tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70833941876538438572024-03-13T14:44:06.485-07:00Promiscuous array of thoughtspratikshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197224101223173775noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083394187653843857.post-82185321594979627572012-10-08T07:19:00.002-07:002012-10-08T07:21:45.460-07:00Genie in a Bottle. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
A long night's sleep and when I woke up, I found myself on a deserted island. No trace of human existence around. All was barren, dry, colourless and lifeless. Wandering in search of food, I stumbled upon something and fell on the ground, biting the dust. Genie in a bottle? I rubbed, I rubbed hard. No genie came out, and I woke up just to realise that it was my Old monk bottle that I was rubbing all night through. Hungover Dreams!</div>
pratikshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197224101223173775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083394187653843857.post-36198126273758277482012-10-08T07:07:00.002-07:002012-10-08T07:07:14.322-07:00The letter. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Two years had lapsed since he moved from a remote village in India to a far away country. Miles away from home, it was that time of the month when he eagerly awaited the letter from his mother. This time, the letter didn't come. Stoned and stifled, he waited. Weeks later, a letter from the Sarpanch came, informing him of his mother's demise.</div>
pratikshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197224101223173775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083394187653843857.post-65538932551988926592012-10-08T07:03:00.004-07:002012-10-08T07:03:50.123-07:00Love at first sight! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
'Omg! You know there's a hot guy who recently joined??' 'Yeah?''I think I have a crush on him. Will propose him this Valentine's' 'Super!!' She mustered all her courage and handed him over a letter with a small teddy bear, expressing her liking for him and ran away. Next day, to her utter shock and disappointment, a paper airplane was lying on her desk. It was that letter. </div>
pratikshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197224101223173775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083394187653843857.post-22784579440154478052012-10-06T00:51:00.004-07:002012-10-06T00:51:53.498-07:00Of childhood and dreams...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
He accidentally broke the glasses. Scared, sweating, breathless, he hid under a table. Suddenly, someone pulled him by his hair. A monstrous devilish face! A punch in the nose and he started bleeding. The hands carved soft enough to etch future for themselves had become rough and were getting wasted in washing dishes and doing labor. Eyes overflowing with dreams of a bright future, drenched in salty water. Hope was still alive in his heart. With his first salary, he bought himself a pen and a notebook. </div>
pratikshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197224101223173775noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083394187653843857.post-31525117913860909392012-10-06T00:39:00.001-07:002012-10-06T00:39:03.331-07:00The Great Indian Bedding!The Bedding followed The Great Indian Wedding. Decked with roses, and a crisp white sheet, platform was set for the bride and groom to hit the sack and roll in the hay. Ladies in the house were excited enough lick the stained bed sheet clean, which, to their astonishment and disappointment, was found wrinkled, yet plain and white, the next morning.pratikshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197224101223173775noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083394187653843857.post-62078175973276618982012-09-21T13:05:00.001-07:002012-09-21T13:05:33.865-07:00A journey called Life<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Born a dreamer,<br />
I fear I might die a loser,<br />
The expectations and the resultant frustration,<br />
Weigh too heavy upon me.<br />
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The eyelids too soft,<br />
To carry the dreams too big,<br />
Unfortunate enough to be blessed,<br />
With wings of iron and stone.<br />
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Keeping my hopes and head held high,<br />
I still tread into the skies unknown,<br />
the pathways dark and untravelled,<br />
With my heart agonized and forlorn.<br />
<br />
A journey unto nowhere,<br />
unawares of the consequences,<br />
Through lands so dark,<br />
I can neither see my future, nor remember my past.<br />
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With nothing else but a handful of dreams,<br />
eyes brimming with hope,<br />
heart lost in randomness,<br />
Situations so bewildering, unable to cope.<br />
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All I need is a guiding finger,<br />
to lead me through this deserted road called life,<br />
unto a staircase which extends ,<br />
into the skies of my unfulfilled aspirations.<br />
<br />
Let my heart be a kite,<br />
Let it fly so high,<br />
that one fine day,<br />
It for sure reaches the sky!<br />
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pratikshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197224101223173775noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083394187653843857.post-22507064749716198512012-04-08T09:23:00.002-07:002012-09-21T08:12:43.699-07:00Summers!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">trickle down my forehead,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">kissing my cheeks,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">unto my bosom,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">water in gallons,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">The wardrobe is bustling,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">The scorching sun,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">the warm, sunny days,</span></div>
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pratikshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197224101223173775noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083394187653843857.post-29297957063121904352011-10-31T07:19:00.000-07:002012-09-21T02:30:46.389-07:00The Loom of Time!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The loom of time ,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the loop of life,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">yet, lopping and striding,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sums up the human existence.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The pain, the suffering,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the gloom, the misery,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">repeatedly question, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My persistence.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The cobwebs of thought,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I stand there distraught,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">as if caught in a coop,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and constantly struggling.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And striving,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and enterprising and endeavoring,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to the best of my efforts,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I still end up in a vicious convolution!</span><br />
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pratikshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197224101223173775noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083394187653843857.post-3018850015221196522011-10-21T04:01:00.000-07:002012-09-21T08:13:37.924-07:00Wanderlust!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Wanderlust!</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Every time I am alone,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">and suffer the pangs of creativity,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Traveling becomes my muse,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And I begin to write.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The mind contemplates,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">the abstractions around me,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">and the brain gets absorbed,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Into deep thoughts and reflections.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Alone in a deserted land, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">which somewhat resembled a desert,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I set out on a long journey,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">To pacify the lust within.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I came across frozen lakes,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">and dried up rivers,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">deserted plains,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And burning hot deserts.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Then, there were remote islands,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">and snow covered mountains,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">their peaks gleaming, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Like the silver lining around a cloud.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I happened to reach an abandoned place,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">with no living being around,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">till the point my eyes could see,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And I was totally freaked out.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The dark clouds overlaid,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">and there was darkness all around,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I could neither see,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Nor cogitate.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Maybe it was night,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">maybe there was dearth of light,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">maybe the darkness if ignorance,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Which desperately wanted to set itself ablaze?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Probably, enlightenment,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">probably, self-actualization,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">probably the dawn of a new day,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Paved way for light.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The warmth of the sun,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">melted the ice-cold heart,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">and the bracing dew drops,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Filled it with glee.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The stoned eyes were now wet, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">With dreams of hope.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And when I woke up, it all slipped by,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And I chuckled and slept again.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></span></span>
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pratikshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197224101223173775noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083394187653843857.post-69763415599063008752011-06-30T03:13:00.000-07:002012-09-21T03:11:03.886-07:00जीवन!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; line-height: 28px;">ख्वाबों के घरोंदों में,</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 28px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">कहीं ज़िन्दगी, वो तुम तो नहीं?</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 28px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">आसमान में उड़ते परिंदों में,</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 28px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">एक जीवन की आशा की है,</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 28px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">कहीं आकाश की सीमा कम तो नहीं?</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 28px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">एक टूटे हुए सपने के टुकड़ों से,</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 28px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">एक नया सपना संजोया है,</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 28px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">कही वो जुर्म तो नहीं?</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 28px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">एक संकुचित तन ने,</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 28px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">कुछ पैर पसारने की तम्मना की है,</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 28px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">कहीं ये सितम तो नहीं?</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 28px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">एक बुझे हुए मन ने,</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 28px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">फिर जलने की हिम्मत की है,</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 28px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">कहीं इसी का नाम जीवन तो नहीं?</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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pratikshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197224101223173775noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083394187653843857.post-38603111089982099272011-06-05T05:10:00.000-07:002012-09-21T08:24:49.799-07:00Thats Twitter!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">When I signed up for twitter, I had no idea what was it all about. All that I knew was that Rahul Gandhi, Shashi Tharoor, Amitabh Bachchan among the other celebrities were on it. And of course, my sister too! I signed up. But, I didn't know how to *tweet*. That was the first and the last time I logged in until one day, when Sakshi, my sister, insisted me to tweet. She wanted me to be there, coz she had been there for a while and she knew it was FUN!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It was few months later, that I tweeted first. I don't even remember what it was! I didn't know what was an RT, I didn't check my mentions or DMs for the first few months. It was weird, but I was getting used to it. The irony is that I didn't care a rat's shit about followers. But, the fun part was that whoever I followed, followed me back, including the so-called "twitter celebs". I was delirious. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Now, its about some 8 months that I've become regular on twitter. But I've still got a feeling that I am pretty new to it! Everyday brings along a new revelation. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Twitter is nothing yet everything. Its a place where people exaggerate, fake, make indirect sly remarks, pull others down, run after followers as if they are DOLLARS! When you give it a thought, twitter is nothing but a sheer waste of time. Twitter is a place where people are trying to prove their awesomeness, and in the course, teasing and pulling down others.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Twitter begins with tweeting, but eventually it becomes a race for more followers! The hunger is insatiable. Twitter is where people say shitty, non-sensical, gross things in the guise of anonymity. Its is where we fool us into thinking that our follower count is our achievement, but actually we are wasting ourselves.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Twitter is where nobody cares but apparently they do care. Confused, eh? So am I. Twitter is where people face identity crises. Coz probably they are facing similar crises in their real lives too. That's what's bewildering. Twitter is where everyone thinks that he is better than the other. Indirect sly remarks are made to complete the assumption.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Twitter is the resthouse for bored souls. Whatever twitter is, it's a vicious circle and we are a part of it. We can turn away but cannot leave it. We love TWITTER, Like we hate Twitter!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Aptly put as "You can log out any time you want, but you just can never leave". </span></span></div>
pratikshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197224101223173775noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083394187653843857.post-37886721387055300352011-05-30T03:53:00.000-07:002012-09-21T03:17:33.717-07:00जीवन एक दौड़<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 43px;">दौड़ रहे हैं हम रेल ही तरह,</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 43px;">अपनी अपनी मंजिलों को,</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 43px;">पाने की तलाश में..</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 43px;">कभी ख़ुशी, कभी गम,</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 43px;">ये हैं वो पड़ाव,</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 43px;">जहाँ जहाँ रुकते हैं,</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 43px;">हम इस जीवन की </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; line-height: 43px;">राह में..</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 43px;">मिल जाते है लोग अनेक,</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 43px;">कुछ आम, कुछ ख़ास,</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 43px;">कुछ छोड़ जाते हैं,</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 43px;">कुछ साथ निभाते धूप-छाओं में..</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 43px;">जब रूकती है ये रेल गाड़ी,</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 43px;">अपनी मंजिल पर,</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 43px;">और मुड़कर पीछे देखते हैं हम,</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 43px;">कि क्या खोया, क्या पाया इस राह में..</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 43px;">रह जाती हैं सिर्फ यादें,</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 43px;">उन हसीं पलों की,</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 43px;">जिन्हें जी न पाए हम पूरी तरह,</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 43px;">उस मंजिल को पाने कि दौड़ में..</span></span></div>
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pratikshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197224101223173775noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083394187653843857.post-32065148390502236242011-05-24T12:03:00.000-07:002011-10-03T07:55:08.141-07:00Before I die!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">There are things to do, </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Before I die.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">There are milestones to cover,</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">There are memories to make,</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Before I die.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">There are rules to break,</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">There will be the dusk of an awful day,</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Before I die.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The dawn of a fresh new day will break,</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Before I die.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I'll traverse all the man-made boundaries,</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Before I die.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I'll seek the most in every meandering,</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Before I die.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I'll quench m</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">y thirst for knowledge,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Before I die.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'll satiate my hunger for travel,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Before I die.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">There are places to go,</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Before I die</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">There are endeavours to make,</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Before I die.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">There are mysteries to solve,</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Before I die.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">There are thoughts to scribble,</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">BEFORE I DIE. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">On the threshold of night,</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">lies the dawn of a fresh day,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">which leaves all those desperate souls,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Delirious and gay.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A sigh of relief,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">a sparkle in the eyes,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">when the fresh dew drops kiss,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Their cheeks and their eyes.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A spark of new hopes,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">a lease of new life,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">the subdued pleasures,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Had come to a new life!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The cold and heartless night,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">which had left the souls forlorn,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Perished for the dawn of a virginal morning.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Chirping birds,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">with feathers blue and green,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Sun shining bright,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Gleamed from within the clouds.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Those zombies were now souls,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">with emotions thronging on their faces,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The ruthless night,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Didn't even leave its traces. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">While the mortals danced around,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">the chirping birds made a merry sound,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">the dark and solemn gray had gone forever,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The nature had done its endeavor!</span></div>
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pratikshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197224101223173775noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083394187653843857.post-85136897329243207602011-05-03T03:41:00.000-07:002012-09-21T03:51:23.505-07:00The GRAY<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Everything dies,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So does the day,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Then comes the night,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">With all its gray.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The night of endless wanderings,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">of owls, insomniacs and shrieks,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Of Zombies and Vampires,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And dreams and despair.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When desperate souls,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">wail in solitude,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And the creatures of night,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Search for their mates.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The dogs bark and snarl,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The wolves howl,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And the monsters take a stroll,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In the midnight, to prowl.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The stoned eyes await, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">the fall of Dawn,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">the first ray of light,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">That leaves them astound.</span><br />
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pratikshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197224101223173775noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083394187653843857.post-71505783948127008912011-04-29T02:38:00.000-07:002012-09-21T04:12:38.266-07:00THE HOLLOW MAN<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<i>This composition is dedicated to all the MEN who belong to this materialistic world, lead a hollow life, of irrelevance. They do not realize the worth of their life. In other words, a 21Century MAN.</i><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There he stands, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">a "HOLLOW" man </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">who breathes, </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Yet, his soul is dead.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">He breathes loud as to make his presence felt,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">But inside of him lies, a "heart of darkness".</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">He swells with pride, he swoons with pretense,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">He rejoices in his gluttonous self.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">His egotism knows no human bounds,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">He is aloof from others' selves.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">He is a zombie, who moves hence and forth,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Without contemplating all that's around him.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">He looks wretched in all his conceited ways,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">He only hears the disdainful words he says.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">He, whose wealth, knows no bounds,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Does not realize, what future course his life abounds.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">His life is forfeited, his future is doomed.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And concentrated all in its own.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Unawares that one day he will be one with the dust,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">He freely lets his soul to wilt and rust.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And, that one fine day, when he becomes one,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">With the soil, from where he sprung,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">No one recognizes him</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As he lays in his death-bed,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">All they hear is an echo,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">From the hollow of his morbid body and dark soul.</span></div>
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<i>"HERE LIES THE HOLLOW MAN, WHO ONCE EXISTED, WITH A "HEART OF DARKNESS"</i></div>
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pratikshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197224101223173775noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083394187653843857.post-57588760566931042962011-04-05T04:55:00.000-07:002012-09-21T04:26:52.924-07:00Longing to Travel!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here, my thoughts and memories,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dissolve, diffuse and dissipate,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">in order to recreate,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a world of fascination and imagination,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And my heart longs to travel.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The true beauty lies in nature,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">pure, authentic, exemplary in all its virtues,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">which satiates the traveler in me,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And her longing for eternal bliss.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I frame the beauty of the moments,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">in the form of words,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">whilst I travel to destinations,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Distant and</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> exotic.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I explore the visual aspects,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">from various angles,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">only to amuse myself,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and the traveller in me.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I tread on untravelled roads,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to capture the magic of an exotic place,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">in my eyes, my memories, and my camera,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">in all its vividness and resplendence.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Exposing myself to the sunsets and sunrise,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">in all its rich and vibrant colors,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">bright sky contrasting with scape,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Infuse life into me as would the colors on a canvas.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There is no dearth of amusement,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">when I let my soul loose,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to explore the play of light and shadow in the mountains,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">rainbows, waterfalls, seashores, the sunny beaches,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the lakeside, the plains, the deserts!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've seen them all,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">in all their splendor,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've felt the warmth of a sunrise,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">on a seashore,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've felt the scorching heat,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">in a desert.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've felt the thrill,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">of traveling through a jungle,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've mashed up through,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the rush in metropolitans,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've ached my neck,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Looking at the skyscrapers.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've felt the rush during an ATV ride,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">or during a safari,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've walked into the sea,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've taken long, tiring flights.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've been there, done that,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Still, my eyes long for more.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've traveled a lot,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Still, my soul is a wanderer.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are places to go, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Before I rest in peace.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are patterns, details, and abstracts in nature,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That I want to observe.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Those mysteries need to be unraveled.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I want to soak myself in nature,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">in its purest avatar.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Those far away, mystical places,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">fascinate me,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Those interesting remote islands,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">haunt me in my dreams.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I AM A CONSTANT RESTLESS SPIRIT,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and will remain! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">TILL I BREATHE MY LAST. </span><br />
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pratikshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197224101223173775noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083394187653843857.post-80764412409380509592011-03-28T12:46:00.000-07:002012-09-21T04:30:29.138-07:00Moments Fade Away!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Moments fade away with time,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">when you can't find the words that rhyme.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">What is then left behind,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">only footprints on the sand of time!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My heart still wanders ,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">in the quest of the unattainable state of delirium</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">in search of those nights of star-gazing,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">of those gentle meanderings.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My heart still wanders,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">in search of that time,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">when there was no dearth of time,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">the precious time,which I lost in self-search.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When I look back </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">years later</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">when my hair have turned salt and pepper,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">all the memories have faded away</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">in the fog of expeditious life!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And I find myself,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">standing at one end of the shore,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">where I am left with nothing,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">But, "FOOTPRINTS ON THE SAND OF TIME"</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I dread the day when,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">the footprints will be washed away,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">by the gushing waves of the sea,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">But, I'll still be standing there,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">waiting for more to come...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The memories created in my mind,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Will stand the test of time, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Moments fade away with time,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">when you cant find the words that rhyme....</span><br />
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pratikshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197224101223173775noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083394187653843857.post-39090499933488427192011-03-22T12:52:00.001-07:002011-03-22T12:52:49.518-07:00MEN are chauvinist PIGS, Women are feminist Bitches!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">What did you expect to read when you saw the title? I hope at least not that I would speak for the "EQUALITY OF THE SEXES". A very few women would actually do that, i.e. talk about equality when they are writing about patriarchy and feminism. </div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">Ours has always been a patriarchal society. While "FEMALE" is a matter of biology, "FEMINITY" is what is expected of a woman, and "FEMINIST" is a woman's political position. Being feminists, women struggle against the patriarchal order, the sexism in the society which elevates men to the positions of power and degrades women to the position of subjugation. Anyone who holds a view that women suffer due to discriminations based on their sex and gender, and protest against them is a feminist. There can be no looking back from the fact that women have been considered inferior since times immemorial. They are the disadvantaged group. Feminists are of two kinds,"The Activists" and "The Theorists". You will find more of the latter kind, almost everywhere. It doesn't take much to speak a few words or so. </div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">But while taking a feminist stand, one thing is mandatory. MEN have to be demeaned in the process! Or else there is no use. Actually, feminism is often used by women to purposely degrade men. By hook or by crook!!! Yep. Feminism started as a socio-political movement, but took the other way round. It renders women the power to degrade men to the position of,, errr "Chauvinist Pigs". Yeah! Thats what they are. Nobody cares to fight for the equality of men-women rights when the "Battle of the SEXES" is on! Its just headed towards making the other sex bite the dust.</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">According to men,women are dumb-wits, belong in the kitchen, God's most beautiful yet worst creation,they claim that they can never understand women. So, Women have to return "the favor" by calling Men ruthless brutes, insensitive, worse than dogs, etc. etc. The arguments go on..and takes many in its influence. We all love our sex,no? Well, most of us do. So we join in the cat fight. We love each other but still pretend to hate? Friendly "MEN AND WOMEN" become foes under the influence of "CHAUVINISTS AND FEMINISTS" </div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">When men talk of their rights, they are called chauvinists, when women talk of their rights, they are called feminists. Both have their own stands in their lives. Real feminists take a back stage while the battle of the sexes continues. The argument continues........</div></div>pratikshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197224101223173775noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083394187653843857.post-45815695156139595392011-03-20T08:10:00.001-07:002011-03-20T08:15:19.350-07:00Confessions of a Shopaholic!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">If you find this blog a bit exaggerating,you have no right to be called a shopaholic or to read it. Being a woman, you are bound to have that passion for shopping. Life isn't worth living if you have enough money but you lack the *zest* to spend it. A<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">MISER</span> might never ever realize how it feels to be a spendthrift! Being a punjabi, I have an inborn knack for spending. Being endowed with enough money and a flair for shopping, I can proudly acclaim myself to be a shopaholic! </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">My BEST buys ever have to be my thousands of pairs of earrings, hundreds of pairs of footwear, a 500 something bags, dozens of lip palettes, fragrances, and so on. They are right now,"Reader's envy, Owner cum blogger's pride" ;)</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Who exactly is a shopaholic? I guess I am one because whenever I spend, I get a weird satisfaction. "I walk Gucci, I speak D&G, I talk Versace". Okay, a lil bit of flaunting there. But that doesn't make me any less of a freak! A shopaholic is a creature who has shopping as his/her favorite pastime. SALE period is his/her favorite season?! Fuck spring when Sale season is on. Actually, a shopaholic is a "compulsive shopper" who shops beyond his limits, shops for things he has no need for, on an impulse, and uses shopping as a way of making him/herself feel better. In some cases, it may be an OCD or an addiction! Researches have shown that such people get a momentary uplift in their mood through it. But the pleasure is short-lived, as in any other similar task and the shopper has to go out again, roam, shop more and spend more to get that boost in hormones which make them happy! In other words, *prowl* in malls, in marketplaces, whatever! It gives them a "HIGH". YES. Okay, this is weirder," Once a shopper begins to ruin his own life by spending, his/her spendthrift ways may mess up with relationships too. In extreme cases, it may even lead to the person take credit to fulfill his/her wants! It may become an addiction just like any other addiction."</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Pheww...that was scary!! I am not a *SHOPAHOLIC* in the true sense of the word. Thank God for that! It might take a few more lacs to reach that phase! Too many exclamations! Yes, I fear I may reach that phase someday. Bwahahaha ! I read it somewhere," To rid oneself of this chemical imbalance, one may even need to take anti-depressants to curb that urge to shop. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I am still proud of being a shopaholic because I am still at the initial phase of the addiction. I enjoy every moment of it! Its recommended. If you have enough money "SPEND IT" . Its FUN! #ConfessionsofAShopaholic</span></div></div>pratikshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197224101223173775noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083394187653843857.post-72444260763346638152011-02-28T02:36:00.001-08:002011-03-08T02:11:31.873-08:00Proud to be *SELFISH*<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">O dear! I've always wanted to write a blog.This one being my first attempt ever, kindly spare the shortcomings.The topic I chose,i.e,"Selfishness in Human Nature" has always been of keen interest to me.My ideology is not based on any books on </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Human Psychology</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"> or</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"> behaviourism</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">.It is based solely on my own personal experiences which shuddered me, time and again.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">We claim to love people selflessly.We claim to love them more than we love our own selves. But,its just a disbelief. That we want ourselves to believe. A human Being is not capable of loving another if he doesnt get any favor in return.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Within evolutionary psychology all human traits ultimately benefit selfish genes. In economics, it is axiomatic </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">that humans are rational pursuers of self-interest.Self-Interest is the priority.All else is subsidiary.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">I want to share some of my personal experiences which eventually led me into writing this. I am sure that you may have experienced likewise at some point of life or the other. Well,most of you!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">A few years back,i went for a trip abroad.All was going well,till one day,when one of my dear ones jumped into the pool to show me off his swimming skills. While swimming,as he reached halfway,he began to drown.It was a pathetic sight,Indeed. I could not help him coz I didn't know how to swim.Another one of my family member jumped into the pool for his rescue.We were relieved! But the sight became all the more complicated when She herself began to drown.It was a shock! This was the time when I realized that self-defense mechanisms work in such a way so as to bring out the selfishness in Human Being in full bloom. She pushed upon him in order to save herself from being drowned! Its not that she consciously wanted to save herself at the cost of his life.This</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Helvetica;"> made me realize that in the self-defense mechanism, human beings express unconscious ,unwanted,impulses or desires which may sometimes not be recognized by the conscious mind.It was a miserable and pathetic sight for me. So the "self-defense" mechanism at play at that time was self-centered. No matter how much we love our family and dear ones, "SELF"is the most important. Self-defense is the priority. It is even scientifically proven that when anxiety becomes overwhelming, the defense mechanism employed by the mind and the body to protect the individual is highly self-centered. Anyways,a spectator came to their rescue and saved them.Thank God for that! A sigh of relief.</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Man is a narcissist by nature."I,ME,MYSELF" is what matters the most. We may claim to love our loved ones more than we love ourselves. But I take such statements superficially and at their face value.Whenever someone says,"I love you more than I love myself",I judge him. Well,I love myself the MOST,and when i say this,I am being honest. </span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Another incident which I remember which strengthened my viewpoint was when my Mom was hospitalized recently. She had undergone a major operation. She could not help herself to the washroom far a few days. I was supposed to help her for the same. The irony of life is that our parents sacrifice a lifetime in nurturing us. They struggle,strive the whole life through to give us the best upbringing. But when its our time to return the favor,to help them through in their old age,in their trying times,we hesitate. We may or may nor do it,but it's never at will.Its forced in most of the cases. I was supposed to help her through the daily basic necessities. I exposed myself to the *selfish* me when I became hesitant to do so.This was the woman who cleaned my shit all through my life,without a fine line on her forehead.But when it was actually my turn to help her through her trying times,I was doubtful.I began to despise myself and realized how selfish I could be. </span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The selfishness pervades not only the human sphere.We love GOD because we expect something or the other in return.</span></div></span></span></div></div>pratikshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197224101223173775noreply@blogger.com1