Thursday, January 29, 2015

Childhood or Adulthood! Which is better?

We always desire to go back to the days of our childhood. Those appear really beautiful days when we look back. Those days cherished as the bright stars in the dark galaxy of life.
In the Adulthood we feel the burden. When we grow up, we have the information overload. We care much about the greenhouse effect than the effect of green vegetables on our body.    

Childhood is like a plain page when start writing. A Plain page without any dots of mess, a clean simple innocent page. Growing old, we start writing on it with our drippy dirty pen. We write chaotically rushing towards the end drawing random curves that is barely readable. One can sure have the headache understanding the mess. We start feeling that the plain page was so beautiful. We are then walled by the thoughts about the glorious past and complain about annoying present.
This is what we do growing old. 

I certainly feel the Adulthood is even brighter if do not mess it up.

Let us say we write a beautiful poem on that same page, the page inevitably appears delightful. Even if the page ends, we feel tempted to read it again and again. The magnificence of the elegant poem is not bounded to the realm of once identity. The beautiful poems are not only good for itself but for the people near them, it attracts, it inspires, it makes people laugh. Sometimes, It can even make people cry as well, but that cry carries tears if ecstasy and bliss. The tears of joy everyone must have.

This example of adulthood is worth living. The adulthood becomes more joyous as it allows the generous sharing of magical feeling called love with others. The adulthood certainly is of greater joy than a plain page!








Thursday, January 1, 2015

New Year brings new hope


Photo Courtesy: Ravi Kiran Bangaru 
New Year brings new hope, new energy and a perfect excuse to start over again what you left last time. This excuse is however is not bad. It is a reason. It is a meaning. New start has a new meaning.

If you cannot make a resolution, it is okay. Let us not bother about the longevity of our commitment towards our resolution. Let us just feel the joy of newness in the aura. At the same time, let us clean our lenses to focus more and clean our senses to receive more.  

As beautifully written by the celebrated Hindi Poet Late Mr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan the Charm of starting the things again in his poem “Need Ka Nirmaan Fir Fir”.


Need Ka Nirman Phir Phir, Neh Ka Ahvan Phir Phir
Yah Uthee Aandhi Ki Nabh Mein, Chha Gaya Sahasa Andhera
Dhooli Dhoosar Badalon Ne, Bhoomi Ko Is Bhaanti Ghera
Raat Sa Din Ho Gaya, Phir Raat Aayee Aur Kali
Lag Raha Tha Ab Na Hoga, Is Nisha Ka Phir Savera
Raat Ke Utpaat Bhay Se, Bheet Jan Jan Bheet Kan Kan
Kintu Prachi Se Usha Ki, Mohini Muskaan Phir Phir,
Need ka nirman phir phir, Neh ka avhaan phir phir!

Kruddha nabh ke vajradanton mein, Usha hai muskaraati,
Ghor garjanmay gagan ke kanth mein, Khag pankti gaati
Ek chidiya chonch mein, Tinka liye jo jaa rahi hai
Vah sahaj mein hi pavan unchaas ko, Neecha dikha rahi hai.
Nash ke dukh se kabhi, Dabta nahin nirmaan ka sukh
Pralay ki nistabdhata mein, Srushti ka navgaan phir phir.

Need ka nirmaan phir phir, Neh ka aavhaan phir phir.