to have momentsof low and high.
We just have to anticiapte the low's, just like we anticpate high's and accept the patterns of high's and low's. Our momentay thoughts may be able to bring us back to the equilibrium of these facades of events and get used to accepting the wanted and unwanted; desired and undesired; anticipated but not materialized results.
Events and consequences have their own logical consequences. We need no worry too much or be happy excessively; as the state of results and consequnces may be momentaray and is susceptible to change. Worrying too much about anything is bad bad for thoughts and mind. We have to accept change in positive spirit and keep trying for what we want, without getting involved in the results status too much.
One of my Head Notes says, "Most things in life sound good in retrospect. The prospects will also be good; at least in retrospect."
Friday, September 24, 2010
दर्द की बहार
दर्द की सिरहन भरी बयार ने दी
दस्तक जब मेरे दरवाज़े पर थी
मैं सहम सी गई थी उस रोज़
मुझे हताशा हुई थी अचानक
ये मेरे द्वार कैसे चली आई थी
मेरे बिन चाहे बिना कारण ही
फिर मैंने किया सामना उसका
विकल्प था भी नहीं मेरे पास
अपने तरीके से स्वागत के सिवा
दरवाज़े को खोल दिया था मैंने
अब वो मेरे ही घर पर यहाँ
दर्द की बहार बनके बसती है
दस्तक जब मेरे दरवाज़े पर थी
मैं सहम सी गई थी उस रोज़
मुझे हताशा हुई थी अचानक
ये मेरे द्वार कैसे चली आई थी
मेरे बिन चाहे बिना कारण ही
फिर मैंने किया सामना उसका
विकल्प था भी नहीं मेरे पास
अपने तरीके से स्वागत के सिवा
दरवाज़े को खोल दिया था मैंने
अब वो मेरे ही घर पर यहाँ
दर्द की बहार बनके बसती है
Wonderful
Living with oneself is intoxicating
With my own ways and thoughts
I develop understanding with me
The biggest rebel around I’ve seen
I could see the good and bad in me
My friends and enemies analyzed
The biggest enemy living within me
My great friends my own thoughts
More I realized more I enlivened
Joy and woes never had mattered
Each one playing reversible roles
What a contrast that lies within me
A wonderful experience and feeling
With my own ways and thoughts
I develop understanding with me
The biggest rebel around I’ve seen
I could see the good and bad in me
My friends and enemies analyzed
The biggest enemy living within me
My great friends my own thoughts
More I realized more I enlivened
Joy and woes never had mattered
Each one playing reversible roles
What a contrast that lies within me
A wonderful experience and feeling
Simultaneous
Whenever wars break out
New peace efforts too begin
When times running out
Making best use of begin
When we are very angry
The realization too begins
When love locks break in
Searching new horizons begin
When we laugh too much
Coming of tears too begin
When you are in isolation
Inner companions join in
It’s amazing to experience
Simultaneous action begin
New peace efforts too begin
When times running out
Making best use of begin
When we are very angry
The realization too begins
When love locks break in
Searching new horizons begin
When we laugh too much
Coming of tears too begin
When you are in isolation
Inner companions join in
It’s amazing to experience
Simultaneous action begin
Realization
When you walked into my life
My emotions smiled all the way
We lived the happiest moments
And then you had walked away
Now that you have left me alone
I am living my life some way
Why you keep knocking doors
Of my heart after walking away
It’s true that I’ve never forgotten
You in visualization all the day
I’m waiting for your realization
That might reunite us one day
My emotions smiled all the way
We lived the happiest moments
And then you had walked away
Now that you have left me alone
I am living my life some way
Why you keep knocking doors
Of my heart after walking away
It’s true that I’ve never forgotten
You in visualization all the day
I’m waiting for your realization
That might reunite us one day
Packages
When it gets going bit tough
Life becomes so very tough
Nothing seems work enough
Try smile have a loud laugh
Negativities recede quickly
Reasons sound good enough
Logical thinking does its bit
Up goes the happiness graph
Solutions will pave the way
So what if not soon enough
Life and its experiences come
In packages for sure enough
Life becomes so very tough
Nothing seems work enough
Try smile have a loud laugh
Negativities recede quickly
Reasons sound good enough
Logical thinking does its bit
Up goes the happiness graph
Solutions will pave the way
So what if not soon enough
Life and its experiences come
In packages for sure enough
Blame
Why on this very earth!
Some people get away
With whatever they do
A very strange way
They wouldn’t care about
Their means and ways
Others abiding laws
Morality of the society
And all responsible ways
Yet to ensure enough
Justice and facilitation
For such good souls
We all do shy away
We share the blame
Because we stay away
Some people get away
With whatever they do
A very strange way
They wouldn’t care about
Their means and ways
Others abiding laws
Morality of the society
And all responsible ways
Yet to ensure enough
Justice and facilitation
For such good souls
We all do shy away
We share the blame
Because we stay away
Difference
He would always look for
The comforts he could get
And seek favors or demand
All time from others and me
Without an iota of concerns
For anyone else or for me
I grant this to him always
Costing my inconvenience
He wouldn’t care anyways
So would me at all times
‘Cause I consider this too
A difference in him and me
The comforts he could get
And seek favors or demand
All time from others and me
Without an iota of concerns
For anyone else or for me
I grant this to him always
Costing my inconvenience
He wouldn’t care anyways
So would me at all times
‘Cause I consider this too
A difference in him and me
Humility
It’s raining as if will never stop
Has taken off the dust around
'But I know it would stop soon
And leave a lot of mud around
Would need sun to clear up
The mess created by the rains
The net effect would again be
The sweating and the humidity
Reminding us all of the cycles
Contrasts, fusion of humanity
A mess created by someone
Cleared by sweating of others
Enjoy the rain and its effects
And shades of life with humility
'The net effect would again be
The sweating and the humidity
Has taken off the dust around
'But I know it would stop soon
And leave a lot of mud around
Would need sun to clear up
The mess created by the rains
The net effect would again be
The sweating and the humidity
Reminding us all of the cycles
Contrasts, fusion of humanity
A mess created by someone
Cleared by sweating of others
Enjoy the rain and its effects
And shades of life with humility
'The net effect would again be
The sweating and the humidity
Isolation
I pleaded with him
For his disposition
To help me out of
My plight and position
He for sure heard me
But perhaps didn’t listen
Wasn’t apparently ready
To help my condition
The pep talk that he gave
And unsolicited suggestion
Made clear that he wanted
Wriggle out of situation
We often have to fight out
Our battles in isolation
For his disposition
To help me out of
My plight and position
He for sure heard me
But perhaps didn’t listen
Wasn’t apparently ready
To help my condition
The pep talk that he gave
And unsolicited suggestion
Made clear that he wanted
Wriggle out of situation
We often have to fight out
Our battles in isolation
Role Model
The raindrops are revealing
The intention of the water
Emanating from a cycle
Of water flowing through
Getting stored at its bodies
With helping hand of Sun
Wind chipping in a bit
In forming of dark clouds
Ready to remember the past
And cycle of origin of water
Recycling the benefits back
To their very own originator
Trying to do their own bit
Being role model for humans
The intention of the water
Emanating from a cycle
Of water flowing through
Getting stored at its bodies
With helping hand of Sun
Wind chipping in a bit
In forming of dark clouds
Ready to remember the past
And cycle of origin of water
Recycling the benefits back
To their very own originator
Trying to do their own bit
Being role model for humans
Cherish
Rhythms of dance and music
Expressions of the performers
Speak a lot about the emotions
And all their concerted efforts
Appreciations are most welcome
Like the much awaited showers
Of the awesome monsoon rains
After the prolonged duration of
The heat of the Indian summers
Some moments are cherished
Forever in sojourns of our life
So are the rhythms, tunes, forms
Of music and dance witnessed
Expressions of the performers
Speak a lot about the emotions
And all their concerted efforts
Appreciations are most welcome
Like the much awaited showers
Of the awesome monsoon rains
After the prolonged duration of
The heat of the Indian summers
Some moments are cherished
Forever in sojourns of our life
So are the rhythms, tunes, forms
Of music and dance witnessed
Smallness
When I went up high in the sky
Peeping through the window, saw
All your skyscrapers and towers
Your roads, bridges, water bodies
Big vehicles you so proudly use
The magnificent and tall structures
Your man made monuments too
Looking all so small insignificant
At best looking like the small toys
I saw the smokes and fumes too
Emanating from your own desires
Of developing the big industries
Then I saw the clouds in clusters
Looked like someone trying to
Cover your wounds with cotton
Rise up and realize the smallness!
Peeping through the window, saw
All your skyscrapers and towers
Your roads, bridges, water bodies
Big vehicles you so proudly use
The magnificent and tall structures
Your man made monuments too
Looking all so small insignificant
At best looking like the small toys
I saw the smokes and fumes too
Emanating from your own desires
Of developing the big industries
Then I saw the clouds in clusters
Looked like someone trying to
Cover your wounds with cotton
Rise up and realize the smallness!
Convictions
I believed you on your words
You uttered them unfaithfully
For you they were just words
And never meant them really
I took them on face their value
Coming from you especially
I had my trust on your side
You had your reasons so silly
We both had our convictions
Me on the right you were folly
I stood for my trust and values
You belied all so ungratefully
You uttered them unfaithfully
For you they were just words
And never meant them really
I took them on face their value
Coming from you especially
I had my trust on your side
You had your reasons so silly
We both had our convictions
Me on the right you were folly
I stood for my trust and values
You belied all so ungratefully
Non-existent
Seeing things with the closed eyes
Is when one in love or thereafter
It’s a great feeling when in love
But not the same in other states
People in their life seldom realize
Seeing mostly the true believes
We all close the eyes and do see
That may actually be non-existent
It multiplication of the problems
When we also form the opinions
Not just us are the real victims
Also too our thought and actions
Is when one in love or thereafter
It’s a great feeling when in love
But not the same in other states
People in their life seldom realize
Seeing mostly the true believes
We all close the eyes and do see
That may actually be non-existent
It multiplication of the problems
When we also form the opinions
Not just us are the real victims
Also too our thought and actions
Wonderful
Living with oneself is intoxicating
With my own ways and thoughts
I develop understanding with me
The biggest rebel around I’ve seen
I could see the good and bad in me
My friends and enemies analyzed
The biggest enemy living within me
My great friends my own thoughts
More I realized more I enlivened
Joy and woes never had mattered
Each one playing reversible roles
What a contrast that lies within me
A wonderful experience and feeling
With my own ways and thoughts
I develop understanding with me
The biggest rebel around I’ve seen
I could see the good and bad in me
My friends and enemies analyzed
The biggest enemy living within me
My great friends my own thoughts
More I realized more I enlivened
Joy and woes never had mattered
Each one playing reversible roles
What a contrast that lies within me
A wonderful experience and feeling
Thursday, September 23, 2010
बढ़ावा
फिर तलवारें निकलेंगी
मज़हबी फसाद भड़केंगे
आरोपों प्रत्यारोपों के
वार पर वार भी होंगे
चन्द लोग ही मिलकर
करोड़ों को भड़काएंगे
उभयपक्ष में ज़बरदस्त
प्रतिस्पर्धा के पल होंगे
और इन सब के बीच
गरीब लोग मारे जायेंगे
सियासी और मज़हबी
फिरकापरस्तों को हम
यों कब तक बढ़ावा देंगे
मंदिर-मस्जिद की जगह
स्कूल क्यों नहीं बनायेंगे?
मज़हबी फसाद भड़केंगे
आरोपों प्रत्यारोपों के
वार पर वार भी होंगे
चन्द लोग ही मिलकर
करोड़ों को भड़काएंगे
उभयपक्ष में ज़बरदस्त
प्रतिस्पर्धा के पल होंगे
और इन सब के बीच
गरीब लोग मारे जायेंगे
सियासी और मज़हबी
फिरकापरस्तों को हम
यों कब तक बढ़ावा देंगे
मंदिर-मस्जिद की जगह
स्कूल क्यों नहीं बनायेंगे?
Isolation
I pleaded with him
For his disposition
To help me out of
My plight and position
He for sure heard me
But perhaps didn’t listen
Wasn’t apparently ready
To help my condition
The pep talk that he gave
And unsolicited suggestion
Made clear that he wanted
Wriggle out of situation
We often have to fight out
Our battles in isolation
For his disposition
To help me out of
My plight and position
He for sure heard me
But perhaps didn’t listen
Wasn’t apparently ready
To help my condition
The pep talk that he gave
And unsolicited suggestion
Made clear that he wanted
Wriggle out of situation
We often have to fight out
Our battles in isolation
Package
When it gets going bit tough
Life becomes so very tough
Nothing seems work enough
Try smile have a loud laugh
Negativities recede quickly
Reasons sound good enough
Logical thinking does its bit
Up goes the happiness graph
Solutions will pave the way
So what if not soon enough
Life and its experiences come
In packages for sure enough
Life becomes so very tough
Nothing seems work enough
Try smile have a loud laugh
Negativities recede quickly
Reasons sound good enough
Logical thinking does its bit
Up goes the happiness graph
Solutions will pave the way
So what if not soon enough
Life and its experiences come
In packages for sure enough
Momentarily
Whenever I close my eyes
World shrinks momentarily
I untie all the forgotten ties
And cherish interior within
The vastness of the universe
That precluded me around me
Is helpless to control myself
In dealing with me and mine
My thoughts, friends, deeds
And all of me, mine indeed
None other is closest to me
Than me, myself and mine
What a wonderful moment
And thoughts so splendid
World shrinks momentarily
I untie all the forgotten ties
And cherish interior within
The vastness of the universe
That precluded me around me
Is helpless to control myself
In dealing with me and mine
My thoughts, friends, deeds
And all of me, mine indeed
None other is closest to me
Than me, myself and mine
What a wonderful moment
And thoughts so splendid
तलाश
इस शहर की सर्द शाम की
सुनसान राहों में चलते यहाँ
हल्की सी चलती सर्द हवा भी
बड़ा ही शोर सा मचाती है
हर पदचाप दिलाती है मानो
किसी के आने का एहसास
पीछे मुड़कर देखता हूँ तो
वही अनजान चेहरे नजर आते
वही गलियों के सन्नाटे हैं
फिर क़दम बढ़ते जाते हैं
अपनी मंजिल की तलाश में
सुनसान राहों में चलते यहाँ
हल्की सी चलती सर्द हवा भी
बड़ा ही शोर सा मचाती है
हर पदचाप दिलाती है मानो
किसी के आने का एहसास
पीछे मुड़कर देखता हूँ तो
वही अनजान चेहरे नजर आते
वही गलियों के सन्नाटे हैं
फिर क़दम बढ़ते जाते हैं
अपनी मंजिल की तलाश में
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