The Whispers Of My Heart

पतझड़ हो या बहार,  सावन की या फिर फुहार,  मेरे मनवा मेरे यार,  कर हर मौसम से प्यार,  तेरे आसूॅंओं की धार,  तेरे दर्दों का दयार,  समझने को ना कोई तैयार,  मत रो तू ज़ार-ज़ार,  कर खुद पर ऐतबार,  चल उठ बिखरा घर संवार।  दयार : संसार  ~ संजय गार्गीश ~

 Some people leave lasting imprints on one's life, change one's perspective on life entirely.  While pursuing my post-graduation in Economics from Panjab University, Chandigarh, I often had my lunch at G.C. Chatterji Hall a.k.a Hostel Number 2.  Once while entering the hostel mess I saw an old hermit in ochre robes, sitting under the banyan tree.  He was chanting "Hare Krishna Mahamantra"  ecstatically.  There was an ethereal glow on his face.  Like a powerful magnet, his persona attracted me.  I went to him and asked, "Baba, would you like to have lunch with me?"  With a beatific smile, he said, "If Lord Krishna wishes so."  After the lunch, the monk blessed me and said, "Son, I'm in a quandary. Can you help me out?"  "Kindly let me know baba what can I do for you" I said while prostrating at his feet.  "Son, when I am awake, the world before my eyes fascinates me, appears to be real. But during my sleep, the world of

 दिल से मेरे निकल जाए अगर यह दहर,  पूरा हो जाए सफ़र मेरा मैं जाऊँगा ठहर।  ज़हन में है बैठा तेरे जिसे ढ़ूॅंढता इधर उधर,  सागर है वो ख़ामोश सा जिसकी है तू लहर।  सोचा है जब जब इस जहाँ के मुतअल्लिक,  हो जाता हूँ तब तब मै शर्मसार सर-ब-सर।  ना बस में है जीवन ना बस में है मरण,  समझे है ख़ुदा खुद को इंसान हर पहर।  जिंदगी सिर्फ़ फ़रेब है संजय, यकीन कर,  होती है जब शाम, किधर जाती है सहर?  दहर : दुनिया, मुतअल्लिक : बारे में, सर-ब-सर : पूरी तरह से  ~ संजय गार्गीश ~

  ज़हन में ज़र्रे ज़र्रे के यूॅं उतरना चाहता हूँ।  हवाओं में ख़ुशबू की तरह मैं महकना चाहता हूँ।  मिलने की ख़ुशी हो ना खोने का कोई ग़म।  इस कदर जहाँ से मरासिम मैं रखना चाहता हूँ।  दौलतमंद हो कर रहना दुनिया में अच्छा है।  ग़ैरतमंद हो कर मगर मैं जीना चाहता हूँ।  थक गया हूँ चलते चलते अब थमना चाहता हूँ।  भर लो बाॅंहों में मुझे मैं पिघलना चाहता हूँ।  ज़िंदगी नाम है चलते ही  रहने का।  सफ़र यह वापसी का है  मैं कहना चाहता हूँ।  मरासिम : संबंध, ग़ैरतमंद : स्वाभिमानी ~ संजय गार्गीश ~

  "Sharma ji, I never let my son remain idle." said an acquaintance of mine.  "What exactly you do to ensure this." I asked curiously.  "After school my son goes to an institute to get exhaustive knowledge regarding Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology so that he should know these subjects inside out. That way he won't face much difficulty in getting admission into a prestigious engineering or medical school." he said.  "That's nice."  "Sharma ji, he remains in the institute till six pm. Then at seven pm I take him to a computer institute. He attends the institute till nine pm."  "So your son remains busy till nine pm. You mean your son's mind never remains free." I asked.  "Yes Sharma ji. You see an idle mind is the devil's workshop." he said with a tinge of pride on having remembered an English proverb from his school days.  "Sir, I totally disagree with you and your nonsense proverb. I

  At the recently organized symposium on "How to attain happiness?" held at Central State Library, Chandigarh, I was invited, asked to air my views on the subject.  The audience mainly comprised of retirees and people aged 40+. Before airing my views, I asked a fair coloured gentleman from the audience, "Sir, are you happy?"  "No Sir" came the prompt reply.  "Quite obvious. That's why we all are here, to find happiness." I said with a smile.  "Well, without mincing words, I firmly believe that those amongst us who haven't found happiness yet, there's almost nil chance that they would find it now." I said emphatically.  Seeing me talk like this, the stunned moderator said, "But Sir we have come here to find some ways for happiness."  "Sir, there are no ways. This world appeals to only two kinds of people - Idiots and Clever (Manipulators). Only they can remain perennially happy here."  "Idiots know no