childhood

The greatest poem ever known
Is one all poets have outgrown
The poetry, innate, untold,
Of being only four years old

~Christopher Morley

FROSTED HEARTS

sometyms the restless soul feels that nobody realizes the value of life. or if they do ,they choose to ignore it.

sometyms we ignore evn the most glaring n obvious things -about us..about oders..

i saw a documentary about the way people in afghanistan were treated by taliban.I searched for more info related to this n i realized its not a one-off case or the problem of the afghanese but people are oppressed in a similar manner whenever and wherever a few "people" blinded by their hatred,thirst for power and lack of tolerance and respect for people different from them choose to act as despots.

it pains me to think of the kids growing up in such conditions..with their childhood lost forever and a sense of shame,fear and helplessness instilled into their little hearts.

after the removal of tyrannical government and settling up of democracy hopefully things will improve.but how long it'l take to set up the education system and set the hearts and minds of the people free from all they had to face no one knows...

the question of those autocrats still remains ..why does it happens that people start to think of themselves as being highly superior to others?and even if they do is torturing or denying others their basic rights as humans the only way to proove their point ?

how frosted are their hearts,.... their's who dont even blink an eyelid before torturing someone to death just to prove a point ..

mumbai killings ...

what happened in mumbai is a slap on all our faces. well its not just about mumbai or delhi or kashmir ,its about india, its about us.its about how with all the intelligence services and security systems we are still unable to curb these attacks. its about how cheap a persons life has become.
its wasnt the fault of the people who died that they had decided to venture out of their home that day ...they didnt know they would be seeing their loved ones for the last time. many dont even know when their life finishes or why their life is being snatched from them - it is so sudden n cruel.
what we get to see in the news is only half of the sad story the reality is much more painful. a life lost equals to destruction of an entire family,of their hopes,dreams and plans. its very easy for us to say dont panic -be strong ...but why should they be strong.they are the ones who suffered the full impact of the incident ..to us its just an incident a sad one but nevertheless an incident..but they are living every moment of it.every cruel moment of it.i remember the time during the serial blasts in delhi at the time of diwali, my father and brother were in chandni chowk market and until we didnt knew they were safe i spent some of the worst moments of my life.the pain faced by the family members of those killed in these attacks is something i cannot even imagine- i know it'll be too much for me to ever bear.

and these things have become so frequent that it no longer horrifies me only makes me feel angry and helpless ...and fearful that it might affect me directly the next time.

अक्स

वो भी तो एक झूट ही है ...चलो झूट नही पर पूरा सच भी तो नही है आइना हमे ही दिखाता ज़रूर है पर क्या वो सच्च में हम ही होते हैं ...या बस एक परछाई

हाँ वो परछाई हमारा हिस्सा ज़रूर है पर हम तो नही है न

कितनी ही बार आईने के सामने जाते ही हम एक मुस्कुराता चेहरा बना लेते हैं वो चेहरा जो हम देखना चाहते हैं और दुनिया को दिखाना चाहते हैं

कुछ एइसा ही तस्वीरों में भी होता है.... वो भी हमारा ही एक अक्स होती हैं

DARR KE AAGE JEET HAI !!! :)

The restless soul has realized that when you want something its ok to be a little scared while trying for it ...it shows you really want that thing .
But the important thing is to work hard for achieving your goals. It is important to convert the feelings of nervousness into ones of determination and to always believe in ourselves.
The combination of hard work,determination,dedication and belief in oneself never fails and victory follows on its own !!
It is essential to overcome your fears as they are the things which stop us from giving our best shot and if we can overcome our own fears there is nothing in the world which can stop us from winning ..after all darr ke aage hi to jeet hai !!! :)

placements OMG !!!

everything in life was going fine n d restless soul was looking forward to a carefree,relaxed n totally 'vella' time ahead to but that was not to be.
as soon as the dreaded words PLACEMENTS fall on your ears everything changes . its another kind of chill which enters your life. tests,interviews,g.d s OMG !! and since you are competing with such a huge bunch of people with almost equal qualifications(if not more) then it becomes all the more hard.
though the restless soul (mind to be more precise) belives in itself and is ready to work hard and give its best shot each time it's still a little scared of what lies in store .
well doesnt this happen to everyone? whenever something which is outside the usual comfort zone which we have created around ourselves takes place we are scared ! as i am right now !!!
but like any good warrior ill go into the battlefield(!) with a single minded dedication to win :)
all the best to me !!!

determination......i know i know!!!

how can u not stray away from a path that is so not what you are used to ?? the restless soul always wants to do things the easier way... and why not??
if that way has become a way of life then its very easy to want to live that way ... life is a very stubborn thing !!! i agree that the easiest way may not be the best way in the long run ..but what about now??:( Think of the future is the next argument but it is so difficult to give up little pleasures of present for something that may not even be !!

onward march!!!

well as my restless soul had decided to start on its journey of realization and hard work(!?!) i must admit that its a job that has its ups and its downs. the ups dont feel good enuf to the restless soul n d downs are well just too much!!! what is with lyf newayz??

hmmm but as any good soldier i pledge to continue on this path overcoming whatever hurdles life decides to throw at me (but if they hurt too much i cant guarantee i wnt complain..even if they r 4 my own gud) and will one day achieve success .

hoping the restless soul doesnt decide to derail me this time :)

NOW IS THE BEST TIME AS ANY :)

hmmm well my restless soul was made to realize this recently that it runs away from things. i start something but if no positive results come out fast ,my interest starts fading .This is only restricted to some of the things which i consider less important say finishing a painting i started . the things which i enjoy doing ill do even if m on ma deathbed eg. reading till my eyes pop out of my head due to tiredness!!
but as i was made to realize some things have to be done . Anyway sooner or later u'll have to do them so why not sooner..later could be kept 4 reading ;)
well i do realize the importance of some things but ..maybe im too lazy to care !! i keep thinking of doing some things,plan n all but just don't get up n do them!!aaarrrrgghhh it makes me look lyk such a lazy person ...which i'm not . ya well not lazy when it comes to doing something but initiating it takes a lot of trouble and then keeping on d track is still more difficult .
but i guess no tym would be later enuf if u dont wanna fell lyk doing something ... u just have to realize that nows the best time as any and start (and in my case FINISH !!) the job that needs to be done .

do it now .....

If u have a kind word to say ,say it now
If u have something to give, give it now
If u can make someone glad or another less sad
Do it now ...do it now ...do it now ....

If you have trust to bestow,show it now
If you have friendship to give, give it now
If dere's pain you can ease or someone you can please
Do it now... do it now ... do it now


i came across this nice hymn today and it got me thinking how sometimes we dont show our appreciation 2 people and then as time passes so many things go unsaid
i realized how few times ive actually thanked my parents for always being there for me and loving me unconditionally .
thanks mumma n papa 4 everything luv ya

a beautiful thought !!

there are no shortcuts to any place worth going

so true . nothing in life comes easily to you . i agree that some ppl are luckier or perhaps smarter than d others,they get what they desire with very little effort . but what about the rest of us unlucky souls ? sometimes when ive put a lot of hard work into something and it still doesnt work out the way i wanted it to, i feel disheartened and get all cranky n upset with myself and life in general. though i laugh about it later on but still sometimes it really hurts.

so nw ive decided that since its obvious nothing in life is easy n you cannot have everything the way you had planned it out to be or expected it to be ,theres no point getting upset about it. what really needs to be done, is taking control and work harder to make things work .

lifes 2 short 2 live with disappointments !

i feel our hearts ,mind n thoughts are very restless......atleast mine are. my thoughts keep jumping from one topic to another and before long they are miles from where they started :).

with this blog i hope to reflect my restless thoughts so it has no set theme or order. so heres to blogging !!!