Tumhari Yaad !!

Aaj bahut dino baad, tumhari yaad aayi.

Tumse mil paana munasib nahi so tumhara facebook khola, fir Instagram aur fir YouTube.

Jab dil nahi bhara to fir WhatsApp bhi check kar daala.

Kuchh waqt ho chala hai tumse baat kiye so kaafi scroll karna pada.

Hamari conversation ki har line ne saari yaadein taaza kar di.

Aisa laga mano tum mere samne hi baithi ho.

Padhne ko to bahut kuchh tha par 2017 ki sardiyon pe kuchh jyada hi atak gaya main.

Wo chats khud ko email kar di hain ke roj thoda padh sakoon,

Aur roj mil sakoon tumse, thoda-thoda.

- Inspired from a few lines of ’Meri Pyaari Bindu,’ a movie which is very close to my heart. My guilty pleasure, if you will.

Ehsaas

Kaam mein kuchh jyada hi mashgool tha pichhle kuchh dino se,

Par aaj thodi fursat mili to ye ehsaas hua,

Ke tere saath hone ya na hone se mujhe koi fark nahi padta.

Kuchh honge jinhe gulabi galon se reshmi baal hatane aur apne mehboob ki aankhon mein kho jaane ki aadat hogi.

Par tere liye mera pyaar kabhi jismani to tha bhi nahi.

Ye to bas tera saath hone ka ehsaas tha.

Ke main duniya se ladd jaata tha teri khatir,

Aur jab kabhi thak jaata to tu hamesha paas hoti thi apne seene se lagane ke liye.

Ye ek ehsaas hi to tha ke jab tu khil khila ke hansti to lagta tha mano maine duniya mein sab kuchh haasil kar liya ho.

Kuchh arsa ho chala hai abb inn yaadon ko,

Aur dhire dhire wo ehsaas kahin gayab ho raha hai.

Sochta hoon ke uss ehsaas ke khatam hone ke baad main zinda bhi rahunga ke nahi !!

The Sense of Contentment

What makes us happy? Is it the love of a family? Company of good friends? A fulfilling career? Or supporting spouses? A lot of people seem to have ticked a few or most of these options but they still look miserable. This sense of contentment, where does it come from? Should one set goals for it? Do these goals vary for everybody? A positive attitude, staying healthy or practicing mindfulness - do these even work?

Our mind works in mysterious ways and we seem to be pissed about the things we don’t have rather than being happy about the things we own. It’s good to be ambitious but I think every now and then we should look back and ponder about our ‘character arc,’ because that’s what we are - a character in our own stories. We'd like to be the 'Hero' in this story - someone who has figured everything out by the end of the movie or at least is on the right path.

Think about this over a cup of coffee or whatever your favourite beverage is 😀 and know that without coffee, there would be a lot more hate in this world.

A rant about our right to love !!

It is not acknowledged enough how a few events in your life make you a different, even a difficult person to interact with. You loose a close family member or go through a painful career transition, you are expected to handle it ‘smoothly’ otherwise you are not grieving right or you are not ‘strong enough.’ You are often reminded how you are not the only one going through it. The society and everyone around us has made these invisible rules and you are expected to function, love and grieve within these rules.

We talk about right to our privacy and our opinions, how about our right to love or to grieve? But I guess, the society that we live in, has to evolve so much to even comprehend it, that by the time we achieve any of this, it will end up making millions of people sad, depressed and lonely.

Ladies, please speak out !!

Last evening I recalled an unpleasant incident that happened sometime back.

I took a shared auto rickshaw while coming back to my home from Hazratganj and occupied a seat in the left corner. A girl my age sat in the middle and another guy in his early 40s took the seat in the right corner.

The auto rickshaw had traveled almost a mile, when I noticed the girl squeezing up towards me. I had my headphones on, trying to listen to my favourite music so I didn't pay attention the first time. But when it happened repeatedly, I decided to speak to the girl in order to save myself from any controversy. The moment I turned towards the girl, I saw that the guy in the left corner was trying to touch her inappropriately and that's why the girl was trying to move away from him. I could only imagine the helplessness that the girl probably felt.

I looked towards the auto driver through the rear view mirror in anger and it seemed that he already knew what I had just realized because he stopped the auto rickshaw. I asked that guy to get out. After a brief argument, we realised that the guy was drunk and got out without making a big deal.

It's unfortunate how religion is being used to manipulate the rape cases. Certain people on both sides try to turn such cases into a Hindu vs Muslim fight which it is not. Whether Kathua, Unnao, Aligarh or Bhopal.. such cases will always raise the question on the safety and the empowerment of women. All of the state governments should take strict measures now. Beat the Romeos if you have to. Punch the guys who pass comments on girls or follow them on empty streets. All men should learn the lesson.

Ladies, please speak out. All the fathers, husbands and brothers, pay attention to any kind of abuse and act accordingly.

Good night!!

I believe there is a magic in silence and you are chaos. Or is it the other way round? I wonder while we talk about random things over coffee and watch television. While I sit there, staring at you, still contemplating how beautiful you look and how tasty this coffee is, I realize that in the process of searching for you, I have found myself. All that remains to be explored now is a sense of belonging. So before you tell me how fun your date was and how badly you want to get some sleep, this time, stop for a moment - a moment that will last eternity, before you say good night.

This Life..

I think the problem with the most people is that they spend their entire lives looking for answers from other people instead of finding it themselves. This life is a beautiful chance and carries a million possibilities for us.

So instead of doing anything out of random because someone told you something, try to think for yourself. When you make a decision, stick to it until you know that you have completely failed and remember that sometimes it's okay to fail miserably in order to grow.

Plan things with your family & friends, date someone you like and get to know them better everyday, put a smile on someone's face, do a little good for yourself and others.