Playing Ball in Flood lights of Fame

Fame is flood of Limelight,

If you don’t know how to play it,

You often end up thrown back into dark gloomy lanes,

From where it all began,

It blinds you if you try to bask in its glory,

It shall cast a dark shadow,

Blinded by it, you won’t be able to play ball,

After faulting & floundering,

I’ve learnt to play with it pal,

The secret is you play as it is your last match,

No fear, no pain, no heaviness of expectation,

Having no burden of paper glories,

Forget you must the success stories,

One aim, one goal, one ambition,

To touch the Perfection!  

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PS:- Dedicated to One  Only Sachin Tendulkar 

Mystical Life

It’s been a while I haven’t written something, and I am doing this after lot of soul searching.


Life was never meant to be easy fair or nice, it is that nasty opponent which will time & again throw punches at you & especially when you least expect it. It’s not about getting up, being strong, fighting back & hitting it harder but sometimes it’s about sustaining the punches &; not get knocked out.
We all go through lean mean & bone dry patches in life; when we start to question our existence in the Universe and our ability to control it, leave alone control just our capacity to influence the elements in & around us.
In situations like these sometimes it’s best to let go, we always have a script in mind and if things don’t go according to plan, we are disappointed, & unhappy. But if we try and see carefully we are prisoners of our own device. We create certain set of expectations from our course of life & if the movie does not belong to the same genre we are obviously upset.
So what am I trying to say to have no aspirations, no dreams & goals? Absolutely not!
A man is no man without a mission, I am saying we should not have attachment to our aspirations, the key likes in re assessing what you want from life after every checkpoint if we redefine our goals, it would be a much easy task.
So how will one concur I have reached a checkpoint & hey I better reassess the goals, the answer lies within & you inner- self will never lie about it.

Bravery!

Bravery, how do we define it, how do we measure or quantify it?
Bravery lies in accepting fears and moving ahead, and unwillingness to give up. It lies in walking in uncharted territories, believing in once convictions.
Meet Kiran Bedi the most celebrated and decorated COP, who was instrumental in the way inmates were treated in prison.
She is an epitome of bravery, and a source of true inspiration, unlike her predecessors she never gave, never gave up on the lowest soul, the human aspirations of inmates were recognized and results were extremely awarding, the rate of repeat customers (for lack of a better word) dropped drastically.
We as humans always tend to choose path of minimum resistance, and seek convenience, she could have easily opted for the same; but deep down she had strong belief to bring about a change.
This drive forced her to take radical steps and try and modify the existing system, she was the first one to start yoga, meditation and self awareness program for inmates in the famous Tihar Jail, known for its notorious criminals. This mission transformed many lives, not just those of inmates but there relatives.
This shows that freedom, and humane behavior can help create a radical change rather than brute force and dominance.
People tend to take an act of bravery and heroism as that which involves winning in a physical combat or outwitting the opponent by shear absence of fear.
Let’s accept the fact we all face fear and we all fight it, and bravery can’t be just that ,it involves taking actions that are firm , actions against the odds, against disbelief of others , it also means believing in once convictions.
Act of Bravery to garner popularity can’t be termed as one, as it is not just about doing the dare.
I belong to the Island city of Mumbai, and I was unfortunate to be in Mumbai, during the 7/11 Terror attack, after the blast at Jogeshwari, I saw a young girl of 15-16 years of age who tried to help an unconscious elderly lady, the girl was drenched in blood, she should have been scared and shocked by the scene, but she tried to console at least 10-15 ladies who were victims of the attack. What helped her in such act, she also never knew when asked by the media personnel.
Courage lies deep within all of us , courage drives us to perform an act of bravery, which helps transform a life or many lives.

Quotes

Lance is Epitome of inspiration..

and i could not find a better fitting person.
> start believing in yourself and you can stretch the realms of possibility to infinity”

> “In a phase of adversity, its easy to be disheartened or devastated, but better be disappointed, because disappointment breeds champions”

> “ If you don’t risk anything you are running the biggest risk of your life”

> “ Vengeance is sweeter than honey!, but unfortunately not fruitful”

> “ If your will is superior, destiny crumbles”

> “Theirs a pleasure in being mad , Theirs a pleasure in being mad which few big mad men know”

> “You are not given dreams just because you don’t have the power to fulfill them”

> “No man is great,
the challenges that lie ahead of him are great, which in turn make him great”-inspired from movie VIRRUDH

> “At times you might be too close to the trees,
to see the woods and at times you might be so far away from woods that you cant see the trees”

> “ Average is equally near from the top as from the bottom
the choice is yours”

The Afgan Girl

Look into my eyes,

There’s something mystical,

No I am not a being cynical,

Look deep into them,

You will see a story,

Story about a land,

Standing tall in the ruins,

It’s barren,

It’s treacherous,

It’s rocky,

Life is hard,

Beware there is no safeguard,

Yes I am the Afghan girl,

The sheen of youth in my eyes,

Is replaced by dry deep, hollow sorrow,

It’s Rule of Taliban,

And death of common Afghan,

Even cattle get a better treatment than me,

Does this fact rattle you?

Even my Father can’t see my face,

No you will not understand my helpless case!

Taliban falls,

My destiny calls,

I have a ray of hope for my young ones,

There will be freedom,

But really can we be free,

Looks like it could never be,

I dream, I dream for life of respect and dignity!

Hope this will be a reality .