Platform No. 2

Whispering dense fog, chilly cold waves,

One minute was decided for my wait.

There came the running machine on the platform No. 2,

Shivering, holding the jacket tight, alone I stood.

With white vision all around,

The sparkling yellow dipper seemed relieving,

Silent ambience soothed my stay on the platform No. 2,

Where morning came out dissolving the evening soot.

With my gaze,

I crowded the emptiness of the platform No. 2,

With my presence,

I volunteered as the sole passenger on the move.

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(photographer: kuber mehrotra)

That’s Faith!!

Just in time cartridge pierce inside and flay off the skin,
I’m not afraid, but I close my eyes and feel the pain.
Apparently, flashback of memories fills the aching space,
I taste the hope of contentment of not leaving this life’s race.
That’s Faith*period*

Screaming silently, when inside the dreadful dreams,
Trying to sleep in that sleepless night,
Holding and then placing myself up in the lap of my protector,
It serves me well with the peace without any fear.
That’s Faith*period*

Looking at my new born child who now crawls,
I hold his hand to make him learn his steps.
At time, when he understands only the language of cries,
I still murmur few words and he repeats it with endearing tries.
That’s Faith *period*

Seeing my doomsday clearly knocking my door,
I smile, talk, walk, and dance with my love.
I see myself alive,
To the gate of death, I bravely drive.
That’s Faith*period*

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Suicidal irony!!

Since ages, we hear people (of all age groups) saying, that depression, dejection, sadness or hopelessness invites one to murder him/herself, in other words- SUiCIDE!!

Since ages, I have heard the news of people strangling themselves; jumping from the top floor of their sky touching apartments; slitting their wrists; over drugging themselves; in short killing themselves. And for all the incidents, the underlying reasons of their act included- either depression or any difficulty which they thought they won't be able to handle.

Since ages, we hear people (especially the ones who are elder to us) saying that it’s best to bid this world our final goodbyes when everything around one is happy, at peace.

Since ages, I have NEVER heard the news of people committing this sin out of happiness. I mean, when according to the society, when a person is breathing the last gulp of air and if everything around him/her is happy, fine, then, the soul of that person remains at peace.
So common!! If society thinks like that, then why NO suicide attempts, when a person is living the best enjoyable time of his/her life.

This suicidal irony haunts me sometimes!! But it makes me clear at least one thing which is depression or just incapability of handling any dilemma or problem is not the only reason for a person to commit suicide. There is something more beyond it!! Something stronger, an inner call overpowered by the Satan of our soul that pushes someone to stop breathing!! I m sure I would find this unknown something. I’m searching and analysing this Suicidal Irony!!

Also, there is another irony hidden inside this suicide attempt- there is a possibility that a person, who is very optimistic, very positive, may get a feeling of committing suicide but literally; I mean as that person is sensible and carries a positive outlook so obviously he/she won’t commit such an awful sin in reality. But for a while he/she would definitely wonder, that how ironical was for him/her to even think about suicide.

Suicidal irony- eagerly waiting to decipher it!!

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Search within chase

“What I would be ten years down the line?” we all think about this question. Don’t we?

But did we ever ask, “What I would be in the next birth of my life?”

We try to chase this present lifetime. We keep on framing and destroying the phase of the existing birth. Sometimes, we feel like rewinding the life’s journey and sometimes, forwarding it all together.

But what remains constant in this chase, is our SEARCH!!! Search for the unknown. We all are thinking about the thinking of our own sub conscious mind. But most of us limit this search within the chase to only this lifetime- the present one..

But search continues from previous lifetime to present and to the future!!

This might seem to be an irrational post for you. But my friends, some experiences can’t be ignored. We all confront with few happenings in our lives that make us ponder to think about this unknown.

We all clap and make cute gestures in front of the new born to grab his attention, and the new little baby even responds to it.

Am I right? but how?

We have not made him learn anything yet!! He is only few days old. Then how come he responds? Ever wondered?

It’s because of the knowledge of enigma of lifetimes that keep on accumulating and continues to forward with each lifetime.

Why we feel on a sudden moment that this incident or an occurrence of situation has occurred before? We call this phenomenon as “déjà vu “

Yes, we think that we would never be able to decipher it. We think about it for a while, and then get busy in our scheduled life. But hey, we tried to decipher this unknown. Our search for the unknown existed for a while.

Many births take us to reach and learn higher and higher perspective of life. Why? Because The Almighty, The sole Authority, wants us to learn the “unknown” all by OURSELVES; so that we can rejoice the level of contentment that one feels, when he/she completes his/her work all by him/her self.

HIS power is so vast and immense that within fraction of time, HE can bless us with the knowledge of anonymous of this Life.

But I guess, that won't be the fun; that's why, in each lifetime; HE let us play the Unknown Search game to decipher the deadly doodle of destiny!! so to decode it fast, do chase the previous and future lifetimes too!! But as it's the poor mind of materialistic mud, so we would take many births to understand, that too with the help of Lord.

So enjoy the search game!!

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My world!! My Lord!!

“Floating on the blue water of the sea,
I gazed around, I searched around.
Found my world near the shore that I could see,
Found my Lord ten kilometres beneath the sea.”

Drink the worldly poison,
The world shall accept you.
Eat the selfless fruit,
The World shall kill you.

Pour out the poison bottle into the sea,
Deep blue water is still what you see.
Pour the sacred water into the sea,
Deep blue water is still what you see.

Given a chance to this world,
To be like the great sea,
Fear to drop the individualism,
Helplessly push this world to be not like that sea.

“So into the sea, I saw the profound Divinity.
Into the sea, felt the philanthropic identity.
So into the world, I saw the shallow mentality,
Into the world, felt the self-seeking individuality.”

“My world danced with its worldly trumpet,
My Lord danced with its bottomless terrain.
To follow My world, I gave second consideration,
To follow My Lord, I dived in.”

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(photographer: aditi kochhar)

Sit down!! Stand up!!

“Good morning madam!!” Students addressed to the teacher.
“Good morning students. You may 'sit- down' ” the teacher said.

We can “sit”, but “down”??? Isn’t it ironical? When the word “Sit” itself conveys to us that we may take the weight off our feet and take our seats, then why unnecessarily say “down”!!

“Madam, I have a doubt, can I ask?”a  student asked.
“Yes definitely, 'Stand-up' and ask” the teacher replied.

We can “stand”, but “up”??? Isn’t it ironical again? When the word “stand” itself conveys to us that we should get to our feet and rise above the level of ground which is proportional to our heights, then why unnecessarily say “up”!!

So sit-down and stand-up would continue their ironical journey.... Till then, wait and watch before blogger comes out with more Ironies ;)

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Honourable Chief Minister

Well, blogger has no personal grudge or hatred against present H’ble Chief minister of Delhi- Ms Shiela Dixit. Blogger just have one question about her statement that she made few months back!!

Few months back, one day, at night, there was a huge heavy traffic jam @Connaught place, the heart throb place of Delhi. Speed needle of vehicles didn’t move for hours. Traffic halted. Buzzing horns, flashing dippers tinted the ambience of Connaught place.

Next day, full coverage was given to this news. Media dragged the matter seriously; they spoke out the problems that people faced. Traffic police was questioned!! And why this matter shouldn’t be discussed? After all, it’s about the management of the capital city of the country.

To this news, Madam Shiela Dixit, made a comment-
“When New York can afford to have a traffic Jam, then Delhi is not an exception!!”

What?? What was she talking about? was she alright? I was shocked. I was like, what the hell!!
I don’t know what made her say that, but she completely showed her potential or say, level of I.Q that time.

How can someone compare his/her own city with the city of another country? O.K, I agree, for some reasons, sometimes we need to compare; but hello!! Compare in some relevance atleast. You are comparing a city of a developing country with that of a developed country. Are you out of your mind?

To escape the situation, do we always need a foreign name, face or status to hide behind??

Heck NO!! Not again!!

At one point, when ‘janta’ (Indian people) demands something like that of foreign standard for the betterment of public convenience, that time, poor ‘janta’ (Indian people) gets a plain static response, which is “ our country is still developing, it would take time to reach the level of developed countries”

O.K, leave that too, why compare the problem only?? Why don’t you compare the city’s development with the development that is happening in New York?

Why it is never said that-
“New York is having smooth roads everywhere, so Delhi won’t be an exception too. “

Why?

Answer is simple; it’s the sluggish attitude of country’s administration. And Sheila Dixit is not solely responsible for all this, whole system is.

Until, this apathetical mask would be thrown out, we would continue to escape behind the curtains of reality!!

And it’s not only the system that has to improve, WE, ‘janta’ (people of India) also have to give our full cooperation.
I m proud to an Indian and would NOT step backward to work for the betterment of my country. WE need to conduct our responsibilities well.
Example:
Very easily WE blamed and questioned the traffic police when Jam clutched the city into its web, but WE forgot ‘this’ traffic police only, when WE were jumping the red light while going to the market.

So Gear up!! WE, too have to a role to play, so that in the game, when we would be questioning the few minds like that of Ms. Sheila Dixit, these people cannot question us back regarding our negligence towards our responsibilities.

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