Right to Write !

Ek Soch!

2010-03-16T23:38:00.000+05:30

आँखें नम हो जाती है, कोई आएगा,

आंसूं बहते रहते है, कब आएगा!

आँखों मैं बहुत नींद है, सो जायेगा,

दिल में बहुत प्यार है, खो जायेगा!

आँखें रूठ जाती है, राह कब तक देखोगे,

भुलाना आसान नहीं है, बहुत याद आओगे!

समय बहुत कम है, कोई रूठ जाएगा,

वक्त को मनाना है, कोई गीत गायेजा!

कुछ बातें कही जाती है, कौन सुनाएगा,

कुछ अनकही रह जाती है, दिल सोचेगा!

Gossip

2009-11-28T02:00:00.000+05:30

Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no talebearer, strife ceases.

—Proverbs 26:20

Gossip: baseless, untrue assumptions that create misunderstanding between relations.
Romour is its next stage.
It may hurt someone's sentiments.
Lets ignore gossip and have a gossip-free life!

(Gossip originates from Old English - Godsibb, meaning 'Godparents').

I like and I don't like:

2009-09-25T01:05:00.001+05:30

I like to the taste of melting cheese on my tomato cheese toast.
I like the pineapple crochet designs.
I like to feed tomatoes and apples to my son.
I don't like to peel onion.
I like the smell while roasting onions.
I like to listen to soft songs.
I don't like noisy songs.
I like to talk over phone.
I don't like light while am sleeping.
I like to go out.
I like fresh air.
I like blue colour.

Naa Jaane...

2009-09-23T18:03:00.000+05:30

ना जाने कहाँ पर मिले थे वो हमें,

ना जाने कहाँ से शुरू हुई वो बातें,

ना जाने कहाँ पर ले गई वो शामें हमें,

ना जाने कहाँ तक छोड़ आएंगे ये बातें हमें ||

KHAMAJ

2009-09-19T17:12:00.001+05:30

I heard a song. I liked it. I din't know the details of the song. One fine morning I heard it on the radio, and that made my day. This was the song, 'Khamaj' (Band - Fuzon), also played in the movie 'Hyderabad Blues -2'.

Saawan mein to jaaye piharwaa mann mera ghabraaye

Aiso gaye pardes piya tum chain hamein nahin aawe

Mora saiyaan mose bole naa ||

Main laakh jatan karoo haar rahi, main laakh jatan karoo haar rahi

Mora saiyaan mose bole naa ||

Tu jo nahin to aise piya hum jaise soona aanganaa

Nain tihari raah nihaare nainann ko tarsaao naa

Mora saiyaan mose bole naa ||

Pyar tumhe kitna karte hain tum na samajh nahi paaoge

Jab hum naa honge to piharwa bolo kya tab aaoge

Mora saiyaan mose bole naa ||

ATLEAST!

2009-09-15T11:49:00.005+05:30

Mala kaltiye tujya manaachi tadphad,

maaze brain band kelai mi,

and have lost the key!

Bolaiche mhante tujhyashi,

still trust our telepathic waves!

Olakh ahe apuli eka dashakaachi,

yet we don't know what happened to us yesterday!

Kahitari karayachi garaj ahe,

kai te kalat nahi ase pan naahi,

tu mhantes tar atleast bhetuya tari!

10% of Brain!

2009-09-05T12:53:00.005+05:30

Why humans use only 10% of their brain? The social system doesn't allow us to do so. We are consciously and unconsciously rigorously trained to think and act in the social framework with innumerable unwritten rules and regulations. Therefore, if we use our brain, I guess the social system will collapse or rather I would like to think so!!!

Papaya 'Star'

2009-08-23T07:54:00.006+05:30

Mouth watering 'Papaya Star' captured by Sony W595.

My brains stopped me from eating this papaya. Because my brains couldn't wait to save it as a memory for the human kind!

I wish I had opted for microbiology to gratify the needs of my visual sensations through the microscopic images of the amazing creations on this earth!

Being mom...

2009-02-03T14:20:00.004+05:30

Hmmm... writing about 'being mom' is too less than 'BEING' one! My sweet little bundle of joy, Jeremy, keeps me on my toes 24/7. Day night am busy in doing something for and something with him. For eg. I would be cooking food, feeding him, washing his clothes (putting them for drying takes more energy!), playing with him, showing him different things in the house etc.... and all this reminds me of the famous lines by Robert Frost -
"The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep."

And these are just few things about being a mom!
I would be writing more about this sometime later.

A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

2009-01-22T10:33:00.001+05:30

My 'all time favorite', verses from the book.

"There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven:
a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain,
a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace."

Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8 (NIV)

Thinking ???

2008-02-28T11:33:00.003+05:30

A great many people think they are thinking when they are really rearranging their prejudices.
- William James

That sounds so real! We often say and hear others say, ' I will think about it', 'am thinking...' etc. And we ignore and neglect others.
We do not want to accept what others say.
We are fooling ourselves so much so that we neglect ourselves.
We blame others unnecessarily.
Sadly, we become prejudiced. And we remain so...

" जगावेगळं "

2008-02-15T13:46:00.007+05:30

तू येतेस
स्वतःहाचे 'मधुर' मन न वइसरता आणतेस
वन रुपी मनाचे द्वार
आमच्या भ्रमणासाठी खुले करतेस
असा हा तुझा मनमोकळा स्वभाव
व अशी ही तुझी वृत्ती
मनातलं सगळं व्यक्त करायला भाग पाडतं
कदिचत ह्यालाच जगं "मैत्री" म्हणत असावं
नातं 'मधुर' तर आहेच
पण खरं सांगू तुला...
आपलं नातंच "जगावेगळं" आहे!

Adamant ideas...

2008-02-10T11:18:00.000+05:30

The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping from the old ones, which ramify, for those brought up as most of us have been, into every corner of our minds.

-John Maynard Keynes
[The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money (13 December 1935)]

Words...

2008-02-10T11:12:00.000+05:30

"Words ought to be a little wild for they are the assaults of thought on the unthinking."

-John Maynard Keynes
English economist [1883 - 1946].

"... words have rhythm and words have melody."

- Ken Hensley.
for more information on Ken Hensley, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Hensley

'Love Thy Neighbour'

2007-11-21T21:32:00.000+05:30

While studying the ten commandments, I realized how 'love thy neighbour' is related to 'fellowship'. Every human has a social need and fellowship fulfills this 'need for affiliation'. But how many of us realize its importance and how do we fulfill this need? Are we selfish to attain it, at the cost of others... do we care for others' needs too... ??
I remember Abou Ben Adhem who loved his fellow beings; a sweet poem by J L Hunt, one of my favourites.

"Abou Ben Adhem"

Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!)
Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace,
And saw, within the moonlight in his room,
Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom,
An Angel writing in a book of gold:

Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold,
And to the Presence in the room he said,
"What writest thou?" The Vision raised its head,
And with a look made of all sweet accord
Answered, "The names of those who love the Lord."

"And is mine one?" said Abou. "Nay, not so,"
Replied the Angel. Abou spoke more low,
But cheerily still; and said, "I pray thee, then,
Write me as one who loves his fellow men."

The Angel wrote, and vanished. The next night
It came again with a great wakening light,
And showed the names whom love of God had blessed,
And, lo! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest!

-- By James Leigh Hunt. (1784-1859)

Free Life!

2007-06-09T22:30:00.001+05:30

At six in the morning when the alarm bell rings and I go out for a walk
I see a flock of birds singing and shouting and starting the day!
Nobody stops them from shouting
Nobody binds them for studies
Nobody stops them from roaming
and enjoying the whole day!

I wish I were a bird
roaming and enjoying the whole day
shouting without studies!

At six in the evening when I go out to water the plants
I see a variety of plants dancing to the tune of the blowing wind
Nobody stops them from dancing
Nobody stops then from enjoying the free and desired environment
Everybody to look after them, carefully

I wish I were a plant
enjoying the desired environment
and dancing to the tune of the blowing breeze!

Relationship: Here and Now!

2007-03-23T20:41:00.000+05:30

As Living Humans, we grow!
We have a need to grow in a relationship,
and maintain relationships rather than just to establish one!

As an Evolutionary Being, we realize it..
somewhere on the life map..
sometime in the life - span..
and may that be HERE and NOW!

Sylphly speaking...

2007-03-09T00:01:00.001+05:30

[Note: Here "Sylph" will be used with reference to 'an elemental being believed to inhabit the air!']

“I enjoy roaming around on mountains amongst the tiny herbs and huge trees and green grass and humming birds! Then taking rest on the stones for some time, I like to dance with the colourful leaves and brown branches, with the fresh leaves and the dry flowers. Climbing down through the rocks to the dark woods in the jungle...I feel like playing some mischief! I scare the hares with my ghostly sounds and then shake up the trees and scare away the birds! To make my way through the thick bushes and the bamboos is an exciting task. Speeding up, I reach the river side and stare at the water... splashing in the water... dancing with the water! Then I get tired! So through the plain land I wander towards the city! Oh! There are huge buildings here... and soo many vehicles! And hoards of people too! Hmm ... Some people seem to like me when I am gentle and cool...and there...

Ohh kids are a little frightened when I snore at night, is it? ... And some adults too when I go mad and just wanna run n run n run and shout and scream! And then...

...
...
...".

Someone please conclude! ;)
Danke!

phir wohi phoorsat!

2007-03-02T23:16:00.000+05:30

Now a days I feel that I get so much busy in the day-to-day activities that I am not able to have a quality time with myself and specially with the significant people around! Its sad and strange that I miss them even when and while I am with them! :(

In Gulzar's words: dil dhoondhta hai phir wohi phoorsat ke raat din...

"dil dhoondhta hai phir wohi phoorsat ke raat din
baithe rahe tassawurre jaana kiye huwe!

jaadon ki narma dhoop aur aangan mein letkar
ankhon pe kheench kar tere daaman/aanchal ke saaye ko
andhen pade rahe kabhi karwat liye huwe!

ya garmiyon ki raat jo poorawayiyan chale
thandi safed chadaron pe jaage der tak
taron ko dekhte rahe chhat par pade huwe!

barfilee sardiyon mein kisibhi pahaad par
vaadi mein goonjatee huyi khamoshiyan soone
anknon mein bhige bhige se lamhe liye huwe!"

... re bhau!!

2007-02-28T21:51:00.002+05:30

Long back I had scribbled these lines on a nice sheet of paper,
when I realized that it made a nice piece of poetry too!:)
"...re bhau" is addressed to my brother and it refers to the period in life when we were in contact with each other only through letters and telephone!
[Its in my mother tongue, Marathi].

tuzi mazi pahilee bhet mala nahi smarat
maatra apulya maitreecha pahila tappa visarta nahi visarat!

tuzyasathi patraswaroop pahila prayatna mala nahi smarat
matra tuze patra alyawar pratyek velecha (vaglach) anand nahi visarat!

tu va tuze patra hyat phar antar nasave
pan pratyaksh - apratyaksha hyat antar asatech naa!

ayushyat barech kahi mahatwache asate
kai kai mahatwache he umajne - samajne(ch) mahatwache nahi kaa?

eka pataliwar apule marga vegale asale tari...
veglya pataliwar aple marga ek asanar?

tuzi athwan nahi yet mhatale tar anartha hoel
pan jar visaratach nahi tula tar athwayche kai !!

Ringing in my mind??

2007-02-22T13:12:00.000+05:30

I was walking... along a busy city road... with vehicles honking horns... and hordes of people going here and there! All kinds of shops by the road side from that of footwear to eating outlets, colourful clothes (tempting me to buy all of them!) and electronic gadgets... etc etc.

I was walking... And then I came across a 'PQR watches'... I heard the irritating sound of an alarm clock!! I couldn't walk anymore... so stopped and peeped inside the shop that had no customers but had big and small wall clocks that appeared more of a modern design. The irritating sound was ringing... I went inside the shop and told the manager that there was an alarm clock ringing, which was probably from his shop! He looked alarmed at me, and said, "NO". I insisted that it was from his shop and that he must check at least once! Very doubtful and reluctant however, he looked for something on his computer and answered with a surprised face, "Yes, it’s from that front corner". He went ahead, took the pencil cells out of the clock and smiled at me! I smiled back and left the shop.

NO...but the irritating sound was still present... was it ringing in my mind? ... ... And alas... I woke up just to realize that my mom's alarm clock was ringing and that it was another fine morning!

Sounds...

2007-02-20T20:20:00.000+05:30

The world we are living in is a wonderful creation of God. A mysterious, yet purposeful world that includes the universal nature, flora and fauna, wild life, man and man-made elements. The sound of nature is a musical topic indeed! The sound of a water at the waterfall, raindrops, the whispering wind, the wild wind, and the thrill of a thundery night is an event to experience personally!

And yes, off course...sound of silence is invaluable!