Colors Of Life...

On the way to and back from temple, a few kids running around in clothes marinated in color took me back many years...  A few things I experienced and few I noticed back then dint seem to be so profound later on in life...
Holi, festival of colors alone has varied connotations at different stages of life...

The play with pichkaris (water guns) in childhood simply meant having fun. The purity and innocence of hearts turned all foes into friends and the day was purely made to have the best time of our lives...

During teenage, the colors show signs of growing up through the crushes and budding friendships alongside the tighter restrictions. We walk from home to home gathering friends, coloring them, dancing on the roads and getting back home before evening.

As we enter adulthood, water mixed with color makes the impact higher just like the strong bonds of friendships we develop. The color is called permanent but wares off in a couple of days but the relationships stay for life..

Colors of love fill the air when we find the special someone's in our life. We color them with care and warmth and the color speaks on our behalves. No person should be left uncolored just as we don't want a sad soul around. Value of family and relationships increase..

Maturity is displayed when only dry, organic colors are used and wastage of water is avoided. It is not because we do not like wet Holi, its just because we know the significance of resources and realize that saving them is essential for future generations.

At old age, powder colors take a backseat. Witnessing the sweet smiles, happy faces and delighted people soak us in colors of happiness.

One festival demonstrating diverse shades. From the naive childhoods to the philosophical old age, they not only take us through nuances of relationships but also reveal the facets of our inner self that we might not see otherwise...

Rejoice the assorted colors of life and make merry out of every bit...


Cheers!!
God Bless!




Chandra Daga

Patience...

Sarfaroshi ki tamanna, ab humare dil mein hai. Dekhna hai zor kitna, baazuye kaatil mein hai!

Reminds me of the legendary Bhagat Singh but more than him, it reminds me of his valour and endurance.
I recall the scenes from the Ajay Devgan movie where he waited for his sentence in jail. While others tried hard to stay by his side, he was indeed the only one effortlessly portraying the maximum level of  fortitude.

Off late, there have been a couple of incidents where I found myself and my dear ones go through testing times. I've seen them cry, seen them have sleepless nights, seen them sitting mum while others have fun, seen them getting appallingly furious for nothings, seen them dreamily wandering around, seen them looking for answers when asked questions and the worst is when you try to cheer them up and they don't even try to smile...

I've been through such situations and I'm sure you would have experienced it or seen your dear ones do. We'd all agree that its like hell to have patience during such times. Its said that "Time heals all wounds" - Easy to preach, difficult to practice! But do we have a choice?

All of us are looking for the same elements in life, may be our definitions vary but all we want is Peace, Happiness, Love, Success and all these contribute to our Health. Just as the additions render joy, the negations cause sorrow - the two ever prevalent phases of life. We don't need much to enjoy happiness and  require plenty to overcome grief.

Here's the recipe...
A Mass of Positive Attitude mixed with an Undying Determination and a Ceaseless Smile. The dish of life would be full of flavor when we Top it up with Oodles of Patience.

We don't need to wait for others to applaud for us, as long as we let our persistence portray our power!!
The only way to keep us from going backward is to keep moving forward!


Cheers!!
God Bless!!



Chandra Daga