Squeeze...

I am an avid reader of TOI and each day I look forward to the articles captured under "Mind Tree". As always, when I opened that page today, the beautiful article by Janina Gomes touched a string in my heart.

Janina talks about what most of us (if not all) think about life but may or may not be speaking it out loud. I won't share the entire article here but only the essence-

"Life throws several trials and tribulations towards us. The intent is to make us better humans, to make us better at what we do & how we do. It squeezes us like a lemon so that deleterious emotions also become a part of our being. Surprisingly, it also gives us an opportunity to recover at times.

Dear Life!! Here's a humble request from all of us. Please draw a line for each one of us and stop squeezing us like a lemon. We know that you are insuperable and all we want to do is bask in your richness while keeping ourselves grounded.

Let us live each day of yours with a smile on our face and a belief in our hearts that -All Is Well".

Amen!!!



What Part Are You Gonna Play....

People come and go from our lives...

At the right time, at the right place...

They breeze in with endearing panache...

Waltz around us, make us laugh...

At times the sendoff leaves us sad...

But at other times, we want to relive that moment again & again...

It is all planned for us by the One Above...

Whether we like the decision or not...

That chance meeting for 5 minutes...

The enduring years of togetherness...

It has all been mapped in our lives...

With every new person we meet...

Life brings us to a fork...

The side we choose...

The fork bends there...

It may be for better, it my be for worse...

Don't hesitate, don't fret...

Let them meet you...

Let them do their best...

So all of you out there...

Some of you who have met me...

Some of you who still have to meet me somewhere...

What Part Are You Gonna Play....In My Life...

Faith...Hope...Love...

When I feel- I write, I express,...

 When the mumble jumble of words swarm my mind, I share...

 As my day ends, a question pops in my mind-

"Day in & Day out, through thick & thin, be it night or be it light, what is it that keeps us going?

What's our duracell?"

I pondered and a rally of words greeted me...

It took me few minutes to zero in on the ones I was really looking for...

Faith...Hope...Love...

These are the ones that drive us, energize us...

Faith helps build Hope. Hope makes us believe in Love...

They trine together and bring a spark in our lives...

If even one of them dwindles, the world around us shakes...

It brings about uncertainity, confusion, breeds disbelief...

You nurture them, and life becomes worth living...

Each day becomes starry...

You start believing that you want to live...

You start believing that you want to celebrate life...

As the rays of Sun rise, I pledge to myself-

"I will never stop believing in Faith...Hope...Love..."

I will never stop living each day as it comes...

I will never stop believing that a patch of darkness is followed by light...

As you all wake up from your slumber, I wish for you...

May Faith..Hope...Love..shine brightly in your lives...

Kinaara...

बादलो के उस पार एक किनारा है...

धुंध को हटाकर मुझे वहा जाना है...

चमकती फिज़ा, लहराती हवा...

बेहतरीन नजराना है...

सुकून की ज़िन्दगी का आगाज़...

कोनो से झाकती ख़ुशी का एहसास...

ढलता हुआ सूरज जैसे मेरा पैमाना है...

हर घूँट की रौशनी में डूबते जहां का भी एक फ़साना है...

दिन ढल के रात में तब्दील हो जाए...

इसके पहले मुझे उस पार जाना है...

कल की कुछ और बात होगी...

बस आज ही की रात है जो मेरे साथ होगी...

आने वाला सवेरा अपने साथ क्या लायेगा...

दूर दिखते रास्ते को छुपा जाएगा...

धुंध को हटाकर मुझे वहा जाना है...

बादलो के उस पार, जहा एक किनारा है...

Masks...

How many masks do we bare to become ourselves?

When does a stranger transition to an acquaintance and before you know, becomes a dear one?

When do you know, it is alright to reveal your fears?

Is it actually right to ever reval your fears?

Why is it that I fall everytime I try to rise?

Is it my destiny to step back everytime I set my foot forward?

Will the "Real Me" ever get accepted by those around me?

How many wails of "Silence" do I have to bear before soothing words jingle my world?

Every night I unmask the stranger in front of me. The very next night, there's another one waiting for me.

When would this come to a stop or rather I should ask will it ever stop?

With every patch of mask that peels off, another one resurfaces...smiles at me...mocks at me...

"I will grow over their faces, I will never stop!!"

The creepers of anxiety are growing on my heart.

I need to survive, I need to make it through this path...

How much more of facade will I have to unmask...

Sparkles Of Happiness...

With each spec of color that adorns my face...

 Happiness & gaiety finds a place...

A place in my heart...

In the spirit of my soul...

In the twinkle of my eyes...

 Shining smiles and more...

With each drop of color that splashes around me...

I drown in the euphoria that surrounds me...

As new beginnings are lurking round the corner...

These specs of colors are becoming brighter...

And Oh! To my surprise...they might last much longer....

I urge the sparkles that surround me...

Each one of you envelope someone, apart from me...

May the festival of colors, paint your lives...

The colors of vibgyor surround you...

Hope this Holi brings to you...a Smile...

Happy Holi...

Wishes for Rachu...

Once upon a time, there was a princess who lived in her cozy castle with her dear ones. This doting daughter was the life of that castle. Her smile defined her family's day. The leader of her gang of cousins, she was adulated by all.

She came into my life 13 years back and sprinkled her charm on me. Life was never the same again. In the years that followed, we laughed together, we cried together, we gossiped endlessly, we bit*** forever. Over several bowls of noodles, conversations ran from pillar to post.

For each testing moment, for every fad that came and went past, for every yearning that washed up across my shore, the princess stood by me. She was there to help me brace the winds everytime I took off on a flight.

My dear Princess, today as you have embarked upon one of the most important flights of your life, as you have entered an important phase of your life, please accept my blessings and good wishes that will always envelope you. Please accept my prayers of happiness that will always sprinkle joy upon you.

My dear Princess, may you live happily ever after...