hazaaron khwahishen aisi

kahaan maikhane ka darwaaza Ghalib aur kahaan vaaiz
par itna jaantay hain kal voh jaata tha ke hum nikle

We preach a lot. The name given to our lot is that of an arm chair critic.
You profess peace, and they say you haven’t had your brother being killed or your wife being raped.
You profess revenge, and they say there has got to be some humanity in life.
You profess pragmatism, and they say that you are an opportunist.
You ask for truthfulness and they say that it is utopian.
But how many of us act out what we preach? Till we do that we haven’t earned the right to talk.
I haven’t earned my right yet.
And yet there are thousands out there who in their own small way have shown us the path. What we can learn from them is that it is not what you say, but what you do. May a million such people live a long life. And may their life give us the hope that even we can be nurture God in us.

Great Expectations……..

Is it possible to be without any expectation? You expect to do something, you are expected to do something and you expect others to do something.
Well….I don’t expect you to be anything. Just be yourself.
Isn’t that an expectation?
Aaaah…don’t give me that crap….
Hmmmm
Tell something you @%#@
Now what do you call this? You admonishing me to tell something?
Okay..okay….guess its more a matter of degree that plain existence or lack of….
Hmmm…. To each his own definition. What matters is how you work it out with the world.

What Shapes Us?

Its a common stance we take that how a person acts/behaves has got a lot to do with his exposure. This includes upbringing, education, peer group and the confidence instilled in them by others,especially their family and friends.
So far so good. The problem is when the person concerned starts citing these reasons as a justification for their act. That is when it starts itching.
As in, when you know what is the cause for your action and are not doing anything to correct it, but end up justifying it with your childhood, your family and all such stuffs - all you are doing is absolving yourself of the responsibility for your actions. Once you have been able to place the finger on the pulse, you are supposed to act on it.
Even I have been guilty of this. No hiding from this. But as I used to say, with realization comes redemption.

Stand Up & Be Counted

If not for others, for yourself.
Conscience cant be fooled.
The rope may be long, but it will end for sure.
Climb up soon.

Its those faces once again

Smile you all....so that we may love you....inspite of the daggers you thrust in us...
Smile...and we shall die a thousand deaths at your hands...
Smile....so that we may feel happy at your happiness....
Smile...so that we may learn how to smile....

Dedicated to all those people who have graced my life and lit up my days with their wonderful smiles.....

Aham

I feel you. You see me.
I fear you. You laugh at me.
I try avoiding you. You stand right in front of me.
I curse you. You make me curse others.
I plead you to leave me. You stick to me like glue.
I want to enjoy other’s success. You make me envy them.
I want to share my happiness. You make me horde them.
I want to love. You make me doubt.
I then remove the ‘I’ from me. It is then that you become meaningless to me. Get lost you ‘I’.

Bahadur Shah Zafar ZIndabad...

Na kisi ki aankh ka noor hoon - 2
Na kisi ke dil ka qaraar hoon
Jo kisi ke kaam na aa sake
Main voh ek musht-e-ghobaar hoon
Na kisi ki aankh ka noor hoon

Mera rang roop bigad gaya
Mera yaar mujhse bichhad gaya
Jo chaman fizaa mein ujad gaya
Main ussi ki fasle bahaar hoon
Na kisi ki aankh ka noor hoon
Na kisi ke dil ka qaraar hoon

Main kahan rahoon, main kahan basoon
Na yeh mujhse khush, na voh mujhse khush
Main zameen ki peeth ka boj hoon
Main falak ke dil ka ghobaar hoon
Na kisi ki aankh ka noor hoon

Paye faateha koi aaye kyoon
Koi chaar phool chadaaye kyoon
Koi aake shamma jalaaye kyoon - 2
Main voh bekasi ka mazaar hoon
Na kisi ki aankh ka noor hoon
Na kisi ke dil ka qaraar hoon
Jo kisi ke kaam na aa sake
Main voh ek musht-e-ghobaar hoon
Na kisi ki aankh ka noor hoon