What Is Love, I Say ?

I glance at the watch & it shows me 4 in the morning...!!
I myself just realized, what love is.
And it felt so true & pure... so simplistic that I just could not debate its validity.
The thought just popped up in my mind, as if i had always believed in it, but had just found the words to express it.
Yes... its my belief, that -

Love is, just..... a Realization.

[though here 'just', just remains a vain attempt of understatement]

Its nothing of the sort of a feeling of yours. Its just there and you kind of realize its existence.

There is nothing physical about it.

It is not as trivial as these humanely feeling.

How and what we actually feel from it is just the way we tap into it.

Its just how we percieve it & how we, in a more humanely way, process it.

Love is just one thing we're incapable of cotrolling. Rest all the categorizeg feelings can be tamed. But love cannot be.

It is not generated by us. It exists before us, after us, around us, inside us... & beyond us.

All this is not a very well thought of idea or theory. I've just penned down in 15 mins, a tad simple ... Realization.

P.S. -

Take it this way - One fine day, at a given hour you realize that you're in love.

It is such an intrinsic realization that you start believing it beyond doubt.

I'am not delving into the feeling associated with it... its aftermaths or what circumstancial ambience makes you see & feel.

But this realization of love is such that you cannot revert from it.

You cannot go about pretending that you're not aware of it.[there is nothing like you should have taken the blue pill ;-)]

Yes... you always remain aware of it. You can only stop associating feelings with it.

But, you always are awre that you've - realized love.

COMMENDABLE EFFORT

I've seen it through you,

I've felt it through- too.

The mist looming behind,

Beauty- none of its kind.

And the urge is strong,

To end this walk- so long.

& to step into the zion,

To absorb the soothing violin.

To enter into the gulf,

To get & to be engulfed.

To give in to your grace,

To, and to be embraced.

And the urge is strong,

And it has been so long.

But a yard still remains,

And its driving me insane.

I've always restrained,

Feared, I might stain.

I've always stood austere,

Yet yearning to get near.

But the urge is strong,

And I've restrained so long.

To pull you close & gird,

& that is- a Commendable Effort.

UNTITLED
So many things to try,
But a meager time to die !
Which one to prefer,
On such great scales they differ.

Life... is full of dilemmas,
Every way holding its charisma.
To place you in any sect,
Compromise should be an aspect.

After all, its a cruel world,
That your dreams are hurled.
Though desires simple and plain,
All expectations, are in vain.

Dreams & desires get shattered,
And all hopes get battered.
Into this deceiving world,
Unless you lay hidden- curled.

The only way out proposed,
Is determination imposed.
With this you sail your vessel,
The only outlet, practical.

And instead of giving it a try,
Every step of life, you sigh.
And keep grudging within yourselves,
That you live, in this world of elves.

You want to lay your hands on,
Every rose in this lawn.
Knowing that you cannot head,
In all directions, you cannot tread.

And whatsoever zeal you might posses,
With this single life you cannot mess.
And whatever fight you put in this mist,
The desires, the dilemmas... still persist!

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Don't Whisper Shout It Out - LOUD !

It was a kind of an inevitable question. But I had never given a thought to it untill the question actually surfaced -

Why do you write your blogs ?

As usual, I tried to present an explanation, using my limited rhetoric skills.

"I write them for my personal satisfaction", I said.

"I want to share my vision, my views(?)... what's the harm ?"

He seemed satisfied( I suppose ).

But a certain hole was uncovered & i was falling short of earth to cover it up.

And then yesterday i realized this beautiful thought -

Its not just the words of the Author which completely puts down a thought, but the views and reviews of the readers which confirms its existence... proves its worth.

- curtesy to a fan of mine.

She's the greatest, genuine, admirer i'll ever get

- a beautifull friend

She told me - " It's not about simply posting blogs, but rather expanding your own horizons, reviewing your thoughts through the comments of others. Its letting people understand you & also vice-versa".

Its like opening up yourselves - to emit & to absorb.

She justified my desired to write.

She gave me the words to express - why I post my blogs & why i covet for comments.

To emit & to Absorb.

Its like I'am the presence & She is my "Justification".

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...Man's Best Friend...

A friend in need, is a friend in deed.

True, very true...
The above theme was a topic of a very casual discussion amongst a couple of friends of mine (as we had nothing important to talk about)
There were many views.
I was not holding an opinion.
I was basically considering the answers. And there was one particular answer which struck me as a beautiful concept.
Apart from it being optimistic... it was also like seeing the larger perspective. As if realizing the truth underneath.

So now in confirmity with the thought, I would also state that-

Man's Best Friend is - His SHADOW...?!

Doubtless, it is always there with you in light. Connected to you. Sometimes leading you, sometimes besides you & sometimes following you.
And in Dark....?
In dark, it is still there. It is all around you!
Yes, in dark it totally encompasses you, sourrounding you completely, protecting you.

Its only we who donot realize... plunged in a deeper darkness - of Ignorance.

You don't believe me ?
Switch on the light & see for yourselves.
Its there besides you - your Shadow.
Now switch off the lights .
Again try... try & see your shadow. Feel it. Its all around you.

Accept it. For it is embracing you.
As the light goes out... your shadow mingles with the shadow of everything around you. Reaching out to every concievable place, filling all voids.
As if forming a 'unified' guiding force
Making you see distinctly the place from where the light is seeping in.
Making you see, where you have to reach to.

Its like the enormous darkness spread in this universe, which lets you see that shining star, a distant goal... a flicker.

Darkness... as you see it, is not ypour enemy. Its not blinding you. It is not evil.

It is then when you face it, that you see the distant. You're spared from short-sightedness & are not blinded by the bright light of immediate vicinity.

In this 'darkness', you can spot your ultimate destinations - destiny, like stars in the sky.
Now you can locate the escape route through the dungeon we have built around us, following the light that is seeping in through the crack.
Now, with darkness around you... you are in charge, of sheding the ligt where you want to... to discover the path.

It happens then... when you start seeing darkness, a congreation of yours and many more Shadows, as your companion, your guide... your friend - Best Friend.

I Wish I Believe It.
(Distances Don’t Do People Apart)

She told me, not once –
"Distances don’t do people apart"
And it put me wondering from the start,
That have I ever believed it-hence?

It is such relative, isn’t it?
Which frame you wish to refer to?
And then you can actually see through,
That it’s working sphere is restricted.

In physical sense, you might consider affirmation,
For here alone bridges construct & rules bend.
But abstract makes it look translucent,
For the void surpasses dimensions!

And this is one aspect where even time,
Widens the gap, instead of healing it.
Even your physical presence can be substituted,
Only what matters is, how well you rhyme.

Then too, With all the love at my command,
I wish I believe it, hence.
Cause she has told it to me, not once,
"Distances don’t do people apart"

Meet the third kind…

Most of you must have seen ‘Rang De Basanti’…where you get to meet-third kind of people. But let me assure you, this is no review of it nor remotely related to it. Though it was a fabulous movie, in a symbolic sense!

So…
How do you categorize people in this world…..emm, thinking?
I’ am talking about the most basic categorization…..still thinking?
A heavy question indeed.
Anyways let me tell you, as rightly said by Capt. Heer –
- Good people,
- Bad people, &
- Sailors…?!

Sailing is indeed a tough job.
It demands a lot. The amount of sweat and trauma you have to put in?
But then it is one of the best things you can do, and probably that is why I’ am here.
This is one profession where you get to see Life!
I say this because I feel that “Lack of pain and struggle makes you loose the sense of happiness.”
In here you get to enjoy the worldly pleasures with adversity trailing you.
Now that is Life!

You start viewing the world from a different perspective. Because sooner or later, willingly or unwillingly, you get induced with that – ‘different perspective’.
And it is obvious. We deal in places where man is not made for. We tread and trade in places where there is no solid ground to step on.

The Oceans affect you. It gets into you.
We become a part of the oceans…..we become Oceans!

Yes, it’s not just a metaphor.
We, indeed, become like oceans.
We absorb its calmness, its rage.
Its persistence, its perseverance.
We get instilled by its aroma, its aura of mystery.
We add up in dimensions. We deepen up. Broaden up, broad enough to link all the continents…..the whole World.
Above individuals §s, We see the world ‘At Large’ !

KiSmeT..

‘KISMET’ – as I call it.
: agreed that we are always in possession and are responsible for our actions. But often our deeds, our actions & reactions quite significantly depend on the circumstances around us.
In circumstances, I’ am not only considering the existing situations but also including the people responsible for conjuring up those situations.
People…?!
Their reasonableness, their ideologies, morals, sense of perception, their decision making capabilities, frame of mind, their working culture, ( if in your contact, then – their interpretation about you, the extent they are oblivious of your good/bad part ), their negligence and inurn their Circumstances !
All these abstract adjectives of ‘people’ create a sort of catch-22 situation, wherein you play your part and hope that the worst won’t come. This situation is like you throw a bait to catch some fish hoping that the sharks don’t see it, or they just ignore it, or still better off, they have already have their share this morning !
So, if you are out fishing at some, such place, then one can’t entirely blame you for your bad catch, neither fully credit you for your fishing skills.
But then you are out fishing all for fun and without malice…oblivious to the fact that someone else, discovers that you, indeed, resemble to a shark to him, thrusts a harpoon down your throat…then man(!) its seriously your bad luck…
And that is what I call – ‘KISMET’.
- The Fish Philosophy

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hello there........ now taking a laugh eh?
well here is a new person stepping into your much probed domain.......
well..... me a sailor.... bole to.......... me in navy... merchant navy...!!!
now that sound s a bit interesting...eh?
i am glad to join ya fellaws........ nd will try nd keep posting something iNteREstiNg...?
good bye, take care, ta-ta.....