THIS IS LIFE

We enter the world alone,

And sadly leave it too alone.

What we earn in life is up to us,

Being joyful or sadistic is in our hands thus.

Though in life, we have to choose,

Life cannot be always a chocolate mousse.

We are faced with certain situations,

Good and evil are life’s combinations.

Sometimes the one who is close to your heart,

Hurts you badly and tears you apart.

Sometimes the one who was never a friend,

Supports you, walks along and hold your hand.

When you are happy, ready to go,

Life takes a halt and takes you low.

When you are gloomy, feeling dark,

Enters the hero, leaving his mark.

Then you fall in love, dreaming about future,

You are abandoned, left to torture.

You learn to get over with, standing once again,

And then you realise, it was of no gain.

People come and people go, it after all depends on you,

Trust, love and care for, you should know who is who.

IS IT NECESSARY

Why do we get so close to somebody,

That he hurts us like nobody.

Why do we not ask ourselves, isn’t it easy,

Then why do we let ourselves to the extent of crazy.

Isn’t this bound to happen someday,

The ones whom we trust will break it one or the other day.

Then the heart will be broken into pieces,

And the soul inside us freezes.

We give the power to a person,

Though it may be in a different version.

Maybe it’s not always our love, it can be friends,

The one who hurts is not always the one who mends.

We are then left alone to lick our wounds,

It’s not always like a new moon.

He is the one who shatters our heart,

Who is our life’s best part.

We wish we hadn’t done it again,

But we do it over and feel that pain.

HAPPY AND SAD

First year of my college life has ended;

The dreams that I saw of college have transcended.

Had experiences so astounding in this one year;

When I remember them I’m left with a smile and a tear.

First day started with moments of apprehension;

Followed by bunks so many, we were close to detention.

Misunderstandings were on the heights all dis year;

Some called me fake; some called me selfish, it was all I could hear.

I was broken and I was shattered many a times;

In my mind, of gloom and despair, there were chimes.

The politics I withstood was so new to me;

Back to home was where I wanted to flee.

But it was not all bad which I encountered;

God had planned some respectable memories, I wondered.

P2 was the identity we 63 students were allocated;

The time in class, moments that could never get faded.

I made friends; fought with them, got back some and some went away;

But never intended to hurt anybody, this is all I could say.

My acts broke trust of some and some broke my trust;

I’m happy that I have true friends left, which was must.

The hostel life was full of ups and down;

How could I not recognize people, I frown.

The people whom I thought were friends turned out to be traitors;

And those, whom I was not close to, became my greatest supporters.

I met Latika, Devika and Garima, I feel so blessed;

I love u guys, without you my life would have been so wretched.

U stood by me, whenever I was sad;

I’m so glad to be a part of GLAD.

All in all, this was a year pleasant to reminisce;

I will recollect it always with eternal joy and bliss.

DO YOUR BIT

A boy visited a beach one day. He discerned that with every tide coming across the shore, some fishes appeared and were struck in sand as the tide went back. They were writhing in pain for some time and finally dying. The boy distressed about the happening, started to pick fishes one by one and flung them back into the sea. Some people went by and guffawed at him. But he continued. One man probed “O boy! There are thousands of fishes on the shore, what difference will throwing some of them back make?” The boy retorted “I can’t help every single fish, but I am doing my bit. Somewhere somebody else must be doing the same and saving some more fishes, so let us do what we can do”.

In today’s scenario when every individual is concerned about himself and no heed is paid to others; we often fail to become self-centred when we actually ought to. We have procured this propensity of cribbing about everything ensuing around. What we don’t comprehend is that we are also responsible for anything depraved happening in some or the other way. If we are so self-centred, then why can’t we take the responsibility and beget the difference we desire to have.

As the saying goes “be the change that you wish to see the most in your world.”

To possess a perfect world, everybody needs to do what he needs to do. Revolutions do not occur in a moment or two. Analogously we cannot transform everything in one day. But small actions can lead to big results. We should swot the concept of working from the “area of control”. We only have the power to control our deeds and we should make the most of it. What others do is only the “area of concern” where we can hardly make any difference.

Another issue why we don’t take ownership is the fear of the opinions of those inhabiting around and gleefully watching the show. Keeping faith in ourselves, we should always reminisce that if we have done right(for the betterment of others), we have done well, though alone; if wrong, the sanction of all mankind will not justify our act.

Norman Cousins has very well stated:

“The tragedy of life is not death, but what we let die inside of us while we live.”

So wake up and just do it.

THE ESSENCE OF SPIRITUALITY

“Spirituality”- the term itself is a perplexing one. We often mistakenly assume a spiritual person as the one sitting in front of an idle and reiterating mantras. But in true sense, spirituality is a state of mind where we consider ourselves as a soul with a body rather than a body with a soul.

Spirituality gives us a sense of invisible guidance which exists around us eternally. It is beyond the limit of our five senses. We often call this guidance as intuition and this inner insight should never be taken lightly or ignored. Intuition is an indiscernible knock on our mind to behave in a certain way or to avoid something. Though inexplicable, intuition is truly a factor of our lives.

Spirituality should not portray an impression of detaching ourselves from rest of the world. It just makes us conscious of an invisible dimension of the physical world. The dimension which defies birth and death. The dimension which is not governed by the rules of the physical world. The dimension which never leaves us unaccompanied. The dimension which imperceptibly defines our lives.

Spirituality focuses on self-empowerment rather than concentrating on external power. External power is in the dominance of and control on the physical world while spiritual power is the power of love. A constructive mind-set and a mind at peace have the supreme power greater than any physical power. Spiritual power gives us the pleasure of knowing that external power is not necessary to be at harmony with ourselves.

Spirituality defines connection with other individuals. It inculcates in us that our existence influences the presence of every human we share this earth with. Being connected eliminates the need of conflict, confession and confrontation. It constrains us from judging people. It makes us understand that we cannot define others by our judgement; we only have the power of judging and defining ourselves.

Spirituality does not believe in cause and effect world. It is motivated by ethics and serenity. It appreciates a life of purpose; a life of lovingly serving others.

When we know such state of mind of spirituality, we often know that from such state of mind flows the miracle making magic.

Remember:

“Spirituality is a domain of awareness.”

MY CHAMP

A character completely contradicting mine;
Friendship we share is perfectly divine.
The first day I saw you, you seemed so shy;
The day we parted, all I could do was to cry.
Dwelling with you was so joyful;
The times we shared together were absolutely wonderful.
The timetables we formulated to study till five;
That cranberry juice that kept us alive.
I remember every novel's abstract you recited;
And also when i bought smiley earrings, you were disgusted.
All the virtuous you inculcated in me;
You were the best roomie i could ever foresee.
You understand me better than i do;
My basket of secret- it's you.
Even though the promise of going to the same college could not be kept;
To our whole new worlds, then we swept.
We still are together, bonded strong;
Our relation isn't momentary, its lifelong.
I cherish every moment, together we spent;
Just want to say thanks for being my best friend.

IN PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

A child was born. As he grew old and thought of happiness, he believed it to come from "school".While in school, he thought happiness as a derivative of being in college. In college, he considered happiness would come with his job. He got the job, but happiness was now being searched for in marriage. After marriage, rather than finding eternal happiness in being called "papa", happiness was seen in settling his children's lives. He grew old to realize that there was no time left for happiness. He died an unhappy man.

Happiness lies in the present moment. We should enjoy the journey and not the decided destination. we should be advised that the sense of  happiness rests inside ourselves.We can be happy as soon as we decide to be happy. Nobody has the power to make us happy or sad. Whenever we feel gloomy we always have somebody to put blame on, somebody who is responsible for our sorrows, but we overlook the fact that we are the ones who opted this despair for ourselves.

Life is always an amalgamation of bliss and misery. We have to face the ups and downs of life, then what is the use of troubling ourselves even more by remaining sad. We should affirm in life to "tackle any situation with a smile" and life will know that we are the inappropriate people to play with.

What help does it cause in remaining wretched even when we cannot minimize the pain we are going through.It is a proven fact that if we begin to utter theatrically that we are happy, slowly and gradually it inculcates happiness in us.

Being desolated for a long time instigates the feeling of cynicism in us and we are then governed by negative energies surrounding us. Ultimately it becomes our usual practice to stay depressed which can have grave consequences in future. Staying happy and cheerful and living every instant of life, or staying blue, dying every second and leading a forlorn life, the choice is yours.

Remember

"Ever since happiness heard your name, it has been running through the streets trying to find you."

A TOUGH PHASE OF MY LIFE

I always felt this happening around me,
no one ever listened to my plea.
I kept crying, saying it was not my mistake,
They didn't listen and kept my dignity at stake.
My friend whom i trusted, turned out to be a backstabber,
I kept fighting alone, situation whatsoever.
I lost it, gave up to the circumstances,
They kept proving me wrong, providing the evidences.
I asked to god, why is it happening to me,
the true faces of people, he wanted me to see.
Writing was my passion, it was insulted,
I felt as if i was being humiliated.
I used to dance, because it was what i loved,
in the hands of politics, it was murdered.
I spent sleepless nights,thinking what was my fault,
all my happiness why suddenly came to a halt.
I promise myself, i will stand up again,
its my life, my passion, my love, not a child's game.

FROM SCHOOL TO COLLEGE

Straight from the corridors of school, arrives a student;
nervous but still ready to face this new world with excitement.
Facing the transition from senior most to the junior most;
getting this new freedom is what excites him the most.
Somewhere down the memory lane, stay his school friends;
leaving them behind, he is ready to enter this planet of new trends.
Away from home, i reached the hostel of our college, bidding adieu to parents, tears in eyes,butterflies in stomach, really nervous about the first day of college, this is what flashes in my mind when i think about the commencement of my college life. School, which is the best part of our student life, we depart from it to begin with the new and even better part of our life. We enter our college. There are many questions and fears in our mind. Everything looks so alienated.But in a small corner of our heart, we are pretty excited about it. There is a vast variation in our school and college lives. As soon as we listen to the name of a school, the whole idea of rules and discipline rotates in our mind. But college provides us a life of freedom, where our own decision determines the destiny of our future life.From a protected environment, we move to a place where we are totally independent. We see dreams about our forthcoming life in school and we realize them in college. We start taking our lives seriously as these four years transform an immature child to a responsible professional. but is that it? Of course not! College is a place where we spend the most enjoyable years of our existence. From the fresher's party to farewell we enjoy each day. From small crushes we get into serious relationships. We laugh at each other, make fun of friends but standby each other when a lecturer scolds one. We make some lifetime friends who slowly fill the vacuum created by our school friends.
Though school remains the best part of our childhood, college slowly becomes the best part of our life. Though school teaches us how to make friends, college gifts us with some invaluable friends. Though school teaches us to follow rules, college helps us being independent. Though school life symbolizes innocence, college life features maturity. Though in school we dream about our career, in college we make them come true.
School builds us up, college makes that building functional.