Life, as we know it

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Jab jab dard ka baadal chaya

Jab ghum ka saya lehraya

Jab aansoo palkon tak aya

Jab yeh tanha dil ghabraya

Humne dil ko yeh samjhaya

Dil aakhir tu kyun rota hai

Duniya mein yunhi hota hai

Yeh jo gehre sannate hain

Waqt ne sabko hi baante hain

Thoda ghum hai sabka qissa

Thodi dhoop hai sabka hissa

Aankh teri bekaar hi nam hai

Har pal ek naya mausam hai

Kyun tu aise pal khota hai

Dil aakhir tu kyun rota hai 

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      Perfect life! I wonder sometimes what exact are the situations that give boundary to this othervise pseudo-perimeter . Who are those 'more privileged' and is there are any specific criterion?

     Seems like all the fairy tales exist only in the virtual world of books and movies, a jump into the real scenario and everything (almost) changes.

      At one point, we are embroiled in our own problems that we totally disregard and many a times completely ignore problems of our fellow humans. A little heed and suddenly it dawns upon us, 'k mera dukh toh kitna kam hai'(my worries are so petty!). Yes, i know we all have Been-there-done-that. But then aren't we all humans! Self-pampering and protection is a stimulus reaction. Even if we are aware of the fact that our problems are petty, we love to exaggerate and gain sympathy. And mind you! this section of sympathy finds its biggest consumer in oneself. And its then that the seldom equilibrium of demand and supply is lost and we are back to square one.

      As above lines try to put it across , dawn and dusk are a regular part of our lives. Neither can we run away from them nor can we expect ourselves to be the new superheroes with just-discovered 'twilight' powers. Without being impartial we all have been given our share of sugar with a dash of salt. The difference lies in our shades of life that we flaunt. Nobody is living a life straight out from a 'perfect novel' as the perfect character. Problems have been there and they are here to stay for long.Its acceptable to fall but unacceptable to not rise. Grab the opportunity, add experience to your book of life and traveler, move ahead.

     Face it head on. Sympathy is a big no-no. I agree that it is indeed relaxing to confide in somebody and open your heart. But creating hullabaloo is seriously not cool. As they say, life is small but its an adventure. Smile more and keep the world's thought process in motion which seeks the reason behind that smile. Before the bubble bursts, one should learn to appreciate others and not to forget oneself! And just enjoy the beautiful adventure!!