The Man, And His Place
The man, and his place
The man, and his place
Beside the meeting point of the main road and my street
There was his place, shop
I have seen him there since my school days
He was at his place, always
Whether it rains or scorching sun’s blazing heat.
Beside the meeting point of the main road and my street.
Whenever I said to him, “mend my shoe.”
He smiled and said, “Come back within an hour or two.”
One iron chest having pieces of leather, boxes of polish, brushes, needles, thread, nails, hammer were his only belonging.
And at the leisure hour I have seen him singing.
In festivals I used to give him food and sweet
At his place
Beside the meeting point of the main road and my street.
I left my city,
For study
and to live life further
I often ask about the man to my mother.
She said, He is becoming old
And require strength to hold.
Even then his work is very fine and neat.
And you can still find him at his place
Beside the meeting point of the main road and our street.
Once I came back in vacations
I went to see him, without any reason
He identified me, with never failing smile on his face
He asked, “what is the case?”
Do you have any problem with your shoe?
I said, “No, just want to see you.”
Now there was a glow in his eyes behind the glasses
We talked for few minutes
About health, work and other cases
I don’t know why
But before leaving I give him tight hug.
And I felt my shoulder wet,
When I was going back
I found him at the same place
Beside the meeting point of the main road and our street.
Then there came the year 20-20.
Very soon I saw people on streets
Going to their native places
There were no trains, bus
All of this due to a Virus
One day I rang to my mother
I asked about the man
She had no idea
After two and half month
I came and could not find him at his place
I was praying for him
And pleading for god’s grace
But usually God became away when most needed
And I heard the news that I don’t want to.
He identified positive and after struggle of a week
He left the world, the place
Beside the meeting point of the main road and my street.
……….(Ravi Pratap Singh)
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हार या जीत
हो सकता है तुम जीत जाओ
मुझसे हर बाजी
बस एक जीत के लिए
सब कुछ हारने को मैं नहीं हूँ राजी
तुम जीतने के बाद टटोलना की क्या क्या हारे हो
अपनों का भरोसा ,
आँखों की नींद
दोस्तों के राज
मन की आवाज
चेहरे की मुस्कान
और तो और देखना कहीं हार तो नहीं गए
अपनी पहचान
ये सब कल तक थे तुम्हारे पास
इस एक जीत के बाद
देखना क्या यह सब
तुम्हारे पास है आज
और अगर नहीं है
तो तुम क्या जीते हो यह तुम जानो
और मैं क्या हारा यह मैं जनता हूँ
क्योंकि मेरे पास तो ये सब है
अब तुम तय करो
की मैं क्या हारा
तुम क्या जीते
हो सकता है तुम जीत जाओ
मुझसे हर बाजी
बस एक जीत के लिए
सब कुछ हारने को मैं नहीं हूँ राजी
Give me any five humanitarian reason for drawing lines on the globe. Separating states by borders.
Listen the music of nature around you. Water the magical liquid we have. Almost everyone has undeclared romance with running water. It bring back the child hidden somewhere in adults.
In conversation with life...
Me: Hello! How are you?
Life: Hi! As you have been with me.
Me: Oh! That’s great. So you are in my own hand.
Life: Yes Of course. You, yourself is the driver of mine.
Me: But sometimes it seems that I am the passenger only and anyone else has steering of you.
Life: No! it’s never like that. It is matter of perception only.
Me: But my birth is independent of me, my upbringing is in other’s hand and then their expectations do guide you for me.
Life: I agree, you got me due to physical union of your biological parents. And up to a certain extent your upbringing is dependent of them. But that is just beginning of mine.
Me: Then I have my to take care of my society, what others think, bla.. bla.. bla..
Life: Here it’s a note of caution, this is a nexus. You had to break it. Did you?
Me: No! How could I?
Life: Just rewind your that period of mine, when you had taken any decision due to other’s wish. Then try to remember the consequences of your that decision.
Me: Yeah my parents and other people were quite happy.
Life: And what about you?
Me: Some sort of.
Life: And try to remember, the happiest moment that you have with me.
Me: Yeah, I do remember. When I listened to my heart only. Even everyone was against to it.
Life: So what did you learn from that?
Me: That I had to follow my heart only.
Life: Now you got it.
Me: But is not so easy every time.
Life: You had only one of me.
Me: It means, being rebellion is the only way to drive you.
Life: It’s not about being rebellion always. The cause of your action should be just.
Me: Who will define just and unjust? The just action of mine may be unjust for someone else. You are confusing me.
Life: There is no scope of confusion. It is quite clear. The just action means, action that does not harm any living being on earth. The just action is that when it do not become cause of sorrow for anyone. Your single cell should not be the part of any such action.
Me: Is it so clear?
Life: Yes it is. You have to understand it.
Me: But I have seen so many people who had always did just action had suffered lot throughout the life. What about them?
Life: It is not the case. If they had followed these golden rules of mine then it could not happen. And there are two types of suffering. Physical suffering may got healed in due course of time. But mental suffering sometimes forced people to leave my hand.
Me: Then what is the way out of it?
Life: Let’s talk with example. Take any example of people who have changed the life of human being positively. You will observe they have followed their heart and didn’t care about what other’s think.
Me: Yes that’s true. We have so many examples of this kind
Life: Any confusion.
Me: Not at all. But I regret that I had not did justice with you.
Life: No problem. Just give me a promise that now you will follow the golden rules of mine.
Me: I do promise that I will follow those golden rules along with this I will let my kids do the same.
Life: I am very beautiful. Enjoy me
Me: Sure! Let’s have fun together and make this world filled with joy and happiness.
Life: Whenever you have any doubt? Call me I am always with you.
Me: Thanks for this enlightenment of mine.
चाय
Picture Credit: Alisha Ansari
चाय कब महज एक चाय हुई है
जब उबलते पानी में पत्ती घुली है
तब न जाने कितनी ही यादों से मिली है
जो रंग उतरा है इसका गरम पानी में
जैसे खुदा का नूर उतर आया है मासूम जवानी में
जब अदरक कूटकर डाला है तीन चार उबाल के बाद
खुश्क गलों की महफ़िलें बिन पिए ही हो गई हैं आबाद
चाय कब महज एक चाय हुई है
इसीके साथ किसी कि सुबह तो किसी कि शाम हुई है
इलायची की गिरियाँ जो मिली हैं जाकर
हर आमों ख़ास की अरदास हुई है
जब शक्कर के दानों को अपने आगोश में लेती है
जमाने भर की कडवाहट को काफूर यह कर देती है
चाय कब महज एक चाय हुई है
चाय पर तो न जाने कितने मसाइल हुए हैं
गिरा है दूध का कतरा जो इसकी स्याह सी रंगत पर
अमावास में यूँ लगा कि पूनम की रात हुई है
जब आई है यह प्याले में छन्नी से गुजरने के बाद
लगा कि बाबुल की बेटी अब ससुराल की हुई है
चाय कब महज एक चाय हुई है
लबों से जिसने भी लगाया
वो कहीं खो सा गया है
किसी को यार , किसी को दोस्त, किसी को प्यार , किसी अपने से तकरार बहुत याद आया है
चाय कब महज एक चाय हुई है
चाय पर मुलाकातें ,बातें ,समझौते , जीवन भर के नाते
क्या क्या नहीं हुए हैं
चाय कब महज एक चाय हुई है
चलो आज फिर चाय बनाते हैं
किसी अपने को बुलाते हैं
बैठ कर गप्पियातें हैं
और कोई न मिले तो किसी गैर को आवाज लगाते हैं
और उसे इसी चाय के बहाने अपना बनाते हैं
चाय कब महज एक चाय हुई है
चाय कब महज एक चाय हुई है
चलो सभी फासले इसी चाय से मिटाते हैं
जो दूध की न पिए तो ब्लैक टी पिलाते हैं
जो ब्लैक टी न पिए तो उसे ग्रीन टी पिलाते हैं
जो ग्रीन टी भी न पिए तो उसे लेमन ग्रास टी पिलाते हैं
चलों सभी बिछड़ों , उखड़ों , रूठों को चाय पर बुलाते हैं
और मैं तो कहता हूँ कि हर सरहद पर एक चाय का टप्पर खुलवाते हैं
और सारी दुश्मनी , उल्फत, शिकायतें दर किनार कर चाय पीते और पिलाते हैं
चाय की चुस्कियों के साथ खुशनुमा माहौल बनाते हैं
क्यूंकि
चाय कब महज एक चाय हुई है
चाय से हमारी सुबह तो उनकी शाम हुयी है ||
रवि प्रताप सिंह
Dreams Our Dreams
Dreams
Often we meet them in our subconscious state,
Sometime we remember, often we forget.
Sometimes they disturb our sleep,
Often we take a dive into them very deep.
Dreams our dreams
Why they come?
What they tell?
It is still a mystery,
People do study dream’s chemistry.
Synonym of success, and victory.
Dreams our dreams.
Sometimes dreams try to show our upcoming days,
They warn us through their own ways.
It happens with most of us,
Generally our feet got stuck when we had to run in dream,
Our voice don’t come out when we try to scream, in our dream.
Dreams our dreams.
People do comment,
Your dream will remain dream.
People do suggest,
Always have big dream.
Dreams are always around us as comment,
As our own reflection,
As insight,
Sometime as motivation.
Dreams our dreams.
It is good to have dreams,
It acts as catalyst in or life.
Dreams are there to materialize into truth,
Dream are there to mobilize the youth.
One should not live in dreams,
One should try to live their dreams.
Sometimes we have dream of team,
I too have a dream
World having no violence, hatred, grief, hunger,
I call you to be partner
In my dream
I am sure, together we can fulfill this dream.
Dreams our dreams.
(Ravi Pratap Singh)
One certain thing in this uncertain life is uncertainty itself.
Silence always has a noise. It require to acquire the skill to listen this noise in silence. Every silence has its own noise. My silence speaks about human, humanity, love, compassion, nature. What does your silence says to you? Listen it carefully, you will be amazed........
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