Dedicated to my frnds...

This day I do wish to remind

that never  in life can I find

such lovable friends of your kind

that ever reside in my sensible mind

Wonderful are the days we spent combined

I see it all and  can’t remain so blind

and not thank Him ,when he is so kind

To bless me with your friendship well defined…

It is no extravagance to say that I pined

to live back in those memories u left me behind

for they do connect  in our hearts and bind

Keeping the bond of our kinship signed.

Wishing you all a great Friendship day

   and thank you for being there for me always

                                        -  Yours ever…

ILLUSION

Illusion- a word not very often thought of everyday but surprisingly associated with us inherently in every moment of our life.A mirage in a desert , a daydream of a person madly in love,a moving 3D picture...bla bla bla  fascinating kind of examples that may strike for illusion.On the contrary illusion creeps along in our daily routine. The interpretations from our soul experiences and perceptions are at times illusions.The relationships what we assume to be one may not be the same in fact , again an illusion.Our state of being we believe we are in may be an illusion.May be I am making it more complicated with silly statements.Well I'll try to justify them.
       Say I decided not to call my mom myself until she calls me.She doesn't call for a week or so.Well I admit may be my thoughts bring out the assumptions like-"Oh! for god's sake why doesn't she call at all?In fact does she think of me when I am away at hostel?Okay may be she is busy with her work but that doesn't mean she can't spare a couple of minutes to talk to me." Lets see the situation from my mom's side."Why hasn't my daughter called? May be she is working hard with her studies and all and not getting time.I had an awful time at my office these days.May be I shouldn't mess up her mind with my troubles by telling her." So,there is this situation that my mom hasn't called me and I did experience it, but my interpretation from it is completely untrue- simply an illusion.
     A girl talks to a guy quite a few times out of obligation and doesn't actually like him even as a friend. There may be a few people who have seen them sitting together and talking twice or thrice and then they come to this stupid conclusion like may be they are very good friends, may be they are committed..bla bla bla...In this case you have seen with their very eyes about their intimacy but their observation is the opposite of reality- again an illusion.


Consider this situation...do not read the brackets first.
 Suppose you have a very close friend and both of you spend a good time together. Suddenly or gradually the time she spends with you may decrease. One day you ask her something and she goes away abruptly talking on phone(it may be a very important call & later she forgets to come back to you). Then again on some other day you ask her to explain a topic in which she is good at and she says she is very tired and not in a mood to explain(she may have worked very hard that day and got tired). There comes another day when she goes out to a movie or restaurant and with another class mate who is not very close to her without inviting you(she didn't have a choice and she did not like mentioning it to you as you may feel bad). May be she doesn't explain any of these and you begin to feel that she is avoiding you for some reason or your intimacy reduced. Obviously she had reasons for everything and only they are left as unspoken explanations which led to your illusions.....


 All these examples of mine are tiny for the word illusions. As Lord Sri krishna said " The world is filled with Maya(illusion)" everything we see, we hear and we interpret may be neither a lie nor it is true. One thing can be said. Perceptions should not always be illusions i.e; illusions should not conquer our perceptions if we are to keep our relations and situations at their good.
     


  

HAPPY REPUBLIC DAY

A day on which we salute the flag, sing the national anthem, distribute sweets paying a tribute to the leaders who brought us an independent India, a nation where we have freedom to dream, freedom to achieve, freedom to serve and freedom to live a life. A day to rethink of what is done and what is to be done to the country, what is patriotism and what is the so called 'right attitude'. Are all these words, sentences, feelings meant for just a couple of national days?? Isn't a man who doesn't salute the tricolor flag today an Indian??!! Let me think...
      
        Everyday we spend with our routine with an admixture of studies, observations, realizations and not to forget, gossip. Life becomes monotonous stuffed more with worthless things. Here we stand today saluting the national flag, recollecting our responsibility. An opportunity to restructure our ways, set the things in the right path, cherish the past achievements, aspire for better tomorrow and conspire against the darker side of our lives. No one knows what is tomorrow, nevertheless everyone looks forward for a brighter future. A few hours of sleep is not worth to miss this opportunity on an auspicious day to let in some inspiration, motivation and an urge to do something not that this is the only day for it.
      Then why today?? - A national day celebrated all over the nation irrespective of state, religion ,caste and gender as a token of gratitude for the past sacrifices of the leaders and visionaries- those who considered their struggle and pain worth an independent India heading to the heaven of peace, love, integrity and development. A day to reward the contemporary visionaries, artists, leaders and a bunch of talented successful people in the nation. A day to see through the past, present and future progress of the nation.
    As it happens, all this stuff seems to be a well prepared speech to deliver in a public assembly for the sake of it. It may be like- 'Watch a good movie, get inspired ,realize things sitting in your comfortable cushion in the theater and then come outside into the light to get on with your routine. Listen to a moving lecture, stretch your veins, shed some tears and carry on with your chaos. Notice a poor child, feel for him, donate a rupee and then walk away in your way.' This is the way things are in the interconnected web of an independent society.
    As we know this leads us nowhere. All we need is an interdependent society with compassionate, responsible and responsive citizens. Let us shed away the indifferent attitude, nonchalant talks and complacent nature. Let go astray the pessimistic ideas from our comprehensive minds. Let our consecrated hearts sing the National Anthem for the days to come to witness a developed India with world class citizens yet tolerant enough to say VR1.