A Journey Called Life

There goes an idiom,

“Child is a father of man”

                                                -William Shakespeare

But actually we never anticipate how fast a child becomes a Man and we no longer look upto that toddler as a child play with toys but with an adult playing with responsibilities and emotions. And yet as we keep piling on birthdays one after another we expect that such an extravagant amount of time passed by just while you were standing and watching life. Today, I’m 20 years old and yet when look back to those years in the past, they seem like a perfectly strewn flawless pearl necklace but when you witness it from nearer it can’t seem to resist the fact that it does have some flaws. In a melodramatic way I can’t say that my life has exactly been a bed of roses or daffodils right out of a twilight movie(their extravagant charm still fantasies me nonetheless ), nor a streak of pathos ri

ght outside from  the movie SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE. But it has been a mixture of both. And when I look back I see those things completely mesmerizing and nostalgic.

Just as sir D.H.Lawrence said in his poem THE PIANO

“The glamour of childish days is upon me,

My manhood is cast down in the flood of remembrance,

I weep like a child for the past”

And, yes I must say that it does let down tears in my eyes when my heart yearns to recreate those moments once again. At times those memories like traveling on vehicle with your grandmother who is shouting to explain  you something, but you understand nothing while the people around get the lesson of their lives or when you just travel an extra mile to your friend’s house before leaving for tuitions, using a continuous tautology of words just to earn the criticism of their words or going around to McDonalds to grab a bag of large French fries who had a bad day at college or grabbing an ice-cream with a friend even though you have cold saying that they are good for health. Looking at those days it doesn’t matter how much these things take a toll on you- how much your energy is drained or how much these things cost you, at the end of the days these will be the memories that will make your life worth living. Actually it’s not the money or energy that’s most important it’s the smile of your loved ones that’s important at the end of the day. You wouldn’t like them to say THANK YOU but simple words

“You did this for me?”

And a smile

Those are the things for which you could cycle Tour De France on a tricycle.

Even the ways of acting weird in front of your parents, making yourself look insane in front of ten other people but their simple smile changes the insanity or eccentric behaviour into a worthwhile memory for which you could go to asylum for the rest of your life. And yet now when I look back on this days it doesn’t matter who gifted you what or who said what. But the smiles they gave will last for eternity in your mind. The small dimples, the freckles around the eyes and the minimising of eyes just to give a perfect look and those blushing red cheeks strike an arrow straight to your heart. Thus on this birthday a toast to friendship with a 1933 Bollinger (James Bond exquisite) to all those friends who made my life worth living with those smiles. People always say life isn’t about all hay and sunshine but in a worthwhile it actually is, and when those mystical dark days come those memories will still bind you by the force of love you have felt for eternity. 

Seremonious ViewPoints: World Through Different Eyes

Seremonious ViewPoints: World Through Different Eyes: There have always been things is like veneration, vengeance, vendetta in our life. Many great people in this world say that those things ...

World Through Different Eyes

There have always been things is like veneration, vengeance, vendetta in our life. Many great people in this world say that those things are derogatory and lead to man’s fall but one thing I have learnt is that those things are inevitable in life. Though we move ourselves doing yoga and positive energy stuff there are these things that still creep in our life. It isn’t that we change our life by fighting these things but we eventually change our lives by accepting those things the way they are. Those things might not have be an outcome of your actions, they might have been the repercussion of others behaviour in our life but those things though actually creep in. At many stages in our life we help people unconditionally not because these mean the world to us but because only a human can actually help human. But at the end of the day when you need their help they leave you sulking not a person on the earth would tell me that they didn’t feel the need to fell vengeance or vendetta at that point. We regret the time and the trust we lost on them and yet we can’t do anything.

The recent days let me so claustrophobic about the Delhi case where the people of India had enormous strides in fuelling the TRP of the television channels and channelling a lot of rumours around that. Around the social networking sites I found a lot of people writing rubbish messages on the net just in order to show there social awareness and their cool content but one idiom for them

“Better be quite and let people understand you to be fool than open your mouth and prove everyone’s doubts.”

By reading enormous books, they have always taught me that we should always scoff at cynics but these days if I were to do that much scoffing it would have led me to typhoid or serious medical maladies. And yet there were people who were so much worried about the victim that they moved stones of mountains to show just a momentary moment of affection. Had they really been worried they wouldn’t have wrote these things but have had helped people who suffer the same. Or were they really worried why didn’t a single soul help the  victim when she was lying on road dying and she eventually died knowing that whatever world bestows on you is temporary and the people are always fickle. At times people think making Facebook and Twitter post is going to save the nation from its present situation I think the answer is no and we cannot change life and the world by a post. Or why would have our freedom fighters for the country and Jawans wouldn’t  have died on border if really a Facebook post could stop war or give you freedom. All through this life I have learnt just one thing- nothing in this life comes easily. Nobody will give you even a single penny free unless they have a motive behind it. We earn everything in our life through our hard work and not Facebook post. We get marks in exams because of our studies+ hard work and not because of our Facebook posts. It’s like

“No pain no gain.”

And still here we are without an inch of change. I am no Bob Marley, Jimmy Buffet or John Lennon who would give advice or write songs on these topics or some great wonderful lines that again people would post on Facebook. I am just a simple man in a dire need to change the circumstances of India. We are a wonderful, beautiful, religious and self-monitoring country but without certain restraints and changes are necessary or else we are just like celebutauntes and bimbettes who make living by showing their affection on the television and theatre screens while we on social networking sites.

And hence on this republic day we will wish hundreds and speak the same but when it comes to heart we are just the same hollow people with all the fake smiles and words that enlighten the world around you but at the end we are all left utterly and solely alone when these things will come to an end. So wake up before it’s too late.

A HAPPY REPUBLIC DAY AND A DRASTIC CHANGE DAY 

CHRISTMAS- A SYMBOLIC FESTIVAL

Christmas has most often been related to SANTA CLAUS though he is fictional characters they still exists, the reason is not because the world is deceptive it’s only because the world often lives up to new hope. A new hope –a hope to see a new future and a better improved world. All those red clothes ,a sledge and reindeer or wolves ridding them in skies and SANTA depositing gifts under the Christmas trees or socks are just those little things that keep the silhouette of manifestation going on in the children’s hearts to improve their behavior  And hence, many children do write down the good things they have done all across the years, the souls they have helped, animals they have taken care off- thus Christmas is a quiet furbishing reminder to the world that though for a hundred people wanting to tear apart the world down to pieces  and render the humanity useless to its feet and cause mayhem into the life of people, there are thousands of  small children who may not seem significant in eyes of us but often do small acts of kindness that lights up the whole world. And hence its said at times a big light never lightens up all corners of the room but small-small candles eventually does.

It’s always said:                                                    

“Never underestimate your acts of kindness they are small only to you”

When I read a wonderful book by CHARLES DICKENS”A CHRISTMAS CAROL” i.e. Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge going through a life changing experience by meeting three ghosts but actually this story changed the way of American lifestyle after it emerged for the war or may it be a spell bounding story of “A LITTLE MATCHGIRL” BY HANS ANDERSON -where a poor girl watches the Christmas night, its glamour, its radiance in the cold but not a soul did stop to purchase her very cheap matches or give a piece of cloth to cover herself the next morning frost bitten she dies  and the riches and fame of the world meant nothing to her. These things eventually improved my conceptions in my mind regarding the real importance of Christmas. Likewise many people live in a plethora of riches, with cars and servants to attend to, good clothes to wear and decorate themselves and an excellent meal to satisfy their hunger; are always whining with what god has bestowed upon them and always demand more but there are hundreds who just eat their piece of cake and make merry-they thank god for what he has given them -the limitless kindness he has bestowed on them and honoured them to live a wonderful life. That is not ambitionless on the part of contended people but it’s the way of showing contention to person who gave them so much. Afterall ,

“There is enough for a man’s need but not for a man’s greed”.

Christmas has always been a festivity of fantasy for children where they have often delved in their brain about various conceptions about Santa and his gifts, but eventually things have changed. And as we say evolution and revolution are always considered as necessary parts for changes in the world. Since the Victorian Era Christmas was considered in a different sense where the festival of was more intimate where people pray ,eat, love and make merry where Christmas trees and Christmas cards had their own touch of affection amongst people but traditions change with time. Now often Christmas is about parties and bashes where people eat ,drink and enjoy like there is no tomorrow.

But always keep in mind however may the things change with coming era however might the people differ since the past time there will always be people who will love the earth and its people for what they have done for each other, may it be for loved ones or for the strangers because life never flows like a canal, its flows like a stream meeting never ending people, helping people and flowing its way to eternity .

A very wonderful Christmas carol says,

Oh the weather outside is frightful,
But the fire is so delightful,
And since we've no place to go,
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

It doesn't show signs of stopping,
And I've bought some corn for popping,
The lights are turned way down low,
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

When we finally kiss goodnight,
How I'll hate going out in the storm!
But if you'll really hold me tight,
All the way home I'll be warm.

The fire is slowly dying,
And, my dear, we're still good-bying,
But as long as you love me so,
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

  

Though there will be people who claim that the world is narrowing its end with each passing day, we are reaching our doomsday but even with that impending fear of misfortune people light candles and enjoy the world to fullest. Because

“Creations are always silent and Destructions are always noisy”.

So don’t worry however might people say the world is yet to remain here and the human race is going no where.

A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE VARIABLY AND INVARIABLY HAVE BEEN A PART OF MY LIFE

Death- A Sabbatical Lifestyle

Perfectionism as we know it has always been an abomination that people look up to in their lives. The moments since they are born they start planning their futures, the cars they would drive, the houses they would own and all the luxuries of the world. But often at certain places inadvertently we lose to do the things we love in our life. Just because that we are so constantly planning for our future, the present seems to be of the minimal concern for us. Reading once an excerpt by Helen Keller made me arouse just one question “what would you do if you are going to die the next day?”

How is it going to affect you? All the planning you did for your future will work out? There is this human nature that is always prepared of everything life, friends, spouses, children, divorces, or the children’s future plan. But when it comes to death people are not. There is still a part of them that would do different things if they knew that the present day was their last day! How the human mind starts paying attention to small subtleties and silhouettes in our life and we start doing the things that we wanted to do before lying down lifeless. And through this that people start paying attention to the manifolds of gift bestowed to them. People start understanding the nature and hence this brings a different coolness in their virtue and their behaviour. But certainly People at times have done things that they don’t love but yet there have been many who have defied the laws of nature just to do what they want. For example Elvis Presley sang, though he died young but atlas he did what he wanted in his life and so did Marilyn Monroe or some cricketers, footballers or artistes.

Why is it that people often attach a tag of “IF ONLY” in their lives. If only they could fulfil this or if only they could have that. Why is it that people are not prepared when their doomsday comes? And yes the word “If Only” has amused a lot of people in past, present and eras to come. And the questions arising out start that “if only the got a second chance they could have started their life all over again” or for that matter “if only had their son been alive they could have let him do things differently”. And that’s what people regret at the end of their life. So why is it that instead of making amendments in the future or the past they should change the present. Many people die with just a wish in their heart that they didn’t fulfil it. So hence whenever you start your day start it with an ideology that it is your last day. And that will make a considerable impact in your life. Because at times

A Psalm of Life

Tell me not in mournful numbers,
Life is but an empty dream!
For the soul is dead that slumbers,
And things are not what they seem.

Life is real! Life is earnest!
And the grave is not its goal;
Dust thou are, to dust thou returnest,
Was not spoken of the soul.

Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,
Is our destined end or way;
But to act, that each tomorrow
Find us farther than today.

Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And our hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled drums, are beating
Funeral marches to the grave.

In the world's broad field of battle,
In the bivouac of Life,
Be not like dumb, driven cattle!
Be a hero in the strife!

Trust no Future, howe'er pleasant!
Let the dead Past bury its dead!
Act, - act in the living Present!
Heart within, and God o'erhead!

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

BARFI- a fable in modern world

It would be a wrong aphorism when I say that I didn’t watch the movie “BARFI”. Presently it is being considered as one of the biggest masterpieces in the Bollywood Box-office where the topic of neuropsychological disorders were dealt in a pretty humble manner. The movie had in itself everything -bit glamour, a lot of romance and a more than enough comedy. The movie goes on a very strong note and continues to even end on one. But the length of the movie certainly rubbishes the charm it built up in the starting to the movie.

The movie is dealt with all humble humane people living in a very secluded part of world Darjeeling and the characters are strongly portrayed with Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra being magnificent, I’lena D’cruz is charming and Rupa ganguly is a leaf old in the movie. The movie revolves around pretty murder and kidnapping stuff, but the message the movie conveyed was really strong. It conveyed that

“There will many people who will hold your umbrellas during the rains, but always go for those who will get wet with you when you get”

The movie too showed a clear thing that wearing short clothes of skimpy outfit doesn’t make you beautiful or sexy; it just adds a layer to your own self. Afterall

“Beauty lies in the eyes of beholder”

And hence that is what was portrayed in the movie by Ranbir that sex quotient never decides the way you look at people. There are many who don’t have Lee Cooper, Armani, Addidas or luxury brands but they have a heart of gold. A heart that if weighted on a weighing stand would weight more even if all the gold from the world could be melted .but it would generate the 24 karat purity that the heart has. It is said that

“Never love a person for his/her looks but love them for their heart, because at the end when you grow old there will never be any looks but there will be the heart to listen to you.”

Hence a fable movie BARFI says that

“there will be a lot of people out in the world,who will want to destroy you ,harm you, hurt you or even kill you but if the world throws lemons at you then make a lemonade out of it” and that will differentiate you from other. Because

 “An Eye for an Eye will make the world blind”. 

                                                                A LETTER

Dear father,

My results came out yesterday, and though many people were basking in the sun of glory. I was not the one amongst them, I am not the person to overlook my mistakes be contended with the result and move forward with no improvement. Talking about improvement I didn’t improve an inch in this semester but I degraded. And hence, I have written this letter to let you know of my musing. Where I lost my marks that led to my no improvement policy in the last semester.

Dad life as we learn it from  my talks with grandpa and grandma has always been a one with enjoyment, the way the spent their life enjoying the glorious sun and sleeping in the glory of moon. And looking on those days I feel that is it that we are living in a different world from theirs? Or is that we have moved on so much that we find such things in our life so much unimportant?  But father what I learnt from those talks was that living and experiencing life were the major topics of life, while other things were ancillary things. Why is it that I always find my grandma happy with her pots, pans and god, while at the same moment I find my mom battling so much with things? Is education a harbinger of restlessness? Or is the fact that we have simply lost the essence of life? This is the world where you are taught to colour the roses and hibiscus red but not shown the real things to experience life.

But dad let me tell you that this world doesn’t depend on the way of practical knowledge where a person is dying on road we don’t know how to save him, but we are taught unnecessary things that would never ever help us in our day to day life. Why are we wasting time learning them? Why is it that we can’t turn a page over in our life and forget those things a bit for life. Why are we taught to draw graphics of useless objects like parabola and hyperbola which we are never going to use them again, or for the matter of fact certain things is mechanics of solids. Finding those answers really made me fumble and these were the results of my musing. But I have learnt one things in my life for sure

“I believe that everything in life happens for a reason. People change so that you can let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they are right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and SOMETIMES GOOD THINGS FALL APART SO THAT BETTER THINGS CAN FALL TOGETHER”

So dad, leave all the topics and let me tell you the result were I lost my marks. I scored 6.48 in 2^nd semester and it was chiefly because of my fumbling errors in maths, though I have tried a lot but this subject never reaches my mind, moreover I passed my most dreaded subjects with CD grades(I am still clueless how) and infact these two subjects led to my fall. But rest are the subjects where I scored according to my expectation and my capability. But

“it’s futile to cry when the milk is spilt”

And hence day I just accepted one thing

“If you can’t be a sun, then just be a star;

If you can’t be a highway, then just be a trail;

It isn’t by the size that you win or lose ;

Be the best of whatever you are.”

Yours obedient son,

Varang

p.s- love you more and more for making my life so comfortable and making it worth living.