Peeli Roshni: The Light of Happiness

पीली सी उस रोशनी में एक बार नहाई थी मैं...जाने वो कौन सा मोड़ था जहां मंजिल खो गयी, फिर ना वो रात आई, ना कभी सहर हुई... खो गयी मैं चलते-चलते उस पीली रोशनी की तलाश में...     

Sometimes your heart declines to emote...there is a strange void. An emptiness that neither kills nor cures... Almost what Shakespeare's Hamlet felt: "I'm sad because I'm not happy..."
Unable to feel the emotions that run deep inside...the heart seems static...eyes blank. Looking at the clouds she wonders if it would rain again. A strange connect she has with water... almost imitating her feelings.

But it's been days, the rain doesn't seem to touch a chord in her heart the way water stays on an oily surface but fails to slip inside... she has not been sad in the real sense... nor can she feel the happiness... She stands numb in her balcony looking at the wet leaves on the tree. She doesn't know what she wants now...Giving away the happy feeling to make someone happy...yet be happy... is it possible...she just wonders...
She can't see the way but the road on which she walks, in search of the yellow light she once saw...

7 Reasons Why I Don't Fancy Umbrellas In Rain

I don't fancy umbrellas because I love the rain, the way it comes.

It's been years I carried one during rainy season. I have no disliking towards umbrellas as I often use them during summers to protect myself from the scorching heat. But when monsoon arrives, I generally stay away from them. When the raindrops touch my face, I feel a high, comparable to vodka or tequila shots taken on a cold and breezy night!

Though the learned minds would tell you to always keep an umbrella handy, I can tell you some things to enjoy on a rainy day minus the umbrella:

1. If you are with your guy, chances are strong that however khadoos or unromantic he might be, he will get romantic after a walk in the rain. (Personal experience!)
2. There is no better time than this to grab the samosas/ pakoras with a hot cup of road-side chai (tea) after you are all drenched in the rain.
3. A ride on the bike in heavy showers could be really adventurous. (Safety of course is primary.)
4. Go for a movie and reach home late. No umbrella means "I had to wait till the rain stopped."
5. Can be a great time to bring your hidden feelings. Go PROPOSE. Even if you get a NO, you can safely cry in some corner. It's raining, so your tears are barely visible.
6. If you are at home, you can collect all the kids in the colony and make 'kagaz ki kashtiyan'. 
7. And this is my favorite reason: You can just feel yourself. PLAY, DANCE, DO WHATEVER on the street. People know it's the rain effect. ;)

Research says "Water molecules react to the environment. If you are happy, water will be happy too." But remember, if you become sad with rain. Try not to lock yourself in a room. GO out and FACE it!

Rain is for lovers, friends, kids, couples. The only sad part is the TRAFFIC!!! But even the umbrella can't spare you from the horror!

When the Sun became the Moon

Today the Sun looks like the Moon. Shying away like a child, hiding behind the foggy morning. Nature evokes good thoughts.

After a hectic night shift at office, a sight of deep red roses bundled for sale at some unknown market, took all the tiredness away from me. I could feel the freshness in my soul. This is not the first time, I felt this. I believe in nature… I believe in its connection with all beings on this Earth. Only those who let go of all the impurities of mind and soul can communicate with nature.

A day before Republic Day, the morning was bright. I was looking at the Sun from the window seat in the bus, but I was blinded. So I just thought of feeling its presence, without looking in his eyes. I like the Sun as much as I like summers, may be because am a June-born. But I also like the Moon and the stars and almost everything the nature has displayed on its face to talk to us…

Since my childhood, I loved the rain. I felt liberated when I danced in rain. With time and recurrent experiences, I started feeling that nature cried with me, whenever it found me deeply hurt. And then rains made me scared at times as Ididn't like hurting nature with my sadness.

There are zillions of things, happening every single day, but not everything has the power to hurt us… It’s we who give this power to someone to find the space, where he/she or it can get as close as hurting us…

But nature has the power to heal every wound… Nature can interact with us… provided our souls are full of love and empathy… As Paulo Coelho wrote in The Alchemist that all of us are part of the Soul of the World… I have been able to meet such people in this life… It’s not magic, but no less than a miracle.

But those who are bound with ego and lust for money, fame and all the materialistic pleasures of life are never able to experience this miracle… Hitherto, I never articulated this to anyone, but after reading The Alchemist, I felt like sharing this with everyone… Some of you may discard this as pure gibberish but my friends, if you do not believe me, try it one day and you will understand me then.

The day you’ll listen to your heart, you will know that the nature talks to you in its own special ways…