The lonely flight

As I stared at the near blank sky yesterday night, I remembered the lesson ‘Migration of birds’ during my school years. That was long ago yet I remember vividly how I used to wonder their caliber to sustain the long flight across the deep oceans without an iota of fear.

Now I understand more clearly how it is to be all alone in the long flight. Even when you are with your flock of family & friends, you are always different and alone because each one is sitting inside his/her globe of priorities, interests and tastes and get driven unconsciously. The group of tiny Salmons may appear to display their most amazing skills to the human eyes during their long distance migration in search of fresh water but the underlying fact is that every Salmon has to make such death defying efforts to sustain and live.

I went back to bed with a smile – During this year, I had also laughed at the compliments for my good looks in spite of those fast multiplying grey hair on the head(:P), worried at my forgetfulness to wish 'Happy Birthday' over phone when I called the birthday boy from the shop especially to find out the right gift.... and a young heart to wonder at the many expressions of eyes....

However, I only wish the glowing inner cinders have the ability to cross the borders of genders and touch at least one heart to fly high.

I stand before you

Today I stand before you

…just as I did many years ago as a young school girl.

…just as I stand every single day.

…to look in awe at your blinding light and love.

…with a gentle persuasion and folded hands to accept me as I am.

…to listen to your special sermon for me.

…to whisper that I have not grown much in all these years.

…to learn how you forgive those who turn you into a commodity.



…to make you listen to my prayer of heart which cannot be found in any book.

…to thank you for all that you’ve given me.

…with a request to hold my hands in all my lifetimes.

…shedding tears realising how you have never judged me.

…in anticipation to understand your universal love at least one day.

…to let you know how much I love you.

…to take your blessings to listen to Silence.

…just to say that I am ever ready for your call.


MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Footprints

Do I really need to write this blog? I don’t know. Yet I write this.

Well, what all I wanted to write about by the way? So many. However, certain things are better not to be converted in to words, for they lose their original flavor. And I have many such. So, all I wish to say here is…

There are footprints of innumerable types everywhere – many new, some old, a few ancient, and a few more in the history books. Some are manipulated, some are entirely lost, some are misunderstood and some are not seen though found. Some are glorified, some are blacklisted, some are renewed and some are treated as if they never existed.

2010 is one such footprint. It may fall into any of the categories mentioned above in the big arms of Time & Man.

Personally for me, many doorways opened this year in an effort to make me understand what is Life & Death with a clear insight that I would be quietly swiped by Time one day without the notice of the world, leaving no external footprints.

And I am happy to be so. Because I care to preserve those footprints in my heart which are sacred and divine while I live in NOW.