Life...

Sometimes we struggle through a cup of tasteless coffee till the last sip only to discover sugar crystals lying at the bottom - that's life dear sweetened but not stirred well....

* a friends status message on FB, got me thinking!

stillness...

Me: Why I keep running in search of stillness?
He: Life is in this moment, be present here in the now 100% and stillness will follow.

And suddenly I wonder, if stillness is what I seek? If stillness can be sought?

Tishnagi...insatiable thirst !!!

I am disappointed today because I am satisfied. (am I?)

I do not want to be satisfied I want the hunger, the craving, I want to want more than what I have, more than what I can have! (Don’t I already?)

If you know what I mean……

Kashmakash...

Kashmakash mein hun, ke tu sawal mein hai yan jawab mein
Ye muskan teri inayat hai, ke ye ashk teri ibadadt
Tu janat mein hai, ke mere khayal mein
Yan phir, janant ek khayal hai, ke khayal hi janant??

Thoughts....

Sach hai ki shayad khuda aiyine mein hoga
Ke har sawal ka jawab bhitar hi hoga...

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Kaun kehta hai ki bin mange kutch milta nahi
Ansuon ki dua to koi kabhi karta nahi....

Dil ke Khush rakhane ko Ghalib ye Khayaal achchhaa hai ....

Heard this Gazal some days back after a long time, and for the first time it being sung in person and the words suddenly came alive......

ek brahmaNn ne kahaa hai ke ye saal achchhaa hai

zulm kii raat bahut jald Talegii ab to
aag chuulhon men har ik roz jalegii ab to
bhuuk ke maare koii bachchaa nahiin royegaa
chain kii niind har ik shaKhs yahaaN soyegaa

aaNdhii nafarat kii chalegii na kahiin ab ke baras
pyaar kii fasal ugaaegii zamiin ab ke baras
hai yahiin ab na koii shorsharaabaa hogaa
zulm hogaa na kahiin Khuunkharaabaa hogaa
os aur dhuup ke sadamen na sahegaa koii
ab mere desh men beghar na rahegaa koii

naye vaadon kaa jo Daalaa hai vo jaal achchhaa hai
rahanumaaon ne kahaa hai ke ye saal achchhaa hai

dil ke Khush rakhane ko Ghalib ye Khayaal achchhaa hai

When you don’t know where you are headed, should you still keep walking?

Apni wajeh barbadi suniye to maze ki hai..
Zindagi se yun khele jaise dusre ki hai..

* from Javed Akhtar's book "Quiver"