Learning for life:Miracle girl

A bike in your hand always brings excitement, especially if you get it after a lot of cajoling your parents. I got my riding license a month back, but never got a chance to take the bike out alone. This is because my parents fear I will meet with an accident resulting in some serious injuries. Even though I am quite confident about my riding, I am not about reading signals. I did bring a signal reading chart and stuck it on my ‘inspirational board’ four months back but was too lazy to learn it or read it. So even though I am a ‘rule follower’ I do sometimes break them due to my lack of knowledge.

On a bright sunny Tuesday morning (9th October 2007), after a lot of persuasion I took my machine and set of for all the work to be done for the day. The start was quite a confident one, but as the day became brighter, the tiredness set in and my concern shifted to just getting my work done. Even though I was able to complete most of my work I just needed a signature from my college office before it was time for them to shut. As I reached the crowded lanes of churchgate my confusion about the signals set in. With speeding vehicles all by my side, my brain was experiencing cognitive overload and my cognitive saturation reached a peak . My problem aggravated by the fact that I have a low threshold for daydreaming and fantasies and it starts off without an invitation.

As I was trying to reach my destination I could sense the danger sign ahead. I knew there was a signal and just wished that I could clear it as I was able to do the others. But as we say ‘the fortunate or unfortunate has to happen’ and so it did. I got dazzled by the number of signals present and did not know which one was mine, so assuming that the red was my sign I gave my speeding machine a sudden break. The next moment I saw my bike flying 20 meters and then came the bang-baaaaaaaaaag-bhup-dhupp-and the end result-a smashed undated bike. A huge crowd gathered around to see the bike and may be the rider’s condition. But to their surprise the rider was standing 20 meters away smiling in amusement. Yes, I was there and I really don’t know how.

To my surprise, the bike flew without carrying me. I realized that as I experienced a slight push, my reflexes were at work and my judo kick allowed the bike to start its flight beneath my 2 legs. So by gods grace the air is still circulating in my body, thus allowing the 'fortunate to rule:), but had I been on the bike the unfortunate would have been merrier:('.

Moral: Always study the rules of the game before you decide to play it.

ग़लत

कही तो ग़लत हु में
कही तो चुक गई हु
जिंदगी की राह में
ज़माने के साथ चलना भूल गई हु

कभी लगता है चलते चलते बदन की ताकत टूट रही है
कभी लगता है रूह की आहट थम गयी है
कितना और तरपावोगे मेरे रब
जीने की चाहत छुट गई है

कितना और प्यार करु में
कितनी मंगू आप से श्रमाँ
रोह रोह के आंशु नहीं थमते
फिर भी पिघलता नहीं आप का जिया

कितना और दुत्कारो गे
कितनी और करोगे हमारी निंदा
माँगा ही क्या है हमने आप से
की रूक रूक के कदम बढ़ाते हो

माना की हम है थोरे से नासमज
जीवन की भुल्भुलिया न समज सके
लेकिन आप तू है ज्ञानी
फिर क्यों न समज सके आप हमारी काहानी

फिर भी हमे नहीं आप से कोई गिला
समज सकते है हम आप की पीडा
आप ने तो दी थी हमें शिक्षा
लेकिन न ले सके हम ही सही दिशा

Lovely love...

Love is a blessing,
Love is a sin,
Life without it is living in a din.

Love is a game,
Played in rain,
Every second day it brings some pain.

Love is fun,
Holding hands in sun,
Being together but still on a run.

Love is destructive,
Love is curative,
Togetherness is what it makes it productive.

Love is blind,
Love is difficult to find,
It is a game not played with mind.

Love makes you dance,
Love takes you in a trance,
Without love happiness has no chance.

Love is death,
Love is sorrow,
In its absence there is no life tomorrow.

The Rules for Being Human

1. You will recieve a body.
2.You will learn lessons.
3.There are no mistakes, only lessons.
4.A lesson is repeated until learned.
5. Learning lessons does not end.
6. There is no better than HERE.
7.Others are merely mirrors of you.
8. What you make of your life is up to you.
9.Your answers lie inside you.
10.You will forget all this.

Cherie Carter-Scott

"We are victims in life until we want to be."

No need for tension...

The moment you are in tension.
You will lose your attention.
Then you are in total confusion and you'll feel irritation.
Then you'll spoil personal relation.
Ultimately, you won't get any co-operation.
Then you'll create more complication, and then your BP may also raise caution.
And you may have to take medication.
Instead, understand the situation and
try to think about the solution.
many problems will be solved by discussion.
Which will work out better in your profession.
Don't think it's my free suggestion.
It is only for your prevention.
If you understand my intention,
You'll never again take any tension..!
HAPPY:)

Unwanted Visitors

In a bustling hospital room,
Lying on the bed she looked around,
At times Smiling at the visitors,
Other times shutting her eyes in an attempt to hide her agony.

Well wishers waiting outside her room,
Hoping for their turn to come soon,
Biting their nails in genuine apprehension,
For a loved one whose health is causing them tension.

Looking at the doctor entering,
The well wishers started pondering,
He gave them reassurance with a slight smile,
Then telling them it’s just a jaundice why don’t you all relax for some time.

Inside the room though on a high dosage,
She tried to keep her eyes open in an attempt not to offend,
Innately wishing for them to leave,
She showed her distress through her nonverbal plea.

But alas they wouldn’t budge,
Leaving her with “another” whom they do no trust,
For “another” they do not know,
As they are just here for the one who is laid without a glow.

Ultimately she uttered a few words in pain,
Asking her loved ones to leave in vain,
Understanding her trepidation with pure intension,
They left her without any hesitation.

A LOST WANDERER

Few days back while waiting on the the bus stop i came across a lady with mental illness. Her vulverability made me conserned for all the people suffering from mental illness in our country.This poem is dedicated to all the people fighting their illness and to all the people working towards eradicating mental illness.



A Lost Wanderer

Lost in her own world,
Famished by the neck,
Shabby in her dress,
Unaffected she goes….

Murmuring to herself,
Sometimes laughing, sometimes crying,
Indifferent to eyes around,
Unaffected she goes…

Children throwing pebbles,
People calling her names,
Street hooligans behaving nasty,
Unaffected she goes…

She has no hope,
Nobody to call her own,
Undaunted by others behavior,
Unaffected she goes…

If she would have a mind of an ordinary,
A though would undoubtedly run through her,
“If I had AIDS, cancer or TB, I would be put to heal,
People would show fake concern, lacking compassion.
In a country where even beggars are fed why am I starving?
Where is my dignity? Where is my respect?
I am ill. So what if it’s a mental illness…”

Surely then she would be troubled,
By people’s perception and mindset,
But today she is atypical, strange and unaffected,
Away from the pretentious world that once made her vulnerable.

A Threatening word: "Discipline"

Discipline is a word not liked my many. But most will not deny it that if you discipline your life to do small things you don’t like; you can get in return the big things you like.
Self discipline also helps in achieving wonders. Getting your self to study early every morning or sleeping early at nights, avoiding party for studying, gyming at least thrice a week, avoiding smoking can go a long way. It not only leads to reducing future anxiety and tension but also helps to avoid negative energies that would have disintegrated the positive ones. Thus we can live healthier along with performing well in exams/work by just self disciplining ourselves.
The best part of self discipline is that you do not need other people to discipline you. You are the grand master and completely in control of your self. Thus you can live fully and be in charge of your life.
When people don’t have self discipline they expect others to discipline them, thus running the risk of others taking control over them.

“Discipline is not what a teacher teaches you, it is some thing that comes out of a virtuous soul”.
This article is inspired by Andrew Mathews, the writer of “Follow your heart”.

THE PINK DOVE

There was a time when the sun never shined,
The darkness prevailed and the white dove was about to die.

She was the most loved, cherished and cared
But god knows why she was so despaired.

She had many associates the parrots, the pigeons, the sparrows and the crows.
All were her friends though she never thought so.

Her despair, disenchant, disillusion and the consequent psychic death was slow.
But her turbulent mind, watering eyes and trembling legs were always on the go.

There was no reason for the fear as they were not even near.
But she had no choice as her soul was seared.

But then one day trudging through her way,
She came across an enchanting pink dove by the bay.

Pink she was with a golden hallow.
Her tender radiance made the white dove glow.

The pink dove' s affability, responsiveness, and compassion.
Made the white doves’ rebirth a sure succession.

In the pink doves warmth she discovered herself,
The despair was useless and the pain was stale.

Now the white dove chirps like never before
Her heart is free and fears are no more.

No more of disillusion. No more of despair.
The white dove is flying with strong wings that need no repair.