Us mod se shuru karen...

  Jagjit Sigh sang - 

    Us mod se shuru karen phir ye zindagi.  

     Har shay jahan haseen thee, hum tum the ajnabi.       

     Lekar chale the hum jinhe jannat ke khwaab the,     

     Phoolon ke khwab the wo mohabbat ke khwab the      

     Lekin kahan hai unmein wo pehle see dilkashi!

     Rehte the hum, haseen khayaalon ki bheed mein;  

     Uljhe huye hain aaj sawaalon ki bheed mein. 

     Aane lagi hai yaad wo fursat ki har ghadi. 

     Shaayad ye waqt humse koi chaal chal gaya

     Rishta wafa ka aur hi rangon mein dhal gaya

     Ashkon ki chandini se thee behtar wo dhoop hi!

A song that was relevant 6 months ago is now just another beautiful piece of poetry!! 

Learning to walk

Do you remember learning to walk?
A time when your feet were small!
Do you remember learning to walk?
When first you learned to crawl!

When adventure fought safety off
And curiosity overcame fear.
When pain may be the result,
But independence was dear.

When no matter how hard you fell,
Each time you tried to stand.
And before you stood by yourself,
You stood holding her hand.

When on the second step you crashed,
While on the first you wobbled.
When you cried in hurt and pain
And again you stood; untroubled.

And tiny steps that started,
Giant strides they became!
From walking on to running,
Far away from the pain.

So, from crawling to standing to walking to running,
Do you remember learning?
On your behalf I shall not talk; but I?
Again am learning to walk.

Friends!

Now:

1. Two eight year olds are at a party. One says something to the other. They fight and yell and have to be separated and sent away.

2. Two seventeen year olds are at a party. One says something to the other. They have a fight and walk away.

3. Two thirty year olds are at a party. One says something to the other. The other is offended and says so. One apologises and says it was not meant and they carry on with the party as if everything is fine.

2 hours later:

1. The two eight year olds are busy playing a game of hide and seek together.

2. The two seventeen year olds are still furious and not on speaking terms.

3. The two thirty year olds are saying bye at the end of the party.

Next day:

1. The two eight year olds are running riot together in school.

2. The two seventeen year olds are planning which lecture to bunk so they may catch a movie.

3. The two thirty year olds smile to each other as they pass in the corridor and go on to their work desks.

10 years later:

1. Two eighteen year olds are planning which movie to catch.

2. One twenty-seven year old is the best man at the other's wedding.

3. Two forty year olds are hard pressed to remember where they had seen each other last.


And they ask me why is it so much easier to make friends when we are younger!!!