The most misunderstood colour

Among all the colours existing in nature the most misunderstood , negated and unaccepted is the colour black. if colours too had emotions.... then probably they could speak for themselves :)

I make the dark of the night
I make the life of your eye
I make the beauty spot on your face
I make your hair glow in grace

Unwanted I am to many
Unlucky I am to many
Yes, I am not colourful
Yes, I am the black

may be not as bright as the colour white
but white is brightest only when next to me

I am not the yellow that has a radiant glow
yet when mixed with me  its glow is lost

The red is strong and mighty
it is the colour of the fire ball
yet the ball rises and sets
the night was there before it rouse
and still there after it sets

I am not the blue that is pleasant and cool
yet it freezes in my cold

I am not the green, the queen of prosperity
yet when with me, its lusture is shadowed

All the colours to one side,
I stand alone
I have no shades,
I have no hue
I  absorb all and I still stand as one
I am the universe
Yes, I am not colourful
Yes, I am the black

Holi

 Holi hai !  bhai holi hai !!
Once again Holi is back with its vibrant colours. Holi is the festival that signifies unification of all colours,
be it the colours of nature, the universe,
be it the colours of the human race or the human face
be it the colours of traditions and culture
be it the colours of older and modern beliefs
be it the colours of our society, community or family.
The bright as well as the subtle colours balance each other and harmonise to glorify the world. These colours make up the collage of life representing the various phases like happiness, sorrow and any moments we live. The collage exists within and around us. Without colours life is meaningless. Colours are  the beautiful basis for sustenance of life.


Colours... so many with shades so varied!
To chose just one is a difficult task indeed!
To colour your day,
especially today
choose not just one,
but all colours that glitter under the sun
Though some are dark and some sober
they still balance altogether

Silence

 Silence can be noisy... so noisy that only words can break it.... silence it. sometimes it is so frustrating sitting alone and the only one speaking to us is our mind! Such a paradox life is .... people yearn for silence and peace yet cannot live in peace without noise or someone to speak with. Too many conversations are also disturbing. Man is swinging like a pendulum between silence and speech. what actually comforts him...Does he know? 
Scientifically, a person with a working brain is living completely and a person without a thinking capacity is half dead, or half alive or just a vegetable to survive. Speech is a compilation of thoughts expressed in an understandable sound called language. So it is nothing but thoughts. Well, in that case, mind of a living is never devoid of thoughts. So then, is the mind and the continuously working brain at silence any time? Now then, where is the silence. OR what is silence...absence of words or thoughts?

Silence..... is it internal that is no thoughts or is it external when not spoken? Does it exist or not? Can we hold the mind from thoughts filled with desire, fear, terror ....... May be YES, but how? Man can be idle without work, but the mind cannot be idle. Even when asleep we dream, so when does the mind remain silent. Is it possible to remain silent.... undisturbed? Yes, it is possible, but again.... How? 
The ripples of the ocean have a wave pattern just similar to the huge waves... but they are less noisy.... why? They cause no destruction compared to the hurricane tides. Both the ripples and huge tides are created by the same water, the ocean as deep and mysterious as our mind. Like the mind its depths are yet to be revealed. 
The ripples have a controlled pattern of the their flow that is soft and yielding. The huge waves and tides are strong, aggressive, unyielding and devastating. Thoughts too, are patterns that origin from the depth of our mind and when propelled by emotions tend to be aggressive. The aggression is so strong that it disturbs the mind… noises the mind. Then forms the expression of aggression in form of words causing a disturbance both internally and externally to the thinker, speaker and the listener. Thoughts that arise out of emotions …desires, pleasures, anger, ego, fear as well as happiness… have no controlled pattern, and are only devastating and disturbing.
When thought patterns are controlled, they become subtle, sounding as pleasant as the ripples that exist to vanish without any effect. Ever heard a ripple? Mind cannot stop the thought process, emotions do exist… yet they can be tamed, directed in a controlled manner to attain uniformity and order. Such a uniformity and order creates a balance of thought and word, silencing the mind if ever it tends to get disturbed… as thoughts do arise!, this fact is inevitable.
Nature has both beauty and destruction living in harmony. It’s a marvelous example where we can learn how it balances its own self. A controlled mind is silent and peaceful even in a noisy crowd. The noise gets heard but remains unheard. A silent mind is at peace with itself and surroundings… a disturbed mind is at nuisance with itself and surroundings.
In-spite of its realms unrevealed, mind is an open book. Anything can be written, and anything can be erased. Well then, who can write or erase?… it is us who maintain the records in our mind using the software of our memory and the will to forget. Yes forgetfulness is a boon to mankind, that helps to live in harmony and peace. However if we intend not to forget our troubles then the same mind becomes a curse to our peaceful living.
The instability of mind is always blamed on situations. We feel that bad situations shake us otherwise we are very balanced. Is there a need to be balanced and peaceful in a favorable situation? The tree never complains about the strong wind that blows its leaves away. Even after the storm has resolved the tree stands erect, undisturbed, though it has lost something. Mastering the art of balance is not very difficult. We just need to understand a simple fact … disturbed is the mind not the situation, resolved is the mind not the situation as it is only the mind that reacts and not the situation.

Magical potion of life

Love is a pure emotion, that bonds people. Be it the love of parents, children, siblings, friends, fiance, husband or of some secret admirer OR Love for our passions or just love for life and the pure nature around us.... it is pure and a power that keeps us all alive and going. It is a magical potion.


Whenever I miss you
I'll search for you in the beautiful rays of the sun
whenever I want to see you
I'll look for you among the twinkling stars
whenever I want to reach you
I'll reach the tallest tree to feel the cool leaves
whenever I want to gaze at you
I'll watch the ever continuous waves of the ocean

whenever I want to....
..search for you
..see you
..reach you
..gaze at you
all at once
I'll just close my eyes and peep into my heart
because you are always there forever

Live in coincidence
believe and follow your heart
but be bold to embrace your destiny...
... this is life
autographed with a smile

A Thought

No Phrase so mighty is powerful until and unless it is implemented by mind.
Body may perform mechanically, but mind cannot deceive itself.
Experience teaches what scriptures try for years.
Blessed are those who are chosen by the eternal scriptures.
Paths may vary but destiny is one.

The cold desert

Far far away where the eye can reach,

an ocean of snow, nothing else but snow. 

Cold it is, so cold that no tree bears a fresh leaf. 

All of them have dried off and fallen away. 

The breeze colder than Ice, freezes the blood. 

To flap a wing, a bird does not dare,

 to venture into the cold desert the feathers cannot bear. 

There is no food around, only solid water everywhere. 

Water that cannot quench a thirst 

Alike the ego, that never quenches itself. 

it conquers the mind and freezes the thought. 

A pride so cold, bars the friend and family, 

deserting all relations that slowly part away. 

Ultimately... alone remains the ego, 

 no one ever tries to befriend it . 

All that remains is self and nothing else, 

cold and alone just like a cold desert.

Virtue of Time

Water is so clear, so pure, shows the shadows and images of anything that leans on it.
Does it have no image or shape of its own?..... does it have no virtue that it only reflects the images of other?
it neither can be contained nor curtailed. it just flows. what is its virtue then?..... its real virtue lies in casting the images of other things that co-exist, be it living or non living. its ever continuous flow tells us about the continuity of existence, life, that cannot be stopped. water flowing from the hill keeps on passing down, with the same spot being bathed by the water that follows..........well the water that follows bears the same virtue as the previous flow of water, yet its not the same.
when you try to touch it....... it just leaves a lingering wetness... a dampness that slowly dries off. when water evaporates, it is lost from our sight, though it exists as vapor......Time is also lost when we miss it, never to come back. Can we draw a simile here?
Water can be a representation of the ever flowing time. Each second, minute, hour of the clock is repeated yet the count is not the same. The sun rises daily to set again, but its not the same day. The time keeps ticking, just like the water flowing in the stream. We witness its flow, but cannot change it, nor beat it.
we need to swim in and with water to survive its waves or else we drown. Similarly we need to live in and with time, to survive. Time, timely shows us our shadowed images, we need to realize from these images about self. Some times the image is pleasant shadow showing our pleasant nature. Sometimes it is unpleasant, showing our unbalanced emotions. Time gives us a chance to understand self and resolve our confusions. Yet again, it is ever flowing, running as some may call it. We, people have classified the time frame into past, present and future. We are surrounded by the time and its measurements. When time passes... it leaves a lingering memory that fades off with passing time. Just like the lingering wetness that the water leaves, to dry off. We cannot live without water, We exist only within the horizons of time.

Time... Isn't it amazing!!!. An entity that has no physical picture....... has such a virtue. A virtue with so much of teaching and guidance. A virtue not separate from life.

Sister-hood

Sisterhood........ just another one among those blissful facets of life. All of us, females are sisters to another sister or brother. Here, I am talking about the sister-sisterhood that I cherish because I live it.
So here 's my story. life blessed me, but, to be tossed up with two sisters and being born as the second sibling ....... I've always been the sandwich. Oh yes, obviously the crushed part!!! You know when you have a sister around, you get two inseparable gifts.... one, you get to have the best of all friends, second aaaahh! an imp in disguise. Well, you have to live with them... and I had two of them here! If I am complaining, then they too should be or else the essence of being sisters would be lost. I bet they will complain even more and I am privileged.
Sisterhood taught me more than just complaining, it taught me secrets to a happier life. Above all, I learned about being cared and how to care. The earlier days saw play and more play, with adjustments. Yes, adjustment started right there when we had to share our toys. Hey,,, I remember we had a small play scooter and we would always fight for the front seat. Probably, that's what makes me happier to share things today. I learned my first few amateurish lessons of wrestling with my sister. Well, as we grew older we stopped it, when we realized it was not the job for good girls ;0 Competition was also a part of us, but it only appraised our spirits. Sisters are the best critics who never hurt you, but show you the mirror. They are the safest secret places to treasure your feelings. They...... are the best friends.


Life is always fun filled with sisters around, it brings out the child in us, out pours our deep hidden secrets. well, not much to say... but the gist of it is, I love being a sister.


To all the sisters out there.. Three cheers to sisterhood! :)

Destiny is a matter of choice

‘Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for; it is a thing to be achieved’ -W J Bryan.


Very much true, destiny is a matter of the choices we make in life. Choices that life shows us. We pick from the choices to make our future(our life,our destiny)… or at least we feel our future is in the right direction. Whatever choice we make, paves our way to destiny. Destiny is nothing but our life and the way we live it. Reaching our desired destiny makes us happy as we live the life we want. The choices in life are again given and shown by life only ….. from where we opt to make our destiny… our life again. When a choice gives us what we want.. it is an achievement. Achievements are always precious. They bring glory, name and fame and most importantly the achievement should accomplish a satisfaction, a happiness. When a choice does not give what we want… it is called a wrong choice, we never made the right choice. There is a beautiful saying……”The grass always appears greener on the other side”… it only appears. we do not know how lush and green the grass is until we ourselves walk over it. Yet we can water our own garden to make it more green. So if happiness is what we want as our destiny ,it is a matter of our choice. This choice is always available at every stage of life.