Nuptial ties.

Well, I have seen many a couples fighting over small petty things, and always feel bad about it. Although not an expert, I am sharing here whatever I have learnt from scriptures, good people, and of course, my parents.

'Men are from Mars, women from venus'. Yet the mars-venus relationship is the most perfect ones in the world. Man completes the woman. Woman completes the man.

And when the relationship is given that stamp of legality, it becomes the purest of relations. Purer than anything else. Man becomes a husband, woman a wife.

Its bizzare that two strangers, who till now were lost in their own worlds of family, friends, and career, suddenly reach the state where they, so easily, give up their self and vow to live together. Where they vow to tolerate each other for life. And to care. And to respect. Its pure bliss.

So what are the husband's responsibilities towards his wife. Well, to say the least, the husband must be his wife's best friend. Never in his life should he disrespect her. He should consider his wife to be his better half. He should provide her with all the amenities to live a decent life. The wife has been described in scriptures as 'ardha-angini', and for some good reason. She is her man's shakti, which enables him to face the world. A husband should be single-minded in the devotion towards his wife.

What about the wife ? Well it is said, that given a house, a woman turns it into a home. So, the wife should be to a husband what oxygen is for life. She should stand by her husband in times of happiness, as well as in times of distress..
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Question is, how often do I see people adhering to the above principles. That is the reason of all miseries in relationships. Believe me, even Lord Buddha couldn't understand this...

The 25 kilometers to office

(At the age of forty, a lady is remembering her old days. She is having high fever at the moment...)

A sunny day of summer, and I was dull and dry,

Some went to work, some to play, I was left to fry..

And in those moments of solitude and lull,

My god, the thermometer, said 100 and a null..

So, I was confined to my room, my body left to ache,

And in the year of the lord 2030, my memories began to wake..

So young and so lovely, I was 25 in those times,

All my hormones were balanced, so were the enzymes..

I worked at a place so far from my house,

I cribbed all along, well I was such a louse..

I cribbed "Why do I have to have to do this, O please",

"In the summer do I boil, in winter do I freeze.."

The road that I went was all dust and hell,

Smoke in my eyes, and jams in the cell..

I hated, loathed, and cursed at my luck and my life,

And I despised from my bosom, those kilometers twenty five..

Everyday, I saw people hurrying to their work,

The road that I went through, my god ! gave me jerk..

And now ! Well.. gone are those days, and gone is my youth,

IN RETROSPECT !! And now !  do I know the truth..

Its so hard to sit here, and I really miss those days,

I wish eons froze ! it was best part of the phase.. (called life)

Give me back the smoke, give me back those jams,

I want to see the trains, I want to feel the trams..

I want to travel like I did, even if it was tortuous,

IN RETROSPECT !! I didn't know I was so fortituous..

I know it wont come even if I shout and I cry,

How much do I want it, when the time is gone and dry..

Folks ! People ! One moment I ask you please,

Listen to what this good lady means as she speaks..

I have lived all my life, thinking what is next,

IN RETROSPECT !! So futile was my pretext..

We should live life the way as it presents, the way as it comes,

For who knows, where will we be, and where will be our chums..

With these words, I leave it to thee (the reader)

Well ! How did I write, How did I see..

A bad dream

(Note : This is purely based on the author's dream and has no reality whatsoever. Any similarity found can be purely coincidental)

20 light years away, two ill-fated massive stars collide..

The resultant energy generated is unimaganable for the human mind to think, or to even calculate. Its simply humongous. Well, according to physical laws, energy spreads in a circle destroying everything in its path. Its as terrifying as Shiva's trinetra. The only good thing is, the intensity of the energy waves decreases as it encompasses
planets such as earth..

So, when the earth comes in its range, the intensity of the waves has decreased  (by millionth of the original). Still the waves have a lot of energy. To shake our mother earth...

The result is ....earthquakes, aftershocks. All over the world..everywhere..Tremors are felt..

Starts with Nepal. Under the influence of  the energy waves, the vulnerable Himalayan region shakes not once, not twice, but 8 times in a day. Such frequency is repeated every now and then...Even India is affected, and at some places, the weather changes for worse..

What happens next ? Does this pattern continue..all over the world. Is it a threat for the human civilization ? Do the repercussions include only the quakes, or something else, such as tsunamis?

With this, the alarm clock rang, and I opened my eyes, all drenched in sweat. I thank God, for this being a dream..

The hopes of many have been shattered. Who would save us in the hours of peril ? Lord, it is time you did something..

Childhood days

I met a man in Nigeria
With a beard white and grey
He was 40, looked like 60
"Men age as wine", they say...
This man to me seemed like a phrase
For there was this thing missing from his face
Nope !! Nor there in the heart too in his case...
Was it a smile !! Was it a smirk..
I could not fathom why there was no dawn after dusk
So, I asked him, with all my humility..
Mr Chimamandanata, where are the flowers of your city ?
Why dont you laugh, why dont you giggle
Why do you grumble, why do you niggle....
And he replied, with all his maturity...
The sun shines while they make hay
With this world I have turned so sombre and grey
When I was a child, I used to smile and laugh
Then one day, died my beloved cat and the calf...
The world is full of wickedness and crooked ones.
They fight for petty things with their bombs and guns...
And so one day, they took away my beloved and I cried..
The laughter in me was gone, and the child died...
I have lived my life with "suited" pirate and jack
Oh good man, can you give me my childhood back ....

Tandava - Lord Shiva's Abhimaan

(Lord Shiva singing....)
On the abode of this mountain
Up above the Mansarovar lake
I sit alone beneath the fountain
Lost in the dreams which are fake
Have I been drinking the soma...
The people on earth are at my mercy
As if I can order the winds to be my jersey
Well I dont mean that, atleast per se
One blink of mine will turn the earth turvy topsy
Have I been drinking the soma...
The sun seems so fragile and weak
And there again..I started talking like a wretched wreck
All the nature submits to me like meek
I can talk latin and greek
Have I been drinking the soma...
I am in awe of my own awesomeness
And the weak ones sing in my fulsomeness
There is no end to my kindness
But I start my tandava, and begins this endlessness....
Have I been drinking the soma....
(Soma is a narcotic drink, supposed to be drunk by Gods)

If I were a doctor...

If I were a doctor... people would say -
He is the second God on earth.
Oh look ! he is so smart as well..
Aha ! He is so caring, and he speaks so well..
And yes ! he can cure us all !

If I were a doctor...my parents would be proud -
You know ! My son is a doctor.
And guess ! He keeps us healthy..
Nay nay ! He doesn't smoke and drink.
And has no habits of the common man !

If I were a doctor..I would have had a clinic -
Not feeling well ! Go to Mr. Kumar's.
You have a problem ! Go to him..
Really ! He will cure you.
True ! He has a magical wand !

Well ! Woah ! You know what -
I am not a doctor, and the only reason why..
Shhhhhhhh.....dont tell anyone..
I was bad at biology ! :)
And so I became an engineer !