ALL IS WELL !!!

जीवन में एक सितारा था


माना वह बेहद प्यारा था

वह डूब गया तो डूब गया

अंबर के आंगन को देखो

कितने इसके तारे टूटे

कितने इसके प्यारे छूटे

जो छूट गए फ़िर कहाँ मिले

पर बोलो टूटे तारों पर

कब अंबर शोक मनाता है

जो बीत गई सो बात गई



जीवन में वह था एक कुसुम

थे उस पर नित्य निछावर तुम

वह सूख गया तो सूख गया

मधुबन की छाती को देखो

सूखी कितनी इसकी कलियाँ

मुरझाईं कितनी वल्लरियाँ

जो मुरझाईं फ़िर कहाँ खिलीं

पर बोलो सूखे फूलों पर

कब मधुबन शोर मचाता है

जो बीत गई सो बात गई



जीवन में मधु का प्याला था

तुमने तन मन दे डाला था

वह टूट गया तो टूट गया

मदिरालय का आंगन देखो

कितने प्याले हिल जाते हैं

गिर मिट्टी में मिल जाते हैं

जो गिरते हैं कब उठते हैं

पर बोलो टूटे प्यालों पर

कब मदिरालय पछताता है

जो बीत गई सो बात गई



मृदु मिट्टी के बने हुए हैं

मधु घट फूटा ही करते हैं

लघु जीवन ले कर आए हैं

प्याले टूटा ही करते हैं

फ़िर भी मदिरालय के अन्दर

मधु के घट हैं,मधु प्याले हैं

जो मादकता के मारे हैं

वे मधु लूटा ही करते हैं

वह कच्चा पीने वाला है

जिसकी ममता घट प्यालों पर

जो सच्चे मधु से जला हुआ

कब रोता है चिल्लाता है

जो बीत गई सो बात गई



— हरिवंशराय बच्चन

 
This is one of the most inspirational poems that I have read till date. And the effect is that whenever I am low or if things are not well, a positive thought among those 999 negative thoughts appears saying that Chhod naa yaar...ho gaya. Tu kya kar sakta hai. Jo hona tha woh ho gaya. This is the underlying thought of this poem. What a masterpiece.
 
I have an additional point to make. Life always goes on. And definitely nothing can stop this. Even when something very precious or someone extremely dear and special slips/goes away. Life does not stop. It has to go on. However the meaning, the emotions, thoughts everything changes. In a way it is redefined. Life is life, you have to live and it will remain wonderful and beautiful. However it would have been much more meaningful, wonderful and beautiful if you (that thing/person) were there with me. I am helpless. I wish.
 
We, the human beings,  only havedivided our lives in to years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes and seconds. And we have become slaves of this classification of our life. No doubt it organises our lives. Like school 12 years, then college 3-5 years, duration of a lecture 1 hr, exams 3 hrs, etc. But it makes the fun and pleasures we derive very limited. Some phases of our lives are such that we want to live forever. Somethings in our lifes are such that we want to do forever. Some relationships/persons are such that you want to be with/have them forever. But due to the web created by us only everything comes with limited life. It seems that everything has an expiry date including our lives. And till the time we start loving something/someone and life becomes colourful, there starts decolourisation. I am a hardcore pessimist, but at times it appears to me as if there are more sorrows in life than happiness. But then these sorrows only determine the measure of your pleasure you get from good times. This is just a thought which passed through my mind.
 
I got my eye check up done. I was seriously worried about it. But I am happy that my vision is 6/6 and everything is fine. Only a bit of dryness in my eyes as some pores are blocked. My vision got blurred for 4 hours after they put some drops (technically known as dialation) for doing routine check up.
 
And i think i should sleep now. A lot of work has piled up as I have been unfocussed and lazy for past few days. I must finish everything by this weekend. I promise you and to myself that I will try my best. May liverpool and rajasthan royals both do well next season.  Things arent going the right way but surprisingly the 13th day of both march and april were good for me.
 
I am dozing off now. Life would be so much meaningful, wonderful and beautiful if you were there with me. I am helpless. I wish.