GEETANJALI

Ek kitaab hai aur ek hai insaan,
Ek itihaas hai aur ek hai vartamaan,
Nahi bhulaaya ek ko samay ne,
Aur doosri ne khud ko hi bhula diya meri zindagi me,

Ke khud ko dubaa doon sharaab me ae khuda,
Kuch koft hai jo jaati nahi seene se,
Kehne ko hai wo.. ya shayad nahi hai,
Ya shayad yaadein hai, ya meri dabi khwaahish hai...

Mile wo to ye sawaal poochna to banta hai,

Ke khush to ho na tum kuch ban jaane ke baad?
Ke khush to ho na tum apna mukaam paane ke baad?
Ke khush to ho na tum mujhe jhukaane ke baad?
Ke khush to ho na tum mere toot jaane ke baad ?

Paa liya zindagi se tumne bahut kuch,
Aur zindagi se hame bhi koi shikayat nahi, 
Tum ab bhi khwaahish to meri,
Kuch khwaahishein niklengi Zinda rehte,
Aur kuch mere marne ke baad...

Happy Friendship Day

Like most of the things in modern times, friendship too stands commercialized. However, this feeling has caught on me only recently. You have to "treat" people apparently for nothing, you have to give a fake appearance in their zabardasti ki parties, you also have to "help" them in times of their need, and all this for those who will wish you your birthday through whatsapp ! 

I am reminded of the old times, some years ago. I too had a friend. Self-less, unassuming, always in party mood, unconventionally beautiful and in love with her work whatever it was. As i find myself sitting on my beloved chair, listening to light music instrumentals and holding a peg of Vat 69 in my hands, I surely miss her today. 

And why? Because the love is gone, the friendship is gone and the fun too is gone from my life. In case she is reading this, cheers to happy friendship day. The pleasure, always, was all mine. 

Goals become clear but.....when you find the right path

Long break from blog spot indeed. I am back after almost a year ! 

Today, i was anonymously reading one of my favorite blogs written by one of the better humans i had met in life and spent quality time with.

Sometimes, the goals in life are not so clear, sometimes not at all clear! Their is no point for a batsman to score a century if he is not told how many more runs are required for his team to win. Similarly, having great talent but no clear goals is a waste of talent. 

When i met Jerry long ago, she did not have a clear goal, nor was aware about her talent. I distinctly remember she used to think studying in DU is akin to studying at Harvard. However, that was all that was to it. I remember how much Jerry hated the Bengal land (thanks to the innumerable audio tapes i recorded during our conversations which i hear in my spare time). But yes, i do realized that was because Jerry was immature at that time, not fully realizing her potential and not fully able to utilize the brand that is IIT. I hope Jerry can look back and tell if that is still the case. Talent is a waste if you do not have the correct path to use that talent. I am sure IIT is providing all the right path to her.

People who are good and nice and all is not a bad thing. In today's times, nice people are a rarity. So engrossed is my generation in their pseudo & shallow ubercool materialistic lifestyle, that you can expect nicety from only a handful. I am just happy that i played a part through which this talent found the right path and is going places right now. For an average, not so intelligent and unimpressive mortal human, this small role in Jerry's life means a world to him.

I am happy being unintelligent, unimpressive and unselfish. I can sleep peacefully without any expectations from anyone :)