Milkman's Lament

P.S : This was a post(2 yrs back) by a friend in a poetry forum( of orkut where we are members), and I just continued with the flow. Enjoy !

Rohan:
e ka hui gawa hamaar manma,
jab tohar nikat hum aawey,
na so sakey...na jaag sakey,
sirf tohaar soch mein gaawey.

humhe gaaii(cow) ko hai nahaana ..
lekin hum banaye bahaana..
yeh kaisan hai dukh hamaara
kaise milega mera sukh
jab jindagi hii gai hai rukk!

is gawaar ko koi baithaye
aur isak ka dard samjhaaye
tu hi aaja meri gorii
na toh hum sunenge
yamraaj ki lori...

lekin tuh sasuri kahey..
hum hai gawaar...
tuh hameh na chaahe
kaisen samjhau humaar pyaar..

O para-likkhit jamaana..
O koi bataawey...
Isak karey parr isak naa miley
toh hum kahan jaawey?

(sniff)......(sniff)

Madhuri:
arey, tu rowat sobha na det
isak mili ik din bhar pet
jo ab tak dikhawe hai nakhra
kal khud hi banegi tohri bakra ;)

Rohan :
Humhe usse humri bakri nahi banaana
naa usse hai humaara pairr dabaana..
hum toh sirf usko karengey pooja
tohaar bina nahin koi dooja..

Madhuri :
bakri unka hum na bolat
tohar pyaar k hum nahi taulat
tohra khatir u bani rahi devi
par badla maa u tohra k sevi

Rohan :
Tohar soch sach muchh madhuri hai..
lekin hamaar jeevan abhi tak adhuri hai
tuu hii apnaale humhe o gori..
tujhko banaalu hamaari chori...

?????
:)

Madhuri :
hum to bana lun tohe apna
par toot na jaye tohra sapna
tum to aapnaoge humko samajh pyaari
hoyi kaa jab hum padab toh pe bhaari
pyaar k jagah karab ladai
durr hi rah,
isi mein hai tohri bhalai

Rohan :
arre o bawri
e ka kahna
humka sirf tohar saath rehna
humri upar tu naa hoyegi bhaari
hum hain sabse siyaana bihaari

Madhuri :
tohri tarah hum bhi hun bihari
upar se hun aaj ki naari
hum na karat koi aana kaani
humne to di bas toka chetawani

Rohan :
arre u chhori..
madhuuri meri gori..
humka sab manjoor hai..
ismein hamra kaa kasur hai..
tohaar woh kandhe-se-girta hua kapda (off the shoulder...no offence)
dekhey toh manma khayal aawey lafda..

Madhuri :
mann to hai chanchal
jald ho jawe machal
par kuch to kar lo istemaal
dimaag, jisse rakhi hai sambhal ;)

Rohan :
ek gori humaar dilma aaweyyyyy
sab koi usse madhurii bulaawayyyy
lekin madhuri ko kaisen hum batayeyyyy
ke mann karey uspar hum humri zindagi lutaweyyy

Madhuri :
ee kaun madhuri ki baat karat ho
samne ek khadi aur parai ko dekhat ho
hum to det rahi aapan khati chetawani
baaki jao kar liyo apni mann maani

Rohan:
hum toh karat hai tohri baat
kaahey maarat ho jigar mein laat
jao hum tujhko saadi karne ko nahi kehtey
akeley hi thay...akeley hi rehtey!!

((actually gotta go...been fun...biharis are the coolest...i know it...

Like they say..."aara zila gharba...toh kaun chii ka darba?"))

Madhuri :
are tum to dil pe le gaye chore
humne to kaha yun daal na dore
karni hai saadi to karenge
par pehle jaan len,
phir saath rahenge

Rohan :

saath rahenge?
e kya baat hai?
tu itni siyaani hai..
toh hum tohar saath hai...

....and so started the first Bihaari live in relationship.....

Madhuri :

saath rahenge ka samjhe nahi arth
kehna tha mera sab vyarth
jao tumka jahan jana hai
humne to bas kaha
saadi se pehle paas aana hai

....Lolz...but I am strictly against the idea........

Rohan :
Saadi ke pehle paas aana..
lekin isma hai kya thikaana..
ke tu hamri dilko khus karne ki baad
bhaag jaaye humri gaaii ke saath?

"mein apni gaaii ko rotey nahi dekh sakta.."
(Avtaar 1983..Rajesh Khanna)

Madhuri :
tumhri gaaii ka hume ka karenge
toka pet pe laat maar k
kaise chain se rahenge
humne to kahi thi bas itni baat
janne k liye zaruri hai thoda saath

Rest in Peace

Darkness has sheathed the world with bleak
Endless walk and thoughts are just as sleek


Unaware of consequence, performing the rife
While fear the presence of unseen dangling knife


Hidden in the mist of tarnished conscience
And born with purpose of unknown vengeance


When started to learn the first lessons of morale
The soul is bidding adieu before knowing it's role.


It questions to itself, "if I was to die
Why was I mired in the world of sly ? "


But now that it's free, away from this tiny piece
May it be happy and rest in peace !

Introspection and Retrospection: Walk with the God

Recently i was talking to an investor who likes taking risk,calculated risk. Surprisingly, he suggested me (i dont read books..:))to read a book - I think it was "Fool of Randomness". This book talks about the existence of prameters and variables which cannot be extrapolated or intrapolated. Every succesfull person is successfull not because they were brilliant in contolling all the variants (actually they never knew all the variants) but it was the conspiracy that helped them..I think GOD is close to "unknown vairants"-The Conspiracy..May be.. Yes, the intrinsic characteristics of this Conspiracy is the ability of being UNREACHABLE..

Walk with the God

In a recent telephonic conversation with a friend, we were talking about the parameters of intellects in terms of things that inspires us. We all must have gone through a self-psychometric-analysis at one point of time. As in, which one we prioritise out of mountains, oceans, fire and wind, etcetera etcetera. Or may be by taking some other sets of references, we all try to figure out why can we relate ourselves to the choices we have in our lives. Anyway, lets get back to the conversation.
Here is an excerpt from our conversation :

Friend : Maddy, what would you prefer most among Ocean, Mountains, Fire, Sky and Air ?

Me : Ocean. What would you choose ?

Friend : May be, Sky or Fire.

Me : Be more specific please !

Friend : Mmmnn, let’s say Sky.

Me : Okay, and what would be the reason ?

Friend : Well, there are many reasons but the one fundamental reason that I can think of is, it’s untouchable and unreachable. Sky is infinite and yet, it seems so near. The more I try to come near it, the more it moves far. Which persuades me to keep moving high and high.

Me : Good ! And if you’d chosen Air or Fire ?

Friend : One by one. Air first.....It is something which envelopes us, keeps our vital system green and going but still neither can we touch, see or sense it. ......... Now Fire. Fire emanates a lot of heat and light which in turn spreads warmth and hope. We cannot dare to touch it but it inspires to burn. Burn to spread light..... to give hope.

Me : Interesting ! Given an insightful explanation by you, one thing I observed is, you are ambitious. Things that looks out of reach fascinates you. You move forward in pursuit of reaching its pinnacle one day.

Friend : Yeah, can say that. It kind of encourages me to roll my sleeves up and work hard. So, why would you choose ocean ?

Me : Oh yes, my turn. I like ocean because it carries everyone’s dump. No matter where it comes from, what it consists of, ocean accepts any offerings (regardless of being harmful or harmless) into its abyss without changing its attributes on the surface. I like ocean for its depth. When in college, if I felt low, I would run to Marine Drive, sitting there for hours and all the distress would sublime in air without my knowledge. It takes away all your worries and cheer your soul distracting you by its beauty.

Friend : Sounds quite emotional. I would like ocean for its depth more because, again its hard to reach its depth.

We laughed it out later playing it just for fun. But if we look closer, it shows different approach of looking at the same thing. It is not what we choose makes us an individual but what we think about it makes us different. Sometimes we may have same interests but the approach towards the interests speaks of our identity.

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While I was re-viewing this conversation, I noticed that all the Elements: Fire, Air, Water and Sky have one thing in common: Un-reachablility. What is more amusing is that it reflects some of the quality we define in God.

[Though I am not a follower of any particular religion, neither am I a follower of particular God, but I do believe in a power whose abundant energy has given shape to this universe and many other universes.]

At home, recently while enjoying natural panorama on my apartment’s terrace one day, I could see people below me. All passer-bys, busy in their daily chores were busier to look up and see. I felt like God for that instant! Don’t take me wrong, I could see the world below me but nobody had time to look unless I would draw their attention towards me.

We human have a common affinity for ideas/things that are hard to approach. And there is nothing bad if it keeps us going. If not for the belief that there is something beyond this body and life, no one would ever step out of there cosy cushions. Even the selfish, if not for god, work hard in pursuit of becoming one. This cycle of reaching the apotheosis keeps the strings of life playing. If there was no inspiration, there was no aspiration.

There is a verse by Ghalib which suits this ideology, the perfect:

“humko malum hai jannat ki haqeeqat lekin, dil ke khush rakhne ka Ghalib ye khayal achcha hai.......”

Following one's Dream

I had read somewhere, your mental state strongly affects your whole body system. So, you should talk and believe what you say and see. And inspired by this idea I've put my 'About me' on orkut profile as 'I am the Miracle'. Weird, isn't it ? But thats how I feel about myself. It is a good way to keep one's spirits high.

I was in Delhi recently to meet a friend when I was introduced to a friend of hers. Well, we could barely spend few hours together but one thing was sure he used a lot of brain before speaking. After I left, I had a small chat one day with this stranger-became-friend. And the first message I received said,"I am the Miracle ! I often wonder over this sentence of yours."

Later I came to know that we were birds of same feathers. Thinking is our main stream profession, rest is secondary. But what I realised is he doesn't have the will to admit it. I asked, why ?

The reply was,"You know one thing Madhuri, if we follow our dreams we have to dare. And daring although has risks given our society and its question on use of free will. Sometimes we have to fight and come to an understanding called compromise. What do you choose?"

The answer can be anything based on priorities set by an individual. Some run for money, some run for fame and in pursuit of attaining, they take different roads. And then we leave for others to judge if the road taken was right or wrong. Why does other’s opinion effect so much as to stop dreaming ?

For me, dream is my aspiration. It is something I would like to accomplish and that is why I dream of it. Of course, I cannot get wings to fly if I dreamt of one, but obviously dreaming of wings means asking for an independent life. Dreams bring all the latent desires we don’t worry about in the light of the day but somewhere inside it fights for its freedom. It helps me regulate my mood, keeps my ethereal-self balanced and controlled. I believe free will doesn’t cost as much as is exaggerated. If we’d laid ourselves forget dreaming, we would have never come out of Stone Age.

Scientifically, evolutionary psychologists believe that dreams serve some adaptive function for survival. Deidre Barrett describes dreaming as thinking merely in different biochemical state. This state if active can make changes because it is when a human brings his/her dreams into action.

What I want to say is, nothing is bad unless it harms the society. Dream is nothing but imagination and what is a mind without creativity. The saying is not worthless: “Dream big in order to become big.” If fear clouds the conscience, maybe compromise settles the issue. But when you are on a death bed, you’ll look for free will and you won’t have time to start all over. Life is short and as an Alchemist we need to follow our dreams before it’s too late.