Hysterical Blindness!

We all are stuck in this blindness...
Of Hindu and Muslim,
Of Christian and Jew
Of Jain and Sikh
The essence of being human is all but lost!

We all are stuck in this blindness...
Of Tamil and Kannada
Of Bihari and Marathi
Of Hindi and Urdu
The essence of expression is all but lost!

We all are stuck in this blindness...
Of faith and religion
Of states and region
Of language and tongues
The essence of spirituality is all but lost!

We all are stuck in this blindness...
Of I and Me
Of Mine and
Of myself
The essence of us is all but lost!

The kindness of strangers has thus become...
a rare commodity...
We are driven by this hysterical blindness...
We are driven by our own personal agenda...
And our leaders(so called) are pushing us Further apart!
The essence of togetherness is all but lost!

Why? Disturb a Beast!

The beast is very reasonable, 

And mostly hates conflict, 

And currently the beast, 

Is in a deep slumber! 

Some people are always keen, 

To the disturb the peace, 

Currently the beast has, Within! 

Till when the beast will suffer, 

Is the question in question! 

The brink of patience, 

Is a sight very near! 

The beast has risen, 

From its slumber, 

It roars, 

It smiles a cunning smile, 

Its mane is reverberating!  

The anger is from its eyes 

Is seething! 

People don't realize that, 

Disturbing a beast can cost them dearly! 

Dreadful will be the day, 

When they see the Beast Incarnate! 

Because the World will tell you otherwise!

That is what's weird with this world,

Because it will always tell you otherwise!

Never let go of your passions,

And keep them close to heart, 

Give it space whenever time permits,  

Though it may never earn you money, 

And it may seem like a waste to others,

Because they don't see the satisfaction immeasurable, 

So never let go of your passions,

I am telling you this,

Because the world will always tell you otherwise!

Be ready to apologise for your mistakes,

Always be grateful for the help you get, 

Especially to your friends, 

The world will always say friendship Mein no sorry no thank you, 

But be apologetic & thankful whenever it is appropriate,  

I am telling you this,

Because the world will always tell you otherwise!

Be on your toes to tell people, 

That you love them... Dearly and more, 

Especially to your family,

More Often and much more... 

The world will always tell you to leave sentiments aside, 

But still you be on your toes to tell people that you love them, 

I am telling you this, 

Because the world will always tell you otherwise!

And to your better half,  

Give a tight hug, a light kiss, a little PDA, 

The world around you will cringe when they see you happy! 

But you hold his/her hands and little tighter, 

Whenever you are out, 

I am telling you this, 

Because the world will always tell you otherwise!

That is what's weird with this world, 

Because it will always tell you otherwise! 

भेड़ चाल!

इस ठंड में सुबह सुबह,
भेड़ चाल में चले जा रहे हैं,
लोग कहते हैं की हम ज़िंदगी बना रहे हैं|

अपनों को हमने पीछे छोड़ दिया है,
जिंदगी की जंग इसलिए अकेले ही लड़े जा रहे हैं|

पैसे से अमीर हैं हम,
पर अपना ज़मीर बेचे जा रहे हैं|

रूबरू बातचीत आजकल कौन ही करता है,
सारे के सारे व्हाट्स एप/फ़ेसबुक पर फॉर्वर्ड किए जा रहे हैं|

सेहत पर ध्यान नहीं है, एक्सर्साइज़ का टाइम नहीं है,
फास्ट फुड का गटर अपने पेट को बनाए जा रहे हैं|

खाने में आजकल लुत्फ़ नहीं लेते हैं,
बस सूखी ब्रेड कोला के साथ गटके जा रहे हैं|

हमसफ़र को तवजो नहीं देते हैं,
बुध्धू बक्से में घुसे जा रहे हैं|

इस ठंड में सुबह सुबह,
भेड़ चाल में चले जा रहे हैं,
लोग कहते हैं की हम ज़िंदगी बना रहे हैं!

विपत्तियों का पहाड़!

विपत्तियों के इस पहाड़ का क्या किया जाए,
ये सवाल सभी के मन में,
कभी न कभी कुलबुलाहट ज़रूर मचाता है,
एक असमनजस की स्थिति बनाता है,
की
विपत्तियों के इस पहाड़ का अाखिर किया क्या जाए?

अनुभवी लोगों की एसी अवस्था मैं कई राय होती हैं
धैर्य बनाए रखें एसी सीख कई लोग देते हैं
पर सलाह देने के पहले ये नहीं सोचते हैं कि
जो इनसान पतलून गीली करने की कगार पर खड़ा हो
वो अाखिर धैर्य कैसे बनाए रखे?

किंतु मैं भी यही कहूंगा की,
धैर्य बनाए रखें
एसा करने के दो मुख्य कारण ये हैं कि ,
एक तो ये कुछ समय में ये कठिनाई के बादल छट जाएंगे,
अौर दूसरा यह कि अाप गीली पतलून वाले हास्य पात्र बनने से बच जाएंगे।

हास्य पात्र से याद अाया कि
अाजकल पीड़ा का ढिंढोरा पीटना एक शैली बन गया है,
कुछ खुद से अौर कुछ समाचार माध्यमों से,
इस बात से खुद को दूर रहने दें,
क्योंकि ज़्यादातन लोग अापकी पीड़ा का लुत्फ़ उठाएंगे,
अौर जो बाकी हैं वे अापको सान्त्वना देंगे
किंतु अनजाने में ही सही अापके ज़ख्मों पर नमक मल जाएंगे
इसलिए ढिंढोरा कतई न पीटें एवं खुद को अौर पीड़ा से बचाएं
अौर हाँ धैर्य बनाए रखें।

विपत्तियों के इस पहाड़ पर अाप विजय प्राप्त कर लेंगे
क्योंकि
पृथ्वी घूमती रहती है
रात ढलेगी अौर सुबह हो जाएगी
मौसम बदलते रहते हैं
बादलों के बरसने के बाद ही बहार अाएगी
समय का चक्र चलता रहता है
अापकी यह परिस्थिति
या तो खत्म होगी
या पीड़ीयों के लिए सीख बन जाएगी ।

The Nature of A Beast

You see a beast...
Fast asleep in its den...
You know it well…
Not to disturb it...
Lest you want to…
Be eaten piece by piece,
because its the nature of a beast...

You see a beast…
Prowling in the jungle…
You know it well…
To maintain your distance…
Lest you want to…
Be its meal...
Because it's the nature of a beast...

You see a beast…
and a beauty together…
You know it well…
That you are in a dream…
As to spare anyone…
Is not the nature of a beast...

You see the natural beast
Languishing in a zoo...
You know it well…
Who rules this utter chaos…
Its the men with their artificial fangs…
And they define…
the new Nature of the Beast...

9 Cautionary Tales

One she fell in love with the wrong man
But then is there a right one?

Two he flaunted his wealth...
The IT guys came & took him in handcuffs...

Three she boasted her beauty and teased her friends
Old age came and ruined everything...

Four he let his kid out of his sight for minute
A car came hurtling from the curve! Alas...

Five she didn't pay heed in self defense classes
Now she feels unsafe walking home at night...

Six he gave too much time at work
Now he eats his dinner alone...

Seven she was really possessive
Everybody got frustrated with her and left...

Eight he never hit the gym
Today he is round like a melon...

Nine they never took any risks in life...
Got the Guinness for most boring people on Earth!

One of Us! One of Them!

The choice is yours,
who you want to be...

You can be the ones...
Hiding behind women and children...
With malice in your hearts...
And stones in your hands...

Or

You can be the ones...
Who stand in front of the women and children...
Shielding their bodies...
And helping them in calamities...

The choice is yours,
who you want to be...

You can be the one sitting mum...
In the court of intellectuals…
Where a woman is being disrobed

Or

You can be the one
Who enables her
To stand for herself and
To wield a sword
And punish the scoundrels
Who are troubling her.

The choice is yours,
Who you want to be...

You can be the one…
Who in the name of religion
Kill your own brethren & countrymen,
and colour this earth red...

Or

You can be the one
Who cares for the tiniest creatures
On this beautiful Earth
And help to enhance its beauty

The choice is yours,
Who you want to be...

One of Us…
who want to have fun...
To spread happiness....
Be kind to the random stranger...
And in general be grateful...
For our time on mother earth!

Or

One of Them…
Who want to spread hatred…
Who want to discriminate…
On caste, creed, language, region, religion…
Who want to blow themselves up…
For no good reason...
And make this earth a living hell!

It's time that you decide
Who you want to be?

One of Us!
Or
One of them!

The Soul Store

Long queue of tiny tots,
Big and Small are their pots,
mumbling they ask is that the store?
Where we can buy a little bit of soul...

An angel white standing as guide says
Yes you will meet him inside
He is the one who lends the souls
You can ask him to fill your bowls...

Inside a room of shining white,
He sits in chair so grand,
they all bow and ask him,
Can we get a little bit of soul?

Off course he says but it comes at a cost...
What's the cost they ask him?
Be Kind and Happy in the blue…
So it doubles when you return it to me...

Off they jump…
Into the marble blue and white...
And land there with a thump!
Into the darkness and no light...

Bit by bit its shredded apart
Through Shattered Dreams and Broken Hearts
Through sometimes greed and at times malice,
they say this world is a cruel place...

So bit by bit it’s shredded apart,
till nothing of it is left inside,
Body this a hollow shell...
He who lent it mourns its loss...

The Soul is lost!
The Devil Awaits!
The Devil Smiles for his cauldrons hot...
The Devil Smiles for his cauldrons hot...

He though has not lost hope...
There is still Long queue of tiny tots
Big and small are their pots...
The sign says Open...
In front of his Soul Store...

The Commotion of Inaction!

Somewhere a boy sits in the fifth grade...
A sketch he has drawn...
Hand in hand with the cute girl of his class...
10 years later he is still drawing…
The girl is off hand in hand with some handsome jock!
The consequences of waiting indefinitely...
The commotion of inaction!

Somewhere a girl dreams...
For the home coming of prince charming...
To be swept away to a mystic land...
10 years on there is just
Dirty Laundry, Mucky Plates, Endless Nappies and Constant Abuse
No she can’t leave him out of love... Is it?
The commotion of inaction!

Somewhere a man works...
In a 2x2 cube...
The layers of fat are uncountable...
Thinking of the starting to exercise the next day...
One day colleague finds him…
Dead with a heart attack in the same cube...
The next day has not yet come...
The commotion of inaction!

Somewhere a 30 something
Thinks of landing his dream job
Plans to read on the skills he needs
then finds the TV remote...
He sits there watching endlessly...
Dream job an illusion...
The commotion of inaction!