Living in the moment

It was a day like any other day filled with learning & laughter & anguish & questions & answers & no answers & ...

The day was unusually warm and humid which added to the tribulations going on in my mind with the thoughts in my mind. While all that was going on, the sky had its share of clouds floating around for the sun to play hide and seek with it. It seemed to be keeping pace with my mind.

As I walked down the quite road back to my resort, I aimlessly decided to head towards the sea and witness the beautiful sun go down the sea while playing with the clouds.  I walked up to the beach aimlessly and sat down at a spot with a 'thud'... I let my legs spread in front of me with my back arched forward and hands playing on the soft sand of Cherai. I let my mind wander on the day with eyes looking at the sun settling its business for the day with the sea.. I stared at the sun and then at the sea as the sun rays shimmered over it.

The glare was strong for me to move my focus from the water bed to that of the little boy playing with the waves in front of me. He would jump at the waves coming towards him and then chase it back into the sea as the waves receded... Run back again as the new waves would touch his feet. He was doing that with laughter and freedom, not being bothered about anything but the waves, which seemed to keep pace with the boy's laughter and run up & down the beach...

After the boy left the beach, I was all alone in my world looking at the last few rays that were split across the sky by the clouds. The sun was not in its full form but its beauty was printed on the sky like the little boy playing with his new friend and learning the art of being in the moment...

As I got up to leave the beautiful Cherai beach with the sun having gone down leaving space for the moon to spread its wings of calmness on the vast sea, the Ocean said to me..

इस लम्हे में रहो और ऐश करो', 

खुद से सवाल मत कर.. 

ज़िन्दगी इन्ही लम्हो से बनती है ,

इसी में खुशियां है, जो तुझी में है 

(Enjoy the moment that you are in, Stop questioning yourself. Life is made of these moments.. Live in its happiness for you have it in YOU!!)

Journey of Faith!!

Into the dark alleys,
In search of the light.

Cold chill gripping my feet,
hoping for some warm water to thaw.

Splattered around is filth left by many,
raising stink to be scooped up into the bin.

A growl from the sleeping dog in the dark,
warning not be to steered from its slumber.

The mind wanders endlessly,
Into my deep dark fears of endless agony.

I keep walking deep into those dark corners,
with a hope of finding my stars through my fears.

The others said, it was a death wish!!
To me, it became a journey of faith.

You!!!

You are the star glowing in the night,

To guide the caravan in the desert.

You are the stick for the blind,

To guide me away from potholes and vehicles

You are the warmth in my life,

To keep me glowing in my downturns.

You are the happiness in my dreams,

To help them being a reality.

You are the one, I choose to be

To keep me going in the Flow!!!

You & I are the one, in the flow...

एक वादा खुदसे

ठहरा रहा उम्मीद से
की सुनेगा कोई ॥
पर इन लब्ज़ों की तन्हाई मैं
आया ना कोई ॥

मैं अपनी परछाई को
दोस्ती का वास्ता दे बैठा ॥
उन्हें छोड़ चला राहों में
जो हाथ पसारे खड़े थे,
उन चौराहे और गलियरों  में ॥

सायद न था कभी
अपने पे भरोसा ॥
जो यारों पे ना कर सका
उनके वादों कि सचाई का आस्था ॥

रह न जाऊं उन्ही पल्लों में
उस परछाई कि आड़ में॥
आशा कि उम्मीद है
थामूंगा आपने यारों कि हातों को ॥

यह वादा रहा खुद से
ढूंढूंगा अपने वजूद को ॥
पहचानूँगा अपने आपको
पर फिरसे कभी न खोउंगा अपपने आप को
किसी सन्नाटे वाली मोड़ पे ॥  

Laughter of Hope!!!

The clouds are so grey and deep
My sunshine finds it very difficult to peep
the winds that fly so hard and fast
seems to be the only hope for my time to pass

The surrounding around me deepen to black
Leaving me struggling to come back
for my life beyond is also searching for a union
but the time that flies, pushes me in my deep grey
But as I push to peep again, i gain my strength

with every gold bursting in the sky through those grey
the union with below shines to glow...
with a tear of joy and a laughter of hope!!!

The Angel guardian

At the entrance of a village in Orrisa.. the goodluck charm and guardian..

Her Holiness :)

The other day, while I was traveling from one office to other, I had to wait at a “Train Crossing” for close to half an hour. I had been going through some of the documents sitting in there, for a meeting that I was supposed to attend but was feeling bored. The cab driver had switched of the engine and we were just idling. The cab had stopped in front of a “college gate”. Bored and eager to move on, I had shut my laptop and was peeping out of the car window, when I saw this cow, holy cow. She was trying to find some green grass around to fill herself. It had just stepped in front of the gate of the college and seems to have found a small patch of greenery near the road, besides the pavement. As it started to chew, the college security guard came rushing to shoo her away and swung his wand onto the poor cow. The cow kept chewing and after having got a mouth full it moved on as if nothing had happened. But the guard ensured the push and yelling till the cow moved away from the gate. The funniest part was that, the cow had just moved a couple of inches, an old man passing by, stopped, stepped out of his “chappals”, touched the cow, mumbled a few prayers and then moved on.

I was wondering what a diversification of thoughts and beliefs. The beauty was the timing of the events.

But for the cow, it just moved on chewing its cud, oblivious of the happenings.