The Whispers Of My Heart

Venturing into uncharted territories is my quintessential nature. After completing my +2 in non-medical with flying colors, I switched to humanities instead of pursuing the career of an engineer. The lure of studying life and it's intricacies impelled me to take up, much denigrated then, arts subjects. Though I have not been able to get a high salaried job like my engineer friends, I have understood life and it's various aspects much better than them. Intrepid and adventurous, I  remember that during my university days, I once went to Kalka to meet my friend. On a spur, I decided to walk all the way to Chandigarh, about 25 km away! I chose to march through the dense, deserted forest that ran behind the चंडी मन्दिर ( the renowned temple of goddess Chandi ), to reach my destination. Enroute I encountered flowers of various hues, wild cats, snakes, exotic birds, deers. It was really a spiritually uplifting journey. Rejecting the herd mentality, I turned to spiritualis...

"Why is there gloominess all around? "Why do we all get miseries? "Why must we attain God?" These are the questions that I repeatedly encounter from my friends, spiritual seekers. Well, there is not an iota of doubt that pain is all pervading in this temporal world. We suffer the painful process of birth, crying helplessly. As toddlers, we have needs but we can’t express them, so we cry incessantly. During our youth, we have to grapple with bodily desires, sexual needs that cause mental agonies. In married life, we endure the stupidities, eccentricities of the spouse. Upon becoming old, we suffer from multiple debilitating diseases, bodily infirmities. Finally we suffer the excruciating pain during death. I have found that behind every material happiness lurks umpteen woes. So don't get ecstatic if you achieve any material success! Though this world is teeming with melancholies, it is not meaningless. This painful world is a sort of reformato...

I am fortunate that life has not been smooth sailing for me. A great teacher, harsh life has imparted many invaluable lessons to me. At a recently attended मुशायरा (poetic symposium), the following composition of mine, embodying the precious teachings of life, was applauded much. I would like to share it with my friends. (a) अंधेरा सही हर कहीं, शमा को जलाए रखिए सहर होने को ही है, माहौल तो बनाए रखिए (b) खो देता है वजूद दरिया, समंदर से मिलकर बेहतर है बड़े लोगों से दूरियां बनाए रखिए (c) बहरों के जहाँ में सिसकीयों की नहीं है सुनवाई अंधों की दुनिया है साहब आंसू छुपाए रखिए (d) अगर शादमान रहना है ऐ दोस्त तो फिर अपने दिल में कुछ मासूमियत बचाए रखिए Meaning of Urdu/Arabic words : सहर : dawn, शादमान : happy Translation : (a) Though there is darkness all around, one should always light a lamp of hope. The new dawn will surely appear, one should create the congenial environment for it. (b) A river, howsoever beautiful, loses it's identity when it mingles with the migh...