Waves Of Death.. Waves Of Anger !

Life as we know it will never be the same,

Hearts shattered with the glass on those panes,

The pride that invoked with every first step,

Has turned into fear lingering in each lane.

It’s strange how quickly time can change pace,

A moment of celebration turned into the last aisle,

Making ends meet made the young bleed,

While tears back home awaited their smile.

The devil's footsteps came as silent as can be,

But his roar was dismissed by countless sleeping ears,

The death in his eyes grew grimmer & real,

A smile on his face with no story to reveal.

It rained cold red while faith died that day,

Thunder seemed soft while the land roared louder,

The waters sailed death right into our track,

While man’s mortal gods hid safe behind our backs.

Death knows no mother while the child cries blood,

Death knows no father or a last meal served,

But a death struck well due to blind governing eyes,

Is a holocaust paid well for by each one of us that cry.

So think twice before you avoid that ballot,

You are the power of change, the reason to gain,

White cap servants have forgotten what fear is like,

It’s time for the blue dot to inflict pain again!!!

Mahatma Gandhi's 3 Monkeys.. of 2008 !

‘’Don’t hear evil’ – Not all popular beliefs are right.

‘The British ruled over India for over 400 years before they left our country divided’.

Did they??!! Gauging by the state of the county today & non-secular approach of its people, I do not think we even needed the British to attempt a division when we can do it with better efficiency and accuracy!!! Infact I think they were so successful with the East India Company because we might have taught them a thing or two about how man made religion can eradicate mankind itself! We educated the already educated on life and how to end it!!! .. Yes we are smart indeed !!!

‘Don’t see evil’ – Not all actions should be tolerable

‘India is a young democracy’

Are We??!! We’re young alright, but are we truly democratic?!

Our right to live is dependent on the following ‘city commandments’

1) The caste/community/religion we belong to.. in comparison to..

2) The language we speak.. in comparison to..

3) The city we live in.

If you can relate to even a single point mentioned above, you either change who you are as individuals to please the dimwit, petty, anti social elements or move city after city till you have no place to run.. We’re forced to be prisoners of our religion/caste/community.. Yes, freedom indeed !!!

‘Don’t speak evil’ – Not all laws are legal

‘We’re a growing economy.. Our transition from a developing country to a developed country is not far away’

Is it??! We’re growing alright.. Growing hatred, anti secularism & ‘so not out of the box’ thinking in the minds of the young.. Have you even wondered why a fisherman leaves an open basket of crabs on its own when he goes out to fish again? It is because he knows that even though they aspire to come out in the open they will never come out or let any other go out.

Our so-called ‘cultured’ society is the basket, opportunity is the open and we’re the crabs who struggle to effectively inscribe our identity through possible opportunities.

Coming to think of it, if we made laws of society, who governs it and who exactly are we answerable to??? If you cannot get an answer convincing enough to please your conscience.. you’re a crab too my friend…a developed county depends on a developed society.. Hmmm, we’re developed indeed !!!

Life is Music INDEED !

Life is Music... How many times have we heard that before?

Musicians use this term to express themselves... It also makes a perfect slogan on a rebel guitar case... Some have also used it in irrelevant cellular TVCs.

Whatever be the case, there is a deeper truth to it than what seems...

Have you ever thought about how true the term actually is??!.. Yes it’ll be the 11^th commandment for some who might realize the following:-

Close your eyes and think of a song... Any song!.. Watch it take you back in time to a memory in your life when you heard it for the first time... or a time when u witnessed someone crush your heart before your own eyes, whilst it played softly in the background.. a time when your soul froze to a shock of something you weren’t expecting to hear, whilst it played on a broken down radio at the local Irani restaurant... at the closest beach when you were spending time with yourself, staring in the middle of nowhere, trying to solve the riddles of life and a loud cab just passed you by... Let’s call this memory a music point…

Music is a powerful tool if used right! It can control your mindset, it holds this incredible power to decide the kind of person you are and can be... Think about it...

Your life is a jukebox and every slice of time stacked in it is a song... Every song that you have heard in the past or will hear from now on holds the power to make you emote...

It becomes a music point in your subconscious mind and makes you re-live the feelings attached to it, whenever you hear it next !..

The best part is, you don't even have to love music for this! its purely subconscious !

Once you have realized this simple logic, you can slowly and steadily unleash and exploit the power of music to control your frame of mind.. to build you up when you’re low and keep you in check when you think you’re flying too high for your ground... It’s all a matter of shuffling those tracks on your player to suit the occasion... Try it out... ;)

Yes, thaaat’s what I am talking about! :) .. Life is Music INDEED!

Valentine's Day Contest in office..

This is my entry for the Vday greeting card contest held in office..
It's not your typical card I know but it is based on a V'day that I spent at an old age home way back in college.
This is true life depiction based on the pain I felt in the old lady's eyes & words..

Staring in the open with time at hand...

You search your closet for happier times...

The morning tea doesn’t taste the same...

Yet...I’m with you my stranger, I’m with you...

Gave up your time for your family’s smiles...

Balanced the moods of your future and your past...

You walked down the isle once, now you stare at the dial...

Yet…I’m with you my stranger, I’m with you...

You held tiny palms when they didn’t know the way...

You hugged them tight, didn’t let life stray...

Now they’re far away and you’re on your own...

Yet... I’m with you my stranger, I’m with you...

Now time is all you have, sitting in this foster home...

No office hustle bustle, no candles, wine & dine...

Hope my words bring back memories; hope you never feel alone...

I don’t want to be a stranger, will you be my Valentine...

The Perfect 'Connection'...

It's funny how people believe that alcohol kills your gray cells.. because if you actually think of it, the best ideas are not just thought of when in the 'loo'.. there's an addition to that phrase now.. its called 'over a drink'. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not promoting a Mallya here! but no matter how much you talk about the adverse effects of alcohol, you know you've had the best time when it's in your stream ! and if you've never had it, you've been tempted atleast ONCE to try it out!!! now don't you lie to yourself, okay?! :)
Ever wondered whats the 'connection' between alcohol and shedding inhibitions??? it's often mistaken to be the resultant lack of focus on things around.. but i disagree !! it's not the lack of focus on things around.. but a sharpened focus on only one thing at a time that is the key to that brain at ease, those sleepy eyes, those uncalled for smiles & on a philosophical level.. a successful life !!!!!

'Connection' is a funny concept with undue importance given to it!

Have you ever interacted with someone and realised that you guys just click!!.. am sure you feel you have, at some point in your life!! we term this 'click' as a 'connection' and instantly believe that it doesn't happen to us often.
The fact of the matter is, this 'connection' happens to us ..ALL... THE.. TIME.. even on the same level !!! ..only the aspects and the number of aspects involved change! why wouldn't it happen to us all the time??!! after all.. if you look closely, all the people that you interact with on a regular basis are welcome in your life because you see obvious traces of you in them!!.. think about it!!.. see??!!.. 'connection' !!!

So, is this 'connection' the reason for all successful relationships in your life?!! Ironically it's not this 'connection' but the 'disconnection' with your loved ones which keeps your world together..keeps you coming back to them..
If there was no night.. why would you smile at a bright morning??
If there was no pain.. how would you be so strong?!
If there was no eventual death.. would you even truly 'live' your life??!!

A 'disconnection' is the most important aspect of life!!! because it always results in mutual respect..stronger optimism..and a new found one each time you come back.

Whoever said "You will never know what you've got till it's gone" can @#$%&*%
I say " You will only know what was gone till you get it" :)

Think +ve.. disconnect every once in a while..
Always remember..Floyd & Freud both believed in 'coming back to life' !!!!!! ;)

By The Sea...

... I had an interesting chat with a friend two nights back... She told me that she felt like a rock amidst the ocean, where people, like the waves just come and go...Interesting huh?!

I like the analogy...

But then, I thought to myself, why do the waves just come and go?

Don't they know that although living in denial, the rock wants to be accepted and yet is forced to not budge... its for a reason?

Doesn't the rock know that waves keep coming back each time and yet are forced to go away, for a reason?

Who is to blame for this recurring phenomenon? …circumstance? or a higher power?.... I'm sure that most will blame PURPOSE!

PURPOSE has different interpretations.. some call it FATE - the already decided destiny... some call it KARMA - your good deeds trying to measure up to your bad ones..

I feel PURPOSE might eventually end up being FATE & KARMA - 'something to blame' i.e..but it starts with you....You are your guardian angel...

No one can ever make you feel any emotion, unless you want them to.. think about it.. We surrender pieces of our soul to each one we interact with, give them the right to make us emote and then start questioning our FATE & KARMA with " why me?!!!"

We are so impulsive with all the wrong things and so cautious with the right ones !!!
Yes, we humans are one confused lot and have an interesting, age old habit... we take the things which are most important to us, for granted.

Think about your heartbeat... although it works harder than you do… its existence is hardly noticed... till one fine day it loses its rhythm, and you, your groove!

Think about your breath, people write songs about it being taken away but again... it's existence is hardly noticed.. till one fine day you run out of it and life runs out on you..

It's the same with our relationships, our daily routine, our choice of words e.t.c

If only we realize that in Life..small things are truly the BIGGEST.. we would not need words like FATE & KARMA to blame..
After all, Life is all about meager pleasures only...

Wide Open Spaces ...

... As I woke up this morning, all seemed so bright and welcoming, little did I know that things change in an instant, I mean even the Earth rotates at a different angle each second. It's funny how everything can be related to astronomy, if you want to.. it's all a game of the stars and the moons. The stars come up when everything is quiet and shine the brightest in darkness. We humans are no different, We are at our best when alone.. no feeling of apprehension, you are your own king/queen in your own kingdom.. a world where you are yourself and yet surprisingly feel at your best! Well, not everybody feels at their best when forced to be alone to question themselves in the still of the night.. but then again not all stars in the sky shine the brightest, now do they?!!! ...
The moon and the earth, look so good together.. reminds me of eternal love..that perfect relationship which we all seek.. hanging in there, right by each other.. regardless of any eclipse.. but ever wondered what keeps that attraction going?!! well its the space between the two entities.. If any one of them were to cramp up on the others space.. they would inevitably set it afloat in the wide open freedom ...
The Sun is no different, It's the supreme being.. it's the very reason for the existence of the 10 planets ( Yes! Poseidon is the 10th!!! ) and everything around it.. but have you ever thought about what the sun must be going through?! I think If it were human, It would be someone with the lowest self esteem..someone with everything yet nothing at all !!! Imagine being someone, who everybody looks up to yet someone nobody wants to get close to.. full of fire & warmth yet constantly living with the fear of destroying anything it comes close to.. burning with loneliness with every second that passes by..

So..the next time when you get lost in your confused self and seek shelter in the sky by gazing at it in the night.. ask yourself, who is seeking shelter in whom???.. because the very sparkles in the sky that you are trying to embrace.. are entities with their own problems, lost in their confused selves gazing for shelter in you..