वो ही मेरी धारा, वो ही मेरा आसमान
So a few days back I had participated in a very cool open mic. That was, I guess my very first attempt at public speaking in three short years of my College life. After gathering a lot of trust and belief in my self I sat with my diary and a pen. I ponder that's what kicks the creative mammoth out of my skin. मैंने phone और laptop थोड़े देर के लिए दूर फेंक दिया। Just मैं और मेरी तनहाई। Uffff I'm a big Bachhan fan (not more than my Amma used to be).
In no less than thirty seconds my mind was ruminating on something that I was thinking for a few days but didn't wanted to admit the truth behind it.
I think that if there was ever an observation to be made about my parents, was that they DO IT ALL! यार इतना सब कैसे कर लेते हो यार आप लोग। यहां एक चीज़ पे focus नहीं होता हैं। From running errands, to doing all sorts of household chores, to also helping us whenever we are in trouble (that's freakin all the time). While also preserving their professional lives. They work hard like all the time. I've seen them running from one place to another without much thought slipping from one role to another easily.
Foreseeable, when we see old age catch up with our multitasking parents and stop them from doing everything that they were once easily doing, we get anxious and concerned. We see them having mild forgetfulness, the part when they start forgetting names of less familiar acquaintances or them waking up in a morning complaining about their joint pains.
The child in us feels the anxiety, but the adult needs to understand how to deal with it because they’ve been our support system all our lives and now it is our turn to make sure we’re there for them.
So I had written a little something about this feeling of mine.
कुछ करने की ज़िद हैं मुझे
एक आसमान को चुने आशा है मेरी
अपने वालीदें के लिए श्रवण कुमार बनने की इच्छा है मेरी
जैसे बचाया उन्होंने मुझे हर तूफान से है
वैसे ही हाँथ पकड़के हर मुसीबत से रक्षा करनी है उनकी
अचानक से ये महसूस हुआ कि
मम्मी पापा कब बूढ़े हो गए
अब तक तो वो सिर्फ जवां थे
क्या वो भी एक दिन बूढ़े हो जायेंगे
धीरे धीरे यह नजर आ रहा था
कि माँ और पापा वृद्धावस्था में प्रविष्ठ होते जा रहे हैं
ऐसा तो कभी नही सोचा था
हाँ हूँ मैं शांतनु ओर ज्ञानवती की बेटी
पर एक ही काफी हूं मैं
छूऊंगी हर आसमान को लेकिन
साथ हाथ पकड़कर उनका मैं
ना करूंगी नजरों से अपने दूर कभी
एक डर सताती मुझको भी है
प्रार्थना बस इतनी ही है मेरी कि
कभी उनका हाथ ना उठे सर से मेरे
यह जिंदगी इतनी सुहानी हुई है
दुनियां के सारे वरदान है मेरे घर
माँगू मैं और कुछ नही बस
इतना ही उनका स्वास्थ बना रहे
मेरा कर्म सिर्फ तू ही जानता है
वो ही मेरी धारा और वो ही मेरा आसमान
वो ही मेरी धारा और वो ही मेरा आसमान।
So itna hi bolna chahungi ki pyaar karo unko, unki baatein suno, unki khaamoshi mein chupi unki baaton ko suno. Spend your best time guys. Live like there is no tomorrow. Signing off. Shristi Singh

🙏 Nicely written and expressed emotions
ReplyDeleteThank you soo much 😊😀
DeleteBeautifully penned down shris. Keep it up.
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Deletewow this one was really good!!!
ReplyDeleteHope to see more of them really.
Thank you so much Himanshu, I just posted one today! Glad you liked it my friend
DeleteLovely shristi..u rock
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