Little Encounters

Quiet amusing it is,

People whom we never knew,

We spent time for a while,

In a story of its own, we become a part,

The rendezvous is really short;

But, the moments

Mark their footprints in our heart.

Different lives, different tales,

Interact for a little while.

On the life’s journey, we share a small walk;

It’s neither the bond of blood,

Nor the bond of any relation,

Just a little encounter, for a little while.

As time goes by, I think of that moment,

Wondering how destiny writes its plot.

I, who would have never met you,

Met you in a strange phenomenon.

That small moment of truth,

And the moments are still embarked in my heart.

All that gave a wish, to meet you again,

In a better situation this time.

Just to touch your feet

And seek your blessings.

Have your hand on my head,

And I can feel the warmth

That I felt when I had held your hand.

I wish I could meet you…

Rest in peace Dadiji !

The Reason

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The quest had been for words,

for reason, for purpose ,and, the destination;

As I sit to write, I ponder,

I don’t feel the need for the quest.

 

Even without my notice,

the belief has somehow emerged;

I had always kept a green tree,

thinking that, the singing bird will surely come;

I can hear some melody somewhere;

 

Things don’t make sense all the time,

if they did, the purpose would have been defeated;

The unbecoming of what I’ve become,

only to discover the carefree joy;

 

The tiny sprout has found its way,

I wonder at seeing its victory

it has a long way to go;

Seeing it waving with the breeze,

belief gets stronger,

unknowingly, there comes a smile;

Some things have reason which reason can’t reason...

 

An escapist's way of life

They say and we tend to believe,
Yes, that's the best thing to do.
In an attempt towards proving oneself,
there's the march ahead...
It is progressing. But is it ?

When all seems good, its kinda stuck
And, then what lies next is escapism.
Its like we all agree to disagree...
In search of a vent again...
Oh yea, they say, this one's the best for you.

An attempt to march again,
what follows next is a withdrawal,
to accept things as they are...
Going against the flow, is too  audacious after all.

An escapist cant take it long though,
people don't really tend to understand he feels
out in the woods, in the self confinement,
only to discover

may be the journey isn't about being anything,
may be its about un-being what we are trying to prove...
and being what you are really meant to be...

Escapism is good sometimes...
It lets you meet yourself.
An interesting conversation is always welcome after all !!


~ courtesy my two friends who have had the greatest impact on me :)

The other side of the story

“So, how are you doing nowadays?”

“Pretty well I guess.”

“Oh really! That’s great!”

“Then why don’t you talk to me as before?”

“Have turned kinda busy.”

“I’m sure you must be.”

“Okay ! By the way, I wanna show you something”

“Now?”

“Yeah…

See ! This is what I had decided for myself.

Silly stuff you know. Like Everyone does ! The To-do list kinda thing.

~Perform great at college

~Make lots of friends

~Enjoy every moment

~Get a decent career

~Live the life to inspire

~Turn back to realize what I love

~Read Passionately

~Play music to soothe my soul

~Travel to explore……..”

How long has it been I had talked to myself? That little crazy spirit is trying hard to speak to me. When it did today, I am still pondering…

Never realized, I’ve started giving excuses to myself. Wherein I’ve got busy in making an identity in the crowd; deep down, somewhere, at some point, had started ignoring my own free spirit.

Nevertheless, thanks mattey to make me realize that there’s the other side of the story too…

Indeed, while walking along the path to my own aspiration, I forgot that it was this side of the story that I wanted to chalk out for me…

Destiny is a funny thing

All but i see are dreams within dreams...
Some dreams come true, some fail, some are shattered , some just wither away with time...


I chose this space to pen down my thoughts , whenever i feel to. Its like a take away from my reflections.
Destiny ... a strange thing...

We all have dreams, we chose to chase some , chose to leave some and for some we rely on time.
Just when you decide your choice, and tread further on it. You feel that strong tide coming towards you and it drags you and throws you to where you started...
On a strange note, sometimes , it creates the dubious choice in you. You really don't know, which way to chose. There's a path which you wanted to walk on and now, there's a path you now want to walk on...

The rationale is clear , but, our mind is unsure of things. Many a times , i ponder, what can be done for it !!
Today, as i write this, I remember the lines which i wrote earlier-
" We visit places, meet people, get attached to them , and, then, there comes a time, when we have to move ahead leaving behind all !! "

Although, weird , but, i guess, that is how it is !! 
Then , what can i do about it ??
I have no clue...

I just have one thing to say... Do whatever that makes you happy...
Things don't make sense many a times. That doesn't mean we are not supposed to do them.
However, no happiness can be attained on compromising others happiness.

Then , chose to be happy. Do everything you want to. 20 yrs down the line, I feel , i don't wanna regret that I wanted to do it, but, I didn't  !!

Do it dear. At least, even if wrong, it was me , who wanted it and, none else.. 
Love yourself ... You deserve to be happy !!

Bothering about everything has never yielded anything...
For , Destiny is a funny thing my dear...

Life is waiting for you

When I feel empty and I look see the endless skies , the smiling flowers , the dancing trees , the innocent smiles of strangers... A beautiful tune comes to my mind , and , I start singing. Those who know me will vouch for it that I start whistling.. :-D

This happens with each one of us may be sometimes , may be often or may be always with us.
Each one of us has kept ourself in a sheath of our perceptions , our feelings , our emotions and our expectations. Somewhere , in our sub-conscious , we try to escape from ourselves...

However, we try to escape , things haunt us sooner or later . If they don't , then I believe you've made a trade-off...

What then ???
Want to continue with the same or wanna be free ??? Well, I guess thats entirely your choice...

One may vouch for being at better-off at the present state. but, i need that one to have a small chit-chat with himself/herself and ask the crazy-little stuff called as heart , as what it really wants...

Go for it .. Let go of yourself ... At least , try once ... I believe it feels good...
Come out of your cozy sheath.. Accept , face , confront  yourself and the reality...
It is always possible to move ahead.. Don't worry . May be , it may not be the same way , but , It will make you free and back to yourself again..

Life is always waiting for you... Give yourself a chance..


Cherish your aspirations ... Give it a shot .. At least , you , deserve a chance once :-)

Kaho kya khayaal he ?
 

Footprints in the sand

It has been long since I wrote , and , I had  almost come to a  thought that if my such attitude continues, I will not be able to resume writing here in my blog , which I created to pen down my thoughts .
Life is full of surprises , you never know whats gonna happen next.
After getting disappointed with my results , I had lost hope of being selected in a good B-school , which I always aspired to be in. Failure drew me to a stage of loss of confidence and withdrawl.

But , something in me , still kept me going . Probably , I could not let the fire to go off that easily...
Again a dream , and my heartie's words of either " Go by yourself , or go by the folks - You decide "
I chose to go by myself and took the charge. Just a month later , I appeared for yet another exam , and secured really good .
Life's tide took me along with its wave and brought me ove  to land here in this amazing place of Great Lakes - a kinda B-school i always aspired to be in...

It has been over three months and everyday here is a journey to new self. Its rightly said , we grow everyday , learn with every passing moment.

I am exploring a new facet of life . Coming from far away places and living together with all in the same campus, the 123 of us share a unique bond . People whom we had never heard of or had never met before are an important aspect of each one of our lives.

But , then , there are thoughts that still haunt me , the memoirs and the unfulfilled expectations sometimes , still , drag me to my craziness. But, I , being myself , and a follower of none other than my heart chose to follow what it says.

When things or thoughts blow my mind off , I decide to take a detour and re-explore myself. For always, loneliness has given me peace and I find a small break sometimes gives you an idea of looking at things from a different perspective and you realize the stupidity , most of the time you plunge yourself into.

Well, it happens with me everytime, I discover or I must say reconfirm everytime , that I am the most retarded fellow. But , that in no way means to leave or escape , rather , I bang my mind again and come back again fully charged up.

At almost every instance , life teaches us . But , sometimes we ignore the gift that we are bestowed with   and try to play with it. We forget that ours is a life connected to our loved ones.
Its never necessary that  you always get what you had craved for . But withdrawals are simply not an option.
At least for them , who love us truly , we are responsible and must be , for , they are those who deserve our being with them...

But , theres one thing for sure , whatever be the case , friendship is the most beautiful relation , in which you don't have to play any role . You can always be yourself  . And , if you are blessed with a true friend , you are sure that the person will bear with your utmost stupidity and drag you out of your insanity and still embrace with you with the same love. Cheers to all such beautiful relations in life...

Walking through the beautiful sandy beaches of Mahabalipuram and witnessing the heart-throbing waves , I let all my thoughts go away and i feel free...

After all , life at every moment lets you draw footprints ... Some should be kept imprinted in heart and some, when the time comes , have to be let go away like , the footprints in the sand...