One break.. many memories..

Up in the mountains.. hardly touched by phone services or internet connections is Cabin # 85..

Big comfy brown leather couch.. warm fire place.. a kitchen full of delicious food.. a ping pong table.. a hot tub.. lots of comfy beds.. the latest music CD’s.. the spirit to have fun, crack jokes, dance and talk till the wee hours of the morning… and 12 good friends..!!!

Our last thanksgiving break together.. I always knew this would happen.. and at last it did.. From staying in college over break in 2001 to Orlando, Miami, Vegas, New York, New Hampshire, Boston, Chicago, Washington DC, Cape Cod and finally Vermont.. We’ve done it all!!

Once a friend sent me an email sayingl.. that he would rather go to his grave not quietly but slide in screaming woo hoo and thinking wow.. what a ride! And what can I say except I agree with him.. College and beyond.. It has all been a roller coaster ride with a thrill that’s going to last forever! J

To My God

Mujhe tumhara wishwaas hai
Jaanti hun ki tum saath chalte ho mere
Mushkilein hain raaston mein lekin
Tumhara haath sambhal leta hai hamesha mujhe

Kabhi kabhi sochti hun
Jaane kis haseen pal mein tumhara saath mil gaya tha mujhe
Saath abh jiske bina
Zindagi adhoori si lagti hai..

Dua'on ki jannat mein
tumhare pyaar ka ashiyana hai
Us aashiyaanein mein
tumhari jagmagati raushni

Raushni ke un hazaron boondom mein
bheeg ke lagta hai
Ki tumhari bandagi ki pyaas
aur badhti jaati hai

aane waala pal.. jaane waala hai.. ho sake to isme zindagi bita do..

Aaj ke kai sunhere lamhon ko maine
Aane vaale kal ke liye gavaya tha

Aane wala kal bhi to ek din beet jayega..

So in conversation with a friend I said.. why do we give up a 100 todays for tomorrow? Why don’t we learn to live life in the present?

I understand that we have to work hard in life today for a brighter tomorrow
I understand that we have to curb spending habits today so we can save for a rainy day tomorrow
I understand that we have to give up certain necessities today to have some luxuries tomorrow..

I understand..

But then I questioned myself.. is it fair to give up on love today just because it may not materialize tomorrow..

What about that 1000 moments of a 100 todays that will become beautiful memories for all the tomorrows to come..

We hurt ourselves today to shield ourselves from the pain that could be ours later.. and then when that later becomes the past.. we live in its shadows wondering what if…

Ya there will be tears later but at least these tears will flow for an experience that at the end of the day will have given and enriched so much more..

To be..

Free like a kite flying without a string

Shy like the sun peaking out from behind the clouds

Innocent like a silent prayer

Faithful like the last drop of wax on a burning candle

Giving like a tree filled with fruit

Vain like a blossoming long stemmed rose

Unrestricted like a melting ice-cream cone

Happy like the yellow smiley face

Reflective like the moon in the sky

Passionate like waves crashing against rocks

This is my prayer for today.. and I guess forever.. to be passionate.. to soak in the sunlight and rain drops alike.. In everything I do.. I pray for passion..

Tum..

Tumhara khayal mere kai dua’on ka khubsoorat anjaam

Tumhari muskurahat andhere ko raushan karti akeli shamaa

Tumhare saath bitaya hua har ek lamha jaise ek kahaani

Tumhari udaasi jaise pahadon ke beech dhalta suraj

Tumhara sukoon jaise shaam ke waqt behti thandi hawa

Tumhari baatein jaise kagaz ke panne par bikhre phool

Tumhara saath jaise kati patang aur uske saath udne wali dor

Tumhari yaadein kabhi na khatam hona wala aasmaan

Tumhari tanhayi jaise diye ki aakhri angdai

Tum.. meri bandagi.. meri khudai..