Rut Yeh tal jaayegi .. Subah fir aayegi !!!!

Raah Pe Kante Bikhre agar,
Uspe to phir bhi chalna hi hai,
Saam Chhupale Suraj magar,
Raat ko ek din Dhalana hi hai,

Rut ye tal jayegi,
Himmat rang layegi,
Subha phir aayegi

Hogi hame to rehmat ada,
Dhup kategi saaye tale,
Apni khuda se hai ye Dua,
Manzil lagale humko gale

Zurrat so baar rahe,
Uncha Ikraar rahe,
Zinda har pyar rahe

Yeh Hosla Kaise Juke,
Yeh Aarzoo Kaise Ruke

I always loved this song but I had completely forgotten about it until day before when Raj sent me the link to this song and I got hooked onto it all over again .. Thanks, Raj :)

--eL.

India calling ... !!!

I will be going to India on 9th April' 10. This is the longest I have stayed away from my family. I am visiting them after 2.5 yrs .. Gosh :O

How I wish April came right after December :(

Siggh ..

--eL

तू अगर उदास होगा, तो उदाग होउंगी मैं भी
नज़र आऊँ या न आऊँ, तेरे पास होउंगी मैं भी
तू कहीं भी जा रहेगा, मेरा साया साथ होगा

- तुम्हारी Amritha !!!!

Goodbye

People come, People go. I wonder why.
You build a relationship and one fine day it goes away. I wonder why.

They say, 'Learn from your mistakes'. But when it isn't your mistake and you still lose. What would you learn? Nothing. I wonder why.
The rule of life is fair yet so unfair. I wonder why.

You grow up learning, love is GOD. But when love betrays, you fall and cry.. Gods fall and cry. I wonder why.

I write this today as I lose a friend. My presence brings him pain, I was told. I wonder why.
As he goes away, I shed a tear yet I smile. I wonder why.

I am happy and sad. Such a strange relationship. I wonder why.
He said, 'Our paths will cross'. And I will wait. I wonder why.

Love is pain but so is friendship yet we yearn for both. I wonder why.
Nothing in life comes without a toil. Love, my friend, is no exception. I no longer wonder. I know why.

--eL.

..

आपलं सुःख पाहण्याचा तसा प्रत्येकाला अधिकार आहे.. पण् दुस-याला मारुन जगणं हा कुठला न्याय आहे...

Food for thought ....

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.

If you forget me....

I want you to know
one thing.

You know how this is:
if I look
at the crystal moon, at the red branch
of the slow autumn at my window,
if I touch
near the fire
the impalpable ash
or the wrinkled body of the log,
everything carries me to you,
as if everything that exists,
aromas, light, metals,
were little boats
that sail
toward those isles of yours that wait for me.

Well, now,
if little by little you stop loving me
I shall stop loving you little by little.

If suddenly
you forget me
do not look for me,
for I shall already have forgotten you.

If you think it long and mad,
the wind of banners
that passes through my life,
and you decide
to leave me at the shore
of the heart where I have roots,
remember
that on that day,
at that hour,
I shall lift my arms
and my roots will set off
to seek another land.

But
if each day,
each hour,
you feel that you are destined for me
with implacable sweetness,
if each day a flower
climbs up to your lips to seek me,
ah my love, ah my own,
in me all that fire is repeated,
in me nothing is extinguished or forgotten,
my love feeds on your love, beloved,
and as long as you live it will be in your arms
without leaving mine


--- Pablo Neruda

Aabhas Ha ...

Kadhi dur dur
Kadhi tu samor
Mann haravate aaj ka
Kahe kase hote ase hi aas lage jiva
Kashi savaru mi aavaru re mi swataha
Dise swapn ka he jagtana hi mala
Aabhas ha, aabhas ha
Chalato tula chalato mala
Aabhas ha ... !!!!!

--Peace
eL.

Advanced Birthday Wishes to me :)

I am celebrating my birthday on May 18th and am I excited or what :D

I have never been able to understand my excitement for birthdays, anniversaries and special days of all the beautiful people around me.

Recently I have been tagged as 'reminder' as well. My colleague at work thinks I am very good at remembering dates and important events. Oh Boy! I was happy to hear that :)

Anyways... I am super excited about my upcoming birthday so just thought of penning it down ...

Can't wait ... 2 more weeks to go :D

--Peace
eL.

Passionate, I am not

Why??
Or may be I am passionate but unfortunately lack the will to bring my passion to life :-s
In the last few years I have met people passionately following:
-Music
-Food
-Paintings
-Colors
-Life
-Death
-Sorrow
-Happiness
and many more. When I sit down to think of my passion, I come up with nothing. Am I really that hollow? Well for records, I love reading books, listening to music, I am attracted to violin, I know how death can feel therefore I appreciate life a lot and anything and everything that comes with it, I like to slumber, argue with friends over matters of global importance and many such 'interesting' stuff yet when it comes to passion, I have none, I feel.
Yea, I am in the legion of people who dream big, dream really big. And yea all these dreams are day dreams. But I am scared to see these dreams come to reality. Ironic it is.
I wonder sometimes if passion could help me see thru my fears of achieving what I really want for myself. Some may agree, many may not. I know one thing for sure, nothing comes easy ( and for those who've had it easy.. I am sorry for them) so is it really 'passion' that keeps them going?
I absolutely love any work I do. I can not settle for anything less than 'super' when it comes to work. That is how I am. Sub standard work freaks me out. Does it mean I am passionate about my work?
I dont know. May be it is not as difficult as it appears to me. I have this uncanny ability to complicate matters beyond repair. Something I am not really proud of :D
May be, I am passionate. May be I just dont tag my efforts as one.

-eL

Zephyr

A flower.
Simple and beautiful.
Merry and gay.
She danced with wind.
Played with birds.
Stared at the moonlit sky.
Awaited spring and her friends.
She epitomised Happiness. She epitomised Life.
But one day something happened. She got hurt.
After that day, she refused to dance. She refused to sway.
She refused to look at the stars.
For her, world was not the same anymore.
She was strong enough to not die or even kill herself
but not willful enough to live.
The ones to whom she gave hope, she appeared morose
The ones to whom she gave a reason to live, she appeared dead
Her friends, she realised were not her friends.
Tides changed course and so did they.
Standing alone in darkness one night she thought,
'If I have to live, I will live my life and leave a trail. A trail for people to follow. For people should know what one can do and I will lead the path to that way.'
She was strong. But she needed support.
Her body feebled with fear and apprehension.
'Guussshh....', came a gust of wind.
Flower swayed.
She looked up at the sky. And the stars shined upon her.
Her Zephyr came.
To help her live.
To help her rejoice.
My Zephyr came.

--adios.

Long Island Ice Tea

Me and My Long Island Ice tea ...
with Dev and Sanju on the rocks... what a combination :D

GOOD things about BAD times

I would always want to be happy... is it a crime? Well, No... but extremely stupid to desire something like this.

I am not saying one should not be happy. I mean, c'mmon why wouldn't someone want to feel good about the day just spent...

But lately I have realized that it is important to understand what 'happiness' is. Somehow after having experienced a couple of things in my life I now feel I was highly disillusioned by my understanding of the same.

This blog ain't about what happiness is. I guess different people perceive/define it differently. But in the recent times I have come to realize how myopic my outlook was towards life. I suddenly feel I have grown up... errrr, matured I mean :)

It wasn't an easy realization but yes, it called for a completely new outlook towards life. The 'GOOD things in BAD times' really taught me a lot. I just feel like enlisting a few prominent ones. The list wouldn't be exhaustive considering my brain cannot recollect everything at this given instance.

1. You realize your inner strength, which you are oblivious to otherwise (I feel) and it is such a pity that one is unaware of the abundant strength that dwells within every individual.
   
2. You know who your real friends are :)
3. The word 'Selflessness' takes a all new meaning in the form of people who are just there to make you believe that the world is still as beautiful as you thought it ever was.
4. God, do you introspect or what :D
5. Family is the best support system anyone can get. Period :)
6. Rationality suddenly seems to be the buzz word *chuckles*
   
7. Knowing that Logic wins hands down against Emotions :|
   
8. Ruthlessly pampered :D *Laughs devilishly*
   
9. Constantly reminded how good you are :D :D *Laughs a little more*
   
10. Development of an undying faith in a superior being (may not be true for all)
11. A belief in 'Whatever happens, happens for the good' * Thinks about it again as I read it, nods her head, says, 'This is so freaking true' *
    

I am sleepy now ... !!!!

--Peace
eL