आज जाने की ज़िद ना करो.....
Two pieces of bamboo joined together, a scrap of tissue paper in a diamond shape & a long cotton thread attached to it; all this represents mundane paraphernalia but when this is injected with the “BRIGHTEST COLORS” into the air, it resembles a huge swaying bird darting in the bright blue sky with its tail flowing behind. The sight is worth gazing and would leave all astounded......Kites truly conjure happy images of childhood. :)
Have a wonderful and victorious Makar Sankranti --- Uttarayan…….!!
Wow.....amazing.....ecstatic.......beautiful.....!!
Yes, these reactions are imperative when you see these “Blooming-Blossoms”. I too was astounded by these wonderful creations; their seductive display of the bright colors, the turns in the petals zooming outwards and the stamens with BIG anthers hanging beautifully in the centre..... This truly demands a mention in my “Orange-Blossom – paragon of eternal love & fruitfulness” and I am already feeling flowery when write about them.....!! :)
I was thrilled to know that “LILIES” are of whites, yellows, oranges, pinks, reds and purples; all displaying ludic strokes from the creator’s palette. The elegant flower stands as symbol of joy, new hope and new life; just stare at these beauties and I am sure you all will shake a YES-head in unison. :)
“Six broad corollas, perfectly folded and fitted, stretching their arms outwards as if opening them for you to embrace them; big and beautiful anthers placed at the tip of the long stamens truly entices you to touch, feel and get fascinated by their charm and finally the way they appear bend and bowed down willingly, giving it all, on the green stalk leave us startled and astounded”.
ChRisTmAs celebrations fill the air; everything appearing softer, more beautiful & lovely with dash of ReD spilled all over, as if someone has waved a magic wand over the earth. We find ourselves enmeshed in the holiday season; with gifts, family and friends all wrapped in each other.....!!
“It is ChRisTmAs in the hEARt that puts ChRisTmAs in the air; a conspiracy that engages every being to LoVE, LaUGhter n LoNgiNgs....! It’s the finish of the year, wrapping us all in a blanket; feeling warmth & affection of the passing moments that come to us, honey-coated......
I wish you ALL a MeRRy ChRisTmAs : with jingle of bells & carols, smell of cakes & donuts; full of pleasures and memories to treasure.... !! :)
I wish to Santa to grant me the power to assemble ChRisTmAs SpiRiT in jars & open it every time I wish to iterate joy, laughter, love n light all around. :) ;
amen !! ~~~
“Play-FuLL” is what i call my new creation; for the simple reason that I was in this state
A little history tied to this:
“I started this affair with all the involvement, indulgence, attention n patience that I could gather only to find out that it soon got destroyed; there n then...!! There is a little -- 3 years boy who fancies my laptop as a theatrical extension wherein he can enjoy his share of the movies [nemo, kung-fu panda, bug’s life and other animated versions to the list that counts to some of his favourites!]
So, if his attention draws him to the fact that I have my lappy working, he begins to get me moving to show him his share of the entertainment pie. He will not in any way allow you to engage in ur work if he is denied permission...so with this happenings I just managed to paint BLaCK all over; going against the winds [child is no less than the blowing wind; makes u perspire if you walk against its force....] and was left with the MOSTLY BLaCK piece of art. I later found that the outcome was not as bad as I thought and therefore decided to share with you all in its original form...!
Aaa Hahh !! Yep i am ready wid my second “Jiffy Pleasure”.
This one too endowed me with a piece of an art which manifests countless attempts of colourful stokes; here n there......leaving behind a trail of satisfied heart n a BIG smile :) to share wid you all.... !! ~~
जैसे तिल में तेल है; ज्यों चकमक में आग
तेरा साईं तुझ में है; तू जाग सके तो जाग
A wonderful couplet that draws us to the “Divinity inside us”...revealing the secrets through instances that though appear abstruse but has the power to capacitate us with divine powers.
Sant Kabir in his signature style takes us through the trifles of a seed and a stone that appears only lifeless and motionless objects but they have in themselves the reflection of the Supreme Being.
He further elaborates that as we extract oil from the seeds and draw fire from the flint stones; we are clearly experiencing the “Divinity”; hidden in them. The seed and the stone superficially appear powerless and feeble and in a state of ignorance; but the moment we see them with the good-ness (read the oil and the fire) inside them; we know that they are gifted with strength n vigour which are the other signs of the divine powers.
The realisation of this Divine resting “WItHIn us” is the lone path to peace n contentment. The seed and the stone, capable of producing the oil and the fire are clear manifestations of the divinity. The result is a distinguished individuality; renamed now as “OiL SeeDS n SParKle STonEs”.
So, dearest people; its mere “You” outside but the moment u open up to “UR innate STreNgTH n GuT that resides in the inner conscience; u are exposed to “holiness” n “Divinity”; incomparable. You now is rechristened as “PoWerFuL yOU; D DiViNe yOU..!!”.
I therefore bow my head in admiration to “The Divine” in each one of us n pray that we all live in harmony and unison....
Yes, I am talking about the pleasures that come to you in a tick, lasts for a moment, just for a minute ..........like an instant cup of coffee that carries with it the soothing powers incomparable but which ends with a beautiful smile in the heart & soul!!
It started with a waggish attempt, just to play with the keys in my laptop when i noticed myself sketching a few lines here & there. The result after a few patient 1 ½ hours came out to be a zany little thing which I called “straight from the heart” and a big smile of gratification.
So, I am now richer with my jiffy experiences giving tremendous amount of pleasures to me and which I know would never be possible had I prepared before hand for the sketch to come out of my creativity box.
Enjoy the “jiff sketch” n just get started also to experience such a thing yourself....
let the cHiLd inside U STAY n PLAY forever!!
Each of one is born to the laws of nature; wherein we grow up to become sensible and matured adult from a fragile and vulnerable child. It is expected from all of us to behave like “GROWN-Ups” and expel all unwanted tantrums and behaviour which become signs of a growing child.
But during this metamorphosis, we need to take care of an astute aspect and let it not fade away b’coz it in turn helps us collect wonderful and hearty moments of life; the moments which reflect pure joy and ecstasy. The aspect relates NOT to force ourselves into MISSING out the fun which we religiously indulged into during the “hAPPy hOuRs” (read childhood days) of our life; the days when we DID what WE WANTED & felt MORE JOYOUS n ENTHUSIASTIC!!! Life then seemed a bow of rainbow with all the 7 colours depicting: Veracity; Ingenuity; Brilliance; Gratification; Yearnings; Over joyous & Radiance.
A child is always seen demanding things which it likes for itself; no matter what the circumstantial pressures are...... and parents succumbing to them, all !! It does not know the RIGHT WAY or the WRONG WAY; only IT’S WAY!!! It in a way helps garden courage & integrity. But, somewhere during the course of running through life, we tend to give the “CHILD-like-FANTASIES”; innate to us, a backseat - thinking it to be a hindrance to the path of sensibility and maturity!! Try recapitulating the last time when you did fight for a frivolous thing against all odds and at the end HAD YOUR WAY OUT...with complicity of little masti and shararat....!!
So, to think that being crazy is weird is similar to loosing on the best gift of originality bestowed upon the chosen few. It’s true that the best ideas emerge from madness; a madness which relates to crazy thoughts and dreams and open roads to self-satisfaction and exultation that is beyond comparisons....
Delight & joy are easily seen through the child; playing and mastering the art of getting the most of life....
“D plAYFul cHILd” inside reflects a healthy SouL”
SouL that needs a little of care, concern n compassion to keep it “CORRECT n COMPOSED”
To have a healthy soul you’ll just need to feed it with loads of laughter; spoonful of goodness and a pinch of pamper!! So, sit up and rejoice to think that ALL that you wanted to do as a CHILD which you previously thought was “no longer valid” has been renewed & now serves as the BEST credit card facility that you can indulge into!! The card promises to offers you unlimited freedom and flexibility to swipe it “WHEREVER u go n in whatever u do” with guarantee of no bills at all......
And take my swear, dat as soon as u embrace the CRAZY inside you; u are left wid only LOVE, LAUGHTER n LONGEVITY!! Go ahead and spoil urself by wearing the most fashionable “CRAZY atti-tude” and be ready for the compliments that follow......~~ !!
You SEE them; you FEEL them; you LOVE them
The COLOURS start painting emotions
& all that you then see is
Kaleidoscopic!!
The growing of the grapes in the vineyards to the plucking of the best clusters; to carrying them in wooden casks & then keeping them hushed under proper temperature to ferment.....for too long days is a process that in itself marks the beginning of a history that matures within itself. It brings with it tales and stories untold & forgotten from the people who may not live to see the mysterious beauty that is has turned into....
Ethereal wonder is wine; why?? B’coz seeing the fruit hanging there on the vine & then savouring it in the glass is truly a spiritual ritual... it’s amazing! This is what the numerous wine lovers say in unison.
The gorgeous liquid in sanguine red would put all women to shame with the smoothness & the subtlety with which it lays itself seductive free in the glass!!! “Seductive free is a state where in you let go off the seduction power not b’coz u are not capable of it but b’coz u do not need it anymore; everything falls at its place as they were meant to, & you feel free. You gain what you wish to without even a slightest move!!!”
We can have relationships with wine; & I'm not talking about dependence. We can have meaningful, personal relationships with wine that grow & change. One of the most profound aspects of enjoying wine is the opportunity to see it evolve over time. It can be defined as the perfect connection to the world that was; the sunshine, the rains & the smelling flowers which bear the testimony of the time when the wine was getting ready for a cerebral makeover which would take ages & ages. The mysteries soon scatter as soon as the wine is unbolted to reveal the secrets, gathering all aficionados & thus ready to pen another success story; a story of perfect taste & camaraderie, love & peace...
So, the next time when you pour out wine in a glass n raise a toast to the wonderful taste...just pause n give a thoughtful remembrance to the rich analogy of culture & epoch that flows out/ oozes out of the bottle with a temptation hard to resist!! :)
Wine are not only wine; older ones can offer glimpses of times we will never see, & evoke nostalgia and dreams of a fantastic sort. No matter what its age, when we finally open the bottle & it tastes different than it did some time ago, it's never clear whether it's the wine that is different this time, or whether it is us.....
But, the crux of all this writing is to bring forth to all the readers the quintessential lesson of thoughts that is evoked if we try to gauge the similarity of a wine to that of our life;
< One should try to emulate the wine in such ways as to continue evolving & gaining complexity throughout our life. To put this simpler: AGE in style & with such panache that when you are finally ready for a decline, you have a perfect taste & colour that is distinctively YOURS!!! >
