Realities

  Dear Internet Life before your invention was worth living. Now we're just criminals of your webcage. You grab most of our attention, energy & time. Sometimes I wonder if your place is higher than the relations hovering around. I am jealous of you being attention seeker in all age groups. You've that amazing charisma which makes the costliest phone valued zero without you. And how should I praise your speed. When you're slow, world seems to be so blue. And when you're fast, it feels like the whole universe is encaged in our hands. You're the real rising star of this century. You've proved all age old beliefs go wrong which believed in proving man a social animal. Infact you've proved that man can survive alone with you being around as Webical carnival. And your absence drives people insane. They act abnormally in your absence you know.  They talk, listen & play with their family and friends. They spend quality time with their kith n kins. Moreover

  Don’t let your child loose-fit these precious years of their lives. As schools are closed, but neither your mental horizons nor theirs. They are as inquisitive as they’re in classroom. Listen & act as per their wishes. Sometimes they might be demanding, but you’ve to cater to their needs. They’re going through a tough phase as we all are. Don’t let their little storehouse of knowledge go imbalanced. Feed them in thoughts & actions. But don’t hamper their physical & mental growth. Off line classes are though replaced by on line teaching, yet you are here with your kids 24*7 offline. Working people have to do some extra efforts but nothing stands beyond the essence of our kids. Jostle them, cuddle them & hug them tight as we never thought of locking them inside the narrow domains of four walls. Be poised in your approach. Teach them ‘one new thing’ everyday. It may be fun facts, e-media or content of their personal interest. Share your own ‘childhood memories’ with your

 Praise is a six letter amazing word which everyone loves to hear. Actually its spelled right as it gives you ‘raised’ platform by adding prefix ‘P’. Its very much applicable to all age groups, no matter you are 3 or 93. The word itself enfolds sugar coated, syrupy & candid makeover which is used as a weapon sometimes to settle scores & to put the things in accordance to one’s personal favour. We are often indulged in some awky situations where we’ve no other option than praising the other one. You must have noticed that wicky smile on the face of that fellow who is entrapped in this ‘web praise’. But most of us praise not willingly, but intentionally.  There’s a lot of difference between praising someone’s apparels & efforts. Some people are really worthy of this word & earn this with their efficacy. Like unsung heroes, they do work of praise not to be embodied as a ‘show-off saga’. And there are others who do things to get appreciated or to be praised highly. All of u

We’re living in times where our phone remains fully charged & necks bow down keeping our fingers busy with scrolling & switching to media contents. And wondrous thing is that most of our friends, relatives & acquaintances are just one phone call away & we refrain ourselves calling them. Instead we prefer to spend multiple of onscreen hours. Actually our never satisfying ‘ego’ propels us not to call the ones who never call us. And here’s where we lose close bonding too. It hardly takes five minutes of our busy schedule if we really want to call our closed ones. Even wishing them on their special occasions would make them feel special. Your one call could ignite their day. But our ‘Mr.Ego’ would hamper our way in saying that “Why should ‘I’ call when the ‘other’ doesn’t?” Basically, this tag line is the commonest of human behaviour. 70% of us believe in above said statement. But life shouldn’t be led this way. Why should we sacrifice our good instincts? May be that one ph

 Being happy is one’s own choice. You’ll find thousands of reasons to be happy. Your sufferings, agonies & troubles should be momentary but your happiness ought to be permanent. Learn to move on. Don’t stick to past acts or future worries. Find your happiness in trivial things. World around won’t serve it readymade. It’s ‘you’ who has to create it within you. Half of our health problems are product of our sufferings. As you can’t change what’s written in destiny, subsequently you can’t change others’ behaviour, mindset & approach to life. So why to trouble your own self, your own identity & your own precious life where you can infact live thousands of happier moments. Don’t let anyone hamper your personal growth that is draped in colours of happiness. Gather those precious smiles & spread the same to lives around. Don’t nail upon follies, but work upon improving & reliving your life the way you want to. We’ve really overlooked our priorities in this busy day to day

  ਭੂਆ ਦੇ ਮੁੰਡੇ ਦਾ ਵਿਆਹ ਤੇ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਗੋਡੇ ਗੋਡੇ ਚਾਅ! ਨੱਚਦੇ ਟੱਪਦੇ ਜਦੋਂ ਅਸੀਂ ਬਰਾਤ ਨਾਲ ਹਾਲ ਦੇ ਅੰਦਰ ਦਾਖ਼ਲ ਹੋਏ ਤੇ ਦੋ ਘੜੀਆਂ ਥਕਾਨ ਉਤਾਰਨ ਲਈ ਬੈਠ ਗਏ। ਮੁੰਡੇ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਇਆ ਵੇਖ ਸਾਰੇ ਵੇਟਰ ਕੋਈ ਨਾ ਕੋਈ ਡਿਸ਼ ਲੈਕੇ ਮੁਹਰੇ ਆ ਖਲੋਤੇ। ਮੈਂ ਵੀ ਆਪਣੀ ਭੂਆ ਨਾਲ ਬੈਠੀ 'ਜੈ ਮਾਲਾ' ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਉਡੀਕ ਕਰਨ ਲੱਗੀ। ਉਸੇ ਵੇਲੇ ਇਕ ਵੇਟਰ ਜੂਸ ਲੈਕੇ ਮੇਰੇ ਸਾਹਮਣੇ ਆਇਆ। ਮੇਰਾ ਹੱਥ ਗਿਲਾਸ ਫੜਨ ਦੀ ਥਾਂ ਉਸ ਚਿਹਰੇ ਵਲ ਤੱਕਦਾ ਰਹਿ ਗਿਆ। ਦੋ ਪਲਾਂ ਲਈ ਮੈਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਅਧਿਆਪਨ ਕਿੱਤੇ ਚ ਵਾਪਸ ਪਰਤ ਗਈ......"ਅੱਜ ਫਿਰ ਮਹਿਕਦੀਪ ਨਹੀਂ ਆਇਆ! ਕਿੰਨੀਆਂ ਛੁੱਟੀਆਂ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਇਹ ਮੁੰਡਾ! ਮੈਂ ਇਸਦਾ ਨਾਂ ਕੱਟ ਦੇਣਾ ਹੁਣ। ਕਿੰਨਾ ਗੈਰ- ਜ਼ਿੰਮੇਵਾਰ ਮੁੰਡਾ ਹੈ!!"  ਮੇਰੀ ਭੂਆ ਨੇ ਮੈਂਨੂੰ ਹਿਲਾਉਂਦੇ ਹੋਏ ਕਿਹਾ," ਕਿੱਥੇ ਗੁਆਚ ਗਈ! ਮੁੰਡਾ ਜੂਸ ਪੁੱਛ ਰਿਹਾ।" ਮਹਿਕਦੀਪ ਤੇ ਮੈਂ ਇੱਕ ਦੂਜੇ ਵੱਲ ਕਿੰਨੀ ਦੇਰ ਅਣਪਛਾਤੇ ਬੰਦਿਆ ਵਾਂਗ ਨਜ਼ਰਾਂ ਛੁਪਾਉਂਦੇ ਰਹੇ। ਜਿਵੇਂ ਉਹ ਆਪਣੀ ਅਧਿਆਪਕ ਅੱਗੇ ਆਪਣੀ ਬੇਬਸੀ ਦੱਸ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੋਵੇ ਤੇ ਮੈਂ ਸ਼ਾਇਦ ਉਹਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੇ ਘਰ ਦੇ ਬੋਝ ਨੂੰ ਚੁੱਕ ਰਿਹਾ ਇੱਕ ਜਿੰਮੇਵਾਰ ਪਰ ਮਜਬੂਰ ਵਿਦਿਆਰਥੀ ਸਮਝ ਰਹੀ ਸਾਂ।  

  ‘Om’ is the essence of truth, rest all is mythical. It is your leading force, your true entity and your inner strength. The mere chanting of word ‘Om’ leads you to that unseen world where you & your emotions are the only survivors. Stand, rise & come out of your day to day busy bee lives. You’re not here to follow ‘Show-off’ race. Instead stick to the ultimate realia & go after the provocative meaning of word ‘Om’. It’s not only a word that you need to enchant. Think like it’s the entire force of universe that you are recalling to relax, refine, repel & relieve you.  Being ‘happy’ or being ‘Sad’, the entire world is upheld between these two adjectives. And once you drape yourself with the word ‘Om’ around you, you would definitely stop worrying about all ‘worldly pursuits’ (the whole world is running after madly). Don’t compromise your ‘divine power’ existing within you with the luxurious life you ask for. Your peace of mind that originates & ends with purgation o

  हाँ! मैं हूँ एक आस्था, मेरी आस्था में है मेरा रब बसा। सशक्त हूं प्रबल हूं , मैं हर मुश्किल का हल हूं। अपने घर की धरोहर हूं मैं, ईश्वर का दिया हुआ वर हूं मैं।  आगाज़ हूं अंजाम हूं, कुदरत का भेजा पैगाम हूं।  लहराता हुआ आंचल हूं मैं, पवित्रता में गंगा जल हूं मैं।  वीना भी हूँ  वाणी भी हूँ, मैं आज के युग की कहानी भी हूँ। शुरुआत भी हूँ अंत भी हूँ, जीवन में खिलने वाली बसंत भी हूँ। तुम्हारी हर चोट की मरहम हूं मैं, तरकश में तराशा हर तीर हूं मैं। खिली धूप भी हूँ,  भीगी बारिश भी हूँ । फिज़ा में बिखरा हर रंग भी हूँ।  बीता हुआ इतिहास हूं, हर उम्मीद का श्वास हूं । हाँ!  मैं आपके आने वाले कल का विश्वास हूं। मुस्कराहट हूं अपने पिता की, माँ के आंचल की खुशबू हूं । महफ़ूज़ रहो, निडर बनो, आगे बढ़ो ताज़िंदगी । मिलती नहीं हर किसी को 'औरत' के किरदार की नियामत हर कहीं। मिलती नहीं हर किसी को 'औरत' के किरदार की नियामत हर कहीं। 

  His legs were floundering and with trembling hands he was managing it hard to sell cotton ear buds amidst the heavy traffic at red lights. An old man with withered clothes, fully wrinkled face & swollen eyes was hardly moving from one vehicle to another asking people to purchase the packet of ear buds. But people were perhaps more concerned about waiting for green signal & booing away their vehicles than paying any attention to old man’s pathos. The poor fellow drifted himself aside while people were hamming their lorries to an unknown destination. Sitting on sidewalks, he thought that perhaps the permanent wax in their ears couldn’t be removed with the packet of ear buds in his hands. The indomitable spirit of that broken smile was heard saying that generation  of today prefer to have Ear pods than Ear buds.  

 Yesterday while going back home from work, I heard a loud music. Murmuring Hindi hits of late 90’s compelled me to move in the direction of sound. What I saw just shook me hard. A little girl of hardly five, on such an amazing height, balancing her feet on a rope, handling a pole with frisky hands & eyes glued on taking tiny steps.  Oops ....was a shriek I uttered as my eyes were watching her ‘feat & feet’ both. They say the world is changing. But I stooped to bow & ask ‘Where?’ This tiny tot of five performing in front of university market as if mocking the system of education, as if asking for the happiness of her part. Her parents were giving her a stern look & her feet were moving as directed. Every passerby was giving her a glimpse, but not a ray of hope she was asking for. People around were pitying & cursing her parents, but not asking for the reason ‘Why?’That’s the reason of anonymous agonies & pathos which remain unheard.  While balancing & taking