Bus yeh ek exam nikal lo beta, aage aish!!

Muskarahat main kabhi kami to aayi nahin,

Hum to khud hi pe hanste rehte hain.

Kal fursat ki talaash main khushiyan gawaan baithe the,

Aur aaj khushi ki talaash main fursat luta rahe hain.

Woh silsila jo suru hua bachpan se,

dard ab bhi barkarar hai.

Haalat kya hi batayein aapko,

Ab to neend main bhi formule hi nazar aate hain.

Aaj aur kal ka koi thikana nahin,

Na hai din, mahine, saalon ki koi khabar:

Pehle kitabon ke khatam hone ki ummed to thi.

Aaj kal to emails aur attachments hi khatam nahin hote.

Pichle maha-manavon ke mashware aaj bhi yaad hai,

'Bus yeh ek exam nikal lo beta, aage aish!!';

Un bhale puruson pe aaj kal itna pyaar aate hai ki,

Ek baar phir milne ki ummeed main hi jiye jaa rahe hain.

Half-Full or Half Empty???

Half-Full or half-empty ??? Different people, different perspective. Yet one gives us hope while the other squashes even the last remaining motivation. Sometimes that's all it takes for many. I see many obnoxious personalities walking around with clouds of despair hanging about their heads who have the special ability to turn all happiness into despair by their mere presence and then I see people who can give you hope with just a smile. Do these two types of person actually do anything to solve my predicament ? No, yet it makes a world of difference to me.

So much negativity everywhere. Whatever I reads it's about darkness and despair. Most often than not it is the under-achievers and mentally sick who keep complaining about everything. They try their best to discourage me and bring me down so that they feel comfort at their own meaningless existence. But then I look carefully around and I see numerous other silent ones fighting it out against unbelievable hurdles but still  a mysterious satisfaction shining in their eyes. And I realize, it's not about what the result of the game is , it's about how I played it? One who has always given hundred percent doesn't need to express himself loudly; maybe that's why I couldn't notice their presence as explicitly.

So I wonder why keep worrying about my problems always? I am still alive, isn't it ? Why do I keep imagining all the worst case scenarios? I still have people who love and care about me, don't I? No matter what anyone say, I am blessed. This is a beautiful life, and I will keep fighting ....  the bottle is still half-full you know.

Zindagi ki ek jhilak....

Hum pe kya beeti tumhein kya maalum,

bekhabar tum chal diye.

zindagi ki ek jhilak kya dikhi fir se,

besudh thehre hum reh gaye.

Ummeed ka saath to kabka chhod chuke the hum,

socha tha bardast ki aur jarurat nahin.

Magar kyun is mukaam pe khade hain fir se,

ki din ke ujaale main bhi khoye se reh gaye.

Khud hi ke yaadon se yun hua bair,

Doston main bhi dushmani khoj baithe hum.

Aur jin raaston se thi sabse jyada narfrat,

Anjaane unhin pe chalte reh gaye.