1. Boat.

I took a boat to cross the river with a purpose of reaching the bank on the other side. However,
I fell in love with the boat and dint wanna
leave it. I forgot the purpose!!!

Pity, right?

Well, I hav got this body so that I can use it to serve the purpose of life.

What am I really doing?

A significant amount (I shud say all) of time I am investing in its care and maintenance.

One day I have to leave the boat. It will not come along with me. If I leave the boat, before reaching the bank, what better will be the outcome than getting drowned!!

Boat needs to be maintained but not decorated so much so that I am completely involved in loving it.

2. Don't Know...

Day 1 - I don't know what am I doing?
Day 2 - I don't know what to do?
Day 3 - I don't know what am gonna do?
Day 4 - I don't know how am I gonna do?
Day 5 - I don't know what I did?

1. Khushi.

Jiske peeche bhaaga, wo kabhi haath nahi aayi, peecha chhodte hi peeche chali aayi,
ajeeb hai ye zindagi, ye zindagi ajeeb hai!!

Paise kamaane ki lat thi, khushi ke liye,
paise aaye par khushi naa aayi,
samajh nahi aaya ki khushi to kahin aur hai,
nahi paise me samaayi,
ajeeb hai ye zindagi, ye zindagi ajeeb hai!!

Pata poocha par pata naa chala,
ki khushi aakhir kise hai mil paayi,
milne waali cheez jo hoti,
saari duniya hoti usey dhondh laayi,
ajeeb hai ye zindagi, ye zindagi ajeeb hai!!

Zindagi se banti hai khushi, khushi se banti zindagi, kya is baat me hai kuch ghehraai,
bheetar hi hai khusiyon ka samandar,
par itni si baat samajh me naa aayi,
ajeeb hai ye zindagi, ye zindagi ajeeb hai!!

Jisne ehsaas kiya is khushi ka,
koi us-sey jaake pooche bhai,
par anubhav ki baat mukh se kaise kahe,
ye baat khud ki hai, nahi paraayi,
khushi ke liye to, karni hai swayam se sagaai, khush hai ye zindagi, ye zindagi khush hai!!

1. Bandar.

Ae khuda, teri is mayajaal ka raaz bata,
yaha koi bhikari to koi sikandar kyo hai,

khush rehne ki wajah hai sab, wo dukhi hai, gareebi se juz ne waala, mast kalandar kyo hai,

Peene laayak paani ki zarurat hai jaha,
to nadi chhoti aur bade samandar kyo hai,

khuda ne kaha tu bhi to ajeeb hai,
tujhe janam mila manushya ka, mukti paane ko, phir tu ban na chaah raha bandar kyo hai?!!

1. Devil's workshop.

Here is the famous saying – “An Empty mind is Devil’s workshop”.

Sounds true but then what is a Filled mind?

All it thinks is about its own benefits and for the same it is ready to do anything with anyone at any given time at any cost. All it sees is an opportunity and to exploit that very opportunity to the fullest.

Survival is vital and in many cases like mine, it is nearly a cakewalk (thanks to a wonderful destiny till date). Well, then why think beyond the same? Even if got to think, why think in Devil’s way?

What for and How far!!

As in, what for do all those things at the cost of everything that is really worth enjoying. While saying “everything”, the focus is on relations, love, friendship, peace, etc.

Besides, How far am I gonna go doing all this!

All said and done, the ultimate enquiry is – “Why am I doing all this?”

The theoretical reply could be – “I want to be happy and live a quality life”

Practically – I want to go ahead of others, I want to exploit maximum number of people I can, I want to win all the games, I want to do everything that everyone does, I want to explore all possible opportunities, I want to perform everything that is considered “evil” yet want to be in the “good” books of the entire world.

All this for happiness?

Devil doesn’t allow me to reply this as he instructs me that there’s a lot pending in the workshop

Bye Bye!

2. Satisfaction.

On a clichéd note –Where is the satisfaction? How to be satisfied? What can generate satisfaction?

Too many answers, yet none…

One sentence that takes a stroll on the mind though... Am I satisfied with the Satisfaction of Identity? Or Am I satisfied with the Satisfaction of happiness?

Some drill-down needed???

Satisfaction of Identity is something that overpowers the satisfaction of happiness.

Too ambiguous??? Umm, an example may work…

For instance, I want to purchase a motor-cycle and this is going to be the first motor-cycle of my life. However, all these days I was against motor-cycle and would curse the vehicle. Now at this point, I myself feel like buying one (due to change in opinion or whatever) and as a result of which I feel that I would be satisfied. I go for it. This is the satisfaction of happiness.

Well, it’s not that straight forward. After the above thought, another one may crop up questioning –What will people say? Your image was always of an anti-motor-cycle personality. What about that image / identity then? I end up now buying one. This is the satisfaction of identity.

Well additionally, I may also think that there can be a middle way where in I can satisfy both. In conjunction to the same example above, I may buy a motor-cycle while also defend my change of opinion by saying that it’s not-so-dangerous anymore, the roads are safe, speeds are less and what not. Umm, do I think that people around me are morons to feel proud about the above mentioned reasoning?

If I chose to be happy, I should be ok with the dissatisfaction of identity and be bold and straight enough to confess and accept that opinions do

1. Khabar.

Manzil ka thikaana nahi,
bas raha hun din raat guzar,
kaha jaana kuch pata nahi,
kaisa hai ye safar.

Apne aap ko naa pehchaane,
chhahee hai behoshi is kadar,
saans chal rahi hai, par jee raha
hun ya nahi ye nahi khabar.

Kab tak chalega aise,
is baat ki bhi nahi fikar,
maut ko dekhke bhi,
uspe se hat jaati hai nazar.

Marte hoge log saare,
par main to rahunga sada amar,
ye soch ke beet raha din mahina
saal, aur beetegi saari umar
:-(