The stars descended on earth …and I shifted my gaze!!

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”- Ralph Waldo Emerson
A status message that adorned my chat window for weeks now found a new meaning.
This was a story that unfolded like a painting on canvas; the blob of red, the dash of yellow…the smearing orange…the pain, the confusion, the happiness! The endearing blue sky and the green waters…the fine strokes of black and tinges of white….the realisation, the acceptance, the hard truth! This was hope on celluloid and I am not talking about the movie making technicalities.
I have been fortunate to work with and for children, who are differently-abled, who make the world special by just the way they are; who make you want to count your blessings and who inspire you to believe that when you yearn for your dream, it is not too far from reality.
Let Abraham Maslows’ words on the need for love and belongingness be thrown into oblivion; let us brush away Carl Rogers’ thoughts on acceptance and positive strokes; let us walk out of the mould of expectations and presumptions……
Let us accept ‘Ishaan’ for his uniqueness!! No book, no solemn writing can teach us that; only we can teach ourselves!
Not always does a tale merit your tear, but this was one that made me weep copiously!
And made me believe every moment that …Each child is special!
The stars descended on earth …and I shifted my gaze!!

सोच में तुम....

सोच में सिर्फ तुम हो,
तुम्हारी आहट हैं,
तुम्हारी चाहत हैं,
तुम्हारा सुकून हैं,
तुम्हारा जूनून हैं,
तुम्हारी प्यास हैं,
तुम्हारी आस हैं,
तुम्हारा अल्हर्पण हैं,
तुम्हारी शरारत हैं,
.......तुम्हारी हर बात हैं।

Experience...

In the voidness, you experience the presence;
In the insanity, you experience sanity;
In the silence, you experience words;
In the memories, you experience love!

Am back!!

It has been a long long time...n what is ironic is ...i come back to write when i want a respite in my own world, when i want to make some corner of this world my own, when i want to feel fine about the way i am...
Been a month and half since i even looked at my blog...and lots have happened between then and now!
COSMAR...the 6 letter word that dominated my life the last couple of weeks....learnt that it takes more than confidence and talent to organise a conference of this magnitude, learnt news chapters in diplomacy, realised once again that honesty pays, struck greater emotional bonds with some friends...and never before had a thank u speech made me feel so good as delivering the VOT at the completion of COSMAR....the high stayed on...but time n life moved on...
In between all that, took some MDP sessions and enjoyed my love for teaching!
I turned 27...yeah!as old as my DOB....the chronological age had no repurcussions except bountiful blessings that i should get married bfor the digit goes 28...after all everythg has the right time...
Wish we really knew when is the right time for what in life!!!
The next few days are very important for US...it merits another post but let the right time come!!