Grateful By Ketaki S. Vaidya

Any given day I would like to revisit you, me and our first encounter you, me and the small talks you, me and the silly youth you, me and wacky dancing you, me and fleeting moments of unknown Any given day I would like to repair you, me and rigid judgments you, me and undue influences you, me and misunderstandings Any given day  I would love to recreate you, me and the lost and found friendship you, me and long lasting talks you, me and discovery of love you, me and dancing heartbeat you, me  and butterflies in stomach you, me and sweet longings Any given day I would love to hold on to you, me and the acceptance of belonging you, me and the promises untold you, me and the sweet pain of love you, me and the never ending pull you, me and the pure, raw romance Any given day I would want to experience you , me and the calmness of love you, me and the oneness of souls you, me and the dimensions beyond you, me and the infinity you , me and the melting identities where you and me bec...

 जाणिव सुखाची देतो  हा गन्ध तुझा उरलेला  दारात फुले माळूनी  तो पारिजात फुललेला  कानात गोडवा आहे  तव खट्याळ त्या बोलांचा  मग जर सहज रक्तिमा येतो  त्यात दोष काय गालांचा  आठवूनी तुझ्या स्पर्शाला  रोम रोम शहारून जाते  काळ जरी तो सरुनी गेला  गोड़ घट्ट राहिले नाते 

 I saw some who never ever touched any substance Few of them took a real good care of themselves but most of them were busy claiming their superiority to those who chose to be careless to those who chose to stay stoned.  But when I looked around and looked within I realized that the one who stayed stoned under the substance  was more straightforward than the one who was stoned anyway under the false ego and pride under the prejudice of some one else's beliefs stoned by their own biases  as blind as the one who was drugged oblivious of the realities stoned under their own baseless fears  of losing what never was theirs fear of losing their reputation in the world which never really mattered to anyone stoned under the thoughts that they mistook for values I found them as helpless as the ones  who were under the influence of substances euphoric to same extent to a drunkard  about the sense of bliss that was never even real!   

 As a kid, we all have heard this story about the princess and a pea. There was a delicate princess. She was given 7 thick and soft mattresses to sleep on. She did not find it comfortable because there was a pea under the first mattress. The delicate princess could feel it even after laying on the 7th layer of the mattress.  When things are favorable, instead of enjoying them or being grateful about them, we often tend to complain about the things that are lacking. The standard example of the pessimist who sees the glass half empty in contrast to the optimist who sees it half full. We are often advised by the philosophers, mystics and life coaches to be grateful about things. Being grateful often attracts positive vibes or energies. Tendency to often complain attracts alike energies. Energies or not, one can easily tell by experience that if we complain about things a lot, we find more and more reasons to be unhappy about. On the other hand, if we enjoy the rain during a traff...

I pray for the freedom Freedom to be free from compulsive habits Freedom to be free from false ego Freedom to be free from long learned biases Freedom to be free from insecurities and self doubts Freedom to love and and empathize with others Freedom to be positive no matter what Freedom to practice what I believe Freedom from ideas of right and wrong May my mind always rise to be free.     

 रंगात प्रेम, भक्तीच्या  संगती तुझ्या रंगावे  होशील कृष्ण तू जेंव्हा  मन राधा राधा व्हावे  भव चिंतेत गुंतता मन हे  साहचर्य तुझे लाभावे  शोधून प्रेम मार्गाला  मुक्तीस सहज साधावे   भवसागरी डुंबत असता  भावनांचे सुकाणू व्हावे  सहप्रवास तव लाभावा  अन पैलतीर गाठावे 

While I was dressing up the dolls and snacking on the candy while i was getting in the trouble  for making the whole kitchen sandy You were always there so I never felt lonely When I gossiped about boys and painted my nails when I got nervous about exams and thought, what if my plan fails You were always there so I never felt lonely Whether I wanted to celebrate life's party and laugh out loud in my joy whether I hit the rock bottom and wanted to sit and cry You were always there so I never felt lonely To feel," I am not alone in this" is what matters at the end During the journey of finding happiness we all need a friend I hope and pray that You always will be there so I will never feel lonely.