All things interesting …

Its indescribable warmth and camaraderie

Everything looks beautiful in togetherness

To be cherished

forever

These moments of love and harmony

To be re-lived

forever.

Life feels like a whirr when it’s not slow

Take it easy, says my soul

Not too much talking, not too much walking or running around

Easy does it, says the mind.

So relax my friend,take a deep deep inhale

Let go of the past and surrender to the moment

Let the future unfold as it will

Stand not in its way

Sit back and enjoy this ride

The bumpity rumble and tumble

You are half way there and all is well

As far as the mind can see

Take your time

Enjoy the hues, the blues, the views

And love the tide

Let the waves come rolling at your feet

Feel the sand beneath

Leave your footprint behind

Sandcastles too

Let the waves come rolling in

For no one can control the tide

So surrender

Accept and love

Take a few deep breaths when things don’t go right and let go of hurt

Glide into the future

Gleam bright and shine your light !

Hamesha mere saath

Hamesha saath nibhane wale

Kabhi bhi haath nahi chhoda

Pal pos kar bada kiya, apna jo kuchh tha sab kuchh de diya

Waqt, himmat, pyar, dulaar, acche bure sanskaar, khushi se jeene ka dhang, sehat ka khayaal karna vagehra sab kuchh sikhaya

Kabhi kuchh nahi maanga, sirf diya

Aur hamare liye kiya

Tum dono ne he bahut kiya hum sab ke liye

Hum kabhi itna nahi de paaye tumhein, ek rinh hai hum pe wo

Bus yaad karke, naman karke apni zindagi tumhare dikhaye hue raste aur sikhaye hue adarsho se chal paayein, wo he de sakenge tumhein hum iss janam mein.

Jab din mein bhi ho

Raaton ka andhera aankhon mein

ek aur raat jab neend khele aankh micholi

Mastishq bhi khele buri yaado se badrang rango ki holi

Aur zehen mein reh jaaein adhuri chaahtein.

Magar aarzu ye hai ki fir aaye saawan ghoom ke ik din

Jab shaam hote he sapne humein bhi Karein yaad

Yaadon mein bhi bhare rang bemisaal

Aur jaise bhaang ke se nashe mein jhoome mera mann aaj

Aisi Khoobsurat khwahishon ki imaarat khadi ki Maine.

Fir ek din sacchai se hui ittefaq se mulaquat…

Aankho mein Mili andhiyari raat

Raat ke andhere mein Chhupe hue ashq

Ashquon mein dabe hue, dhanse hue khwaab

Khwaabon mein bahut sara hansna, khelna, dena aur paana

Pyaar he pyaar

Jab mitt jayenge hum yaha se, iss jahaan se

Sapne mil jaayenge mitti mein

Raakh ho jayenge jab sab gilaah shikwe

Tab ek aisi neend aayegi

Ki koi bhi shor, sharaarat, soch

In sapno mein rehne se rok nahi paayegi

Aisi ek Kali Syah Raat

…

I dream of a life where everybody is happy and free

I dream of a life full of smiles and laughter

A life of love, care, trust and compassion

A life we can cherish and live everyday 

A life of satisfaction in what we have 

A life of gratitude and giving 

A life of abundance and innocence

A life in which I sleep well and wake up happy 

A life of fulfilment, enriched with friendliness and love 

Of those who surround me

Of flowers and boundless nature 

Of music, of soulfulness

I dream of active days but quiet evenings

I dream of a comforting conversation before I go to bed

I dream of a good night kiss

Peace and warmth in my heart

Before I close my eyes for the day

To dream about this life of my dreams

And one day

Manifest it.

Alone in the morning and at night

Alone in brightness and all that light

Alone in my darkest, most painful moments

Alone when I need someone by my side

Alone when I need sleep but there is none

Alone next to you staring into the sun 

Alone in a crowd of those that surround you

Alone at home amongst those whom you need

Alone emotionally and nowhere to go

Alone and unfit to be around you

Alone in feeling my feelings and my skin

I feel alone. 

Alone when someone mocks me and puts me down

Alone when I lie awake for hours on end 

Alone forever more.

We take birth on this stage called ‘ life’, each with a pre-defined role to play. Pre-defined – because it is not for the actor to decide where she fits in the drama and not for the actor to decide which part she gets to play and how long she plays it and whether she gets a role at all or not and whether she enters the hall of fame or the desperate dungeons of anonymity. But it is for the actor to play her own part to perfection, to stay in control of her feelings and emotions while playing the part and in a state of perfect observation of other actors while they play out their roles. Just like in a stage play, your entry into and exit from life is not something one gets to decide on one’s own, but it’s decided by someone else ( unless you happen to be related to or are a trusted friend of the writer and director of the play). Similarly, being a trustworthy of the creator ( nature if you will ) and having faith in the creator can give you a little bit more control on your entry and exit from life( the stage, remember!), as well as the role that you play, the importance of it and how much you manage to capture your audience.

Funnily, in day-to-day life , we assume control of our duties and responsibilities and indulge in our rights and priviledges as-if it’s us who defined our role , as-if it’s us who wrote the script – forgetting completely about the subliminal existence of the writer – the director of our play called life.

She/he (to be referred to as ‘It’ henceforth) is the one who actually breathed life ( not the stage reference here) into our character.

We feel them emotions,yes, but that’s because we all are great actors. So don’t be deluded by the stage-show of others and start writing your own script and dialogue in reaction to their acting.

Just keep playing your own part as much as possible. Let there be dialogue but only as per the script. Only observe the others when they are playing their part – for they are only playing their part. There is no point in sitting in judgement of them. They couldn’t have done it another way. If they decide to go astray from their script, you are not supposed to bring them back unless it affects your next appearance on the stage. When you do bring them back, bring them back with love, because they only forgot their dialogues or forgot their role and forgetting is human. So forgive them and move on further and deeper into the play. Take your own role lightly too because one day the lights, the camera and action will draw to a close, the curtains will be drawn, the play will be over, director will have another role for you. Play your part well now, stay in tune with the director and don’t worry about the audience!

As an actor on the stage of life, while others are playing their part, indulging in the drama and melodrama, for Godssake, do not take their words and actions seriously because one day the drama will be over and you will be called upon to play another role – simply because you don’t want to be walking around in your next play wearing the costume from the previous. That would be seriously funny, right ? Imagine, walking around feeling like a queen(expecting the world to cook and feed you everything under the sun) though you actually are a cook in the queen’s kitchen. The acceptance that in this life , “I am a cook in the queen’s kitchen and I gotta cook, work with steam, heat , dishwashing, dishes and treat the actual queen like a queen”, that’s the key. The key to satisfaction, fulfilment and ultimately uniting with the peace within.

Some mean villianous characters might come along too; they not only make a play interesting but also add the necessary twists and turns, the ups and downs that make the play enjoyable. So let them be. Have a hearty joyous laugh (or fear, hatred and admiration but only momentarily) and don’t judge them and hold their role against them. It’s not your job to fix anyone, or the lighting or the dialogue – that is only a privilege of the director, the writer, the creator of the play.

So relax, my friend. Enjoy watching your co-actors and heroes and heroines – leaving the strings to the puppeteer. Enjoy the show, like they say !

Live and let live. Act and let act. Love and be loved.

It stays rooted firmly in the ground

Seasons come and go

It inspires me no end

It looks beautiful in all seasons

In winter it looks bare and even stark naked

But then it fills up and fills me up