The Last Glare

She was holding his hand in her own. She did not want him to go any far for even a moment. Having lost almost everything already, she did not have the courage to deal with a new loss. Though she knew she would not be there for long to loose anything now, still she had hope. In her 84 years of life, she had been hurt for almost 55 years. Within a year of her marriage, her parents died in a road accident. Then she lost her first child when it was only 5 years old. And now she had just one person with herself, her husband- her only support, her entire life. Though she had her child, the second one, she didn’t really know where he was. Despite of loving him so much, he had abandoned them years ago when they badly needed him. And here it was, the present day. She lying on the hospital bed, suffering from a deadly disease which was eating her up all this while. To the limits of her satisfaction, she was still happy with the little things she had. With her husband’s hand in hers, she was smiling..and smiling. Both were smiling at each other. This was the last glare they shared with each other. And the time came. Her wish to meet her child remained unfulfilled and she lost her breadth. He was still holding her hand but there was no movement in her body. Her heartbeat had stopped. And..he was still holding her hand but this time, with tears in his eyes. Having left him alone, empty and incomplete, she had gone. She was no more.

To Dream Is To Enlighten, To Enlighten Is To Educate

My books- my world

My world- a dream

all I wish, I can achieve

I can find for myself

a world of my own

I wonder how they

who don’t have access

to books and dreams

feel the realization, their life is gone

To be educated is such a big thing

like a singer’s chorus and a bird’s song

no pens in hand

and stress on mind

they strive to seek

some literature- sober and kind

Their eyes glitter

their wishes scatter

they sleep on rugs

and dream of paper

The ink they love

its patches they save

with fear and hard work

their paths they pave

Yes, they wish to be educated

and they wish by others to be stated

their only wish is to set an example

and have no hopes set for being pampered

The light of education reaches all

this is my dream- not big, so small

to enlighten ourselves is all we need

the knowledge we gain we have to feed

We need to read and we need to write

we need to plan our future bright

yes, we need to be educated

yes, we need to dream and hold it tight


 

Sex Is Cheap, Love An Expensive Lie

Today is the time when people form connections just for the sake of the fulfillment of their physical needs. They need adventure and thrill. They are immature and unsure. They have no confidence and are also scared and so they want to hide their vulnerabilities in the darkness of night. Looking for fun, excitement and no responsibility, they choose the easy path of sex. Sex to them is a way to become free from worldly stress and havoc. And not wanting to give commitment, one night stands or friends with benefits are easy ways for them. They are so unsure about themselves and their capabilities that they cease to carry forward any relationship for more than a little period. They are falling out of love everyday. Sex is free and a relationship requires sacrifices and compromises. They are addicted to smartphones. It has brought people closer and hearts farther away. Love to them is not more than just a word. They are so much into each other that there is nothing left to talk about or share. They believe in meeting people and not knowing them. They believe in bodies and not in souls. They are so habituated of seeing relationships fall out that they are no more affected by them.

But, they need to understand that love is expensive but not a lie. Yes it is expensive, to be more precise, precious. It requires honesty, care, forgiveness, acceptance, trust and understanding. And these are worth no money, in fact priceless. Whereas, sex seems cheap, but can cost many lives. It is eating up people, laying a trap of addiction. A pit that has no way out. They need to know that all that glitters is not gold. Sex is not a solution to every problem in their lives. It is in fact the problem itself.

People need to get out of these hallucinations that they have themselves created. There is life beyond sex and that is worth living. And love is not just a word, it's the core of life around which the world revolves. There is love between the sun and the planets, the planets and the starts, human beings and animals, and hence they exist in complete harmony with each other. Gravity exists, but what binds everyone together is love. Sex is a pleasure, the reason of life, but it's not life. And that is what one needs to understand.