Bid Adieu "God" (Of Cricket)....

Today marked end of an era, when Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar retired from the game of cricket. For many years we watched him play, hitting 6's, 4's and taking wicket at times. He was the one who to most of us has showed how dedication, determination and hard work can lead an ordinary man become a "Legend"...

For many of us he was our first hero, those who followed cricket as a religion he was a "God" to them, and for many he was a savior, a warrior and a pride to nation who brought so many successes and accolades for India. He made so many records and broke so many.. But there were others who also if not come to his level or surpassed him but never got the Fan following like him. Why?

But when today he gave his last speech from the ground for the last time as part of "Team India", I found it why. Why he is the most lovable sportsperson in this country with a population of 1.21 billion. Because of his grounded nature, his passion, his hard work, his dedication and his struggle, person from each age group can relate him one way or other. He made us laugh so many times but this time whole nation wept for him.

I will not say that I will not watch cricket or will not follow the game after him but surely cricket will not be same for a long time. So many things have been written for him and so many things have been said. But as a fan, as a person I want to register my thanks and bid-Adieu to our "master Blaster", "Tendlya", "God of cricket"... So shouting once again Sachin....Sachin...Sachin... You will always remain in our heart and I know you will not be able to stay away for long time from this game and you will come back to us may be in another role...

So "Good-Bye" from one of your billion crazy fans, till we meet again.......

-Vabs

Gar hai koi khuda.....

Tera hoke bhi tera hona mushkil sa kyu hai?

Ye dil machalta to hai par ispe uljhano ka surur kyu hai...

Hai to tu haqeeqat par lagta khwaab kyu hai?

Gar hai koi khuda duniya me to mujhse vo rusva kyu hai....

Ek raah pe chale the humsafar bankar, Fir manjilein hamari juda kyu hai?

Kaash bata sakta mere liye tu kya hai, par batana ye tujhko itna muskil kyu hai..

Khushi me tere khush mai hu, fir lagta gamjada tu kyu hai?

Gar hai koi khuda duniya me to mujhse vo rusva kyu hai....

Hu to mai ek dariya aag ka, samajhta mujhe tu barkha kyu hai?

Karta hu sadge tere aksar, mujhse fir bhi iss kadar tu khafa kyu hai..

Naa bhulane ka vada karke, mujhse aaj anjaan tu kyu hai?

Gar hai koi khuda duniya me to mujhse vo rusva kyu hai....

Chahta hu tujhe yaad na karu mai, fir mere har khwaab me tu kyu hai?

kabhi baadal, kabhi fulo, kabhi gulistaan me, mujhe dikhta tu kyu hai...

Ek arsa jo bitaya humne saath-saath, lagta vo ek lamha kyu hai?

Gar hai koi khuda duniya me to mujhse vo rusva kyu hai....

-Vabs

Karma....

Once upon a time, there was a king. He was proud of 1 of his prime associate. Other associates were jealous of this Prime associate. They somehow managed to create misunderstanding in king's mind.

So king called the prime associate and asked him 4 random questions and asked him to give answers by next day else he will hang him.

Questions were 
1. Yes, Yes, Yes
2. No, No, No
3. No, No, Yes &
4. Yes, Yes, No

Dejected by the king and scared for his life he went home and started crying in front of his daughter. His daughter being very wise and spiritual person tried to console him and said, leave everything in god's hand.

He then cursed god and said if god is there, he would have helped me. But I am going to die tomorrow.His daughter said to him, Ok!! Do one thing when king calls you tomorrow, let me come with you and let me answer king for you.

Next day, king sent his soldier's and called for prime associate. His daughter accompanied him. While their way to king's palace, they passed through a big queue of poor people. She asked her father, Father!! What's going on?

He replied, he is a millionaire businessman, he donates food, clothes and money to poor and do a lot of social work. She then said, can you call him and request him to come with us to king's palace? They requested the businessman and he agreed.

They started again and after a while they passed through a river bay where a fisherman was killing fishes he caught for the day. Her father seeing her curiosity explained that this fisherman is really poor and somehow manages by selling fishes he catch everyday. She told soldiers to call him and asked fisherman to come with them to king's palace.

They then passed through a jungle and saw a tree where a saint was meditating and was surrounded by ants, bees biting him, but saint was still at peace. Her father told her that this saint is tremendous. He meditates all the day/night and survives on whatever food people offer him. She goes to that saint and politely request him to come with them to king as she wants to prove her father that god exists. Saint being believer of god happily agrees and accompanies them.

They started again and as they moved towards the city they heard a person shouting and beating a poor man.
On asking about it, her father said that this young fellow is son of a rich businessman. Throughout day he just drinks, spends time in brothel and beats/mistreats poor people.She tell soldiers to arrest him and take him to king.

They finally reached to king's palace and as instructed by his daughter prime associate tells king that these questions were so easy that his 12 year old daughter could answer it.

She then takes over and says, My king with all due respect I would like to answer your question and that too with examples. But you have to promise that you will not hang my father.King agrees.

She then starts and pointing to the rich businessman she says. Here, he is a rich businessman he must have done good karma in his previous life{Yes}, that's why he is rich in this life{Yes} and he is doing good work by feeding, helping poor and due to his karma in this life, his next life will be good too{Yes}.
So he is the answer for your 1st question; i.e. Yes, Yes, Yes

She then pointed to fisherman and said, he must have done something wrong(No), due to which he is poor in this life{No} and sorry to say but he is still not doing good karma by killing innocent fishes, so his next life will be not good too{No}
So he is the answer for 2nd question; i.e. No, No, No

She then pointed towards Saint and said that this saint must have done something bad
{No} that is why he doesn't have place to live or good food to eat and surviving somehow{No} but his good karma in this life (as he is meditating and preaching good things to everyone) will help him have a good next life {Yes}
So he is the answer for your next question; i.e. No, No, Yes

King was surprised and impatiently asked pointing towards the young guy. He must be answer for my last question.
Nodding positively girl continues and explained, the young guy must have done something good{Yes} which gave him a luxurious life in this birth {Yes} but as he is doing all the possible bad things now he definitely will not have a good life in his next birth{No}.
So as you guessed he is the answer for your last question; i.e. Yes, Yes, No

King gets very happy and hugs his prime associate and apologizes for his fault. And gives him a lot of money as a gift.

Life is all about Karma!! Be good to everyone, be generous, love humans & animals and be forgetful.

Note: This story I heard somewhere some 15-20 years, back but today for some reason I remembered it and thought of sharing too. Hope you reached till this sentence of mine :)


-Vaibhav

रेत से जख्मी हुआ मै!!!!

कंकर  पे चलकर, कांटो से निपटकर, चट्टानों से बच कर, चल रहा था मै,
तूफ़ानो से लड़ कर, कठिनाइयों से छूट कर, जी रहा था मैं!
इंसानों की दुनिया में, ना जाने क्यों कोई इंसान नहीं दिखता ,
हिन्दू -मुस्लमान, सिख-इसाइयो  के बिच बट सा गया हु मैं!!

क्यों न जाने लगता है , रेत से जख्मी हुआ मै!!!!

दुश्मनों से, दरिंदो से, आफतगार बाशिन्दों से, हरदम बचा हु मै,
मोहब्बत से छला गया, दोस्ती में ठगा गया, अपनों की कारगुजारी से जला हु मै!
बेगानों की क्या बात करू मै, अपनों से बेगाना हुआ मै,
 ना जाने कब खुदगर्ज दुनिया की सोहबत में खुदगर्ज हुआ मै!!

क्यों न जाने लगता है , रेत से जख्मी हुआ मै!!!!


-वैभव 

Happiness comes from????

It was like any other saturday evening, I was looking outside my apartment window....

Roads still wet, vehicles rolling, trees trying to dry themselves with the help of soft breezes flowing around, birds singing or celebrating for beautiful weather...Honestly it was all okay until I saw something.....

I saw 4 kids, in dirty shabby clothes, dancing on their own tunes, playing with the pothholes, whistling and laughing...I thought, what is so different in them? They don't have hi-fi gadgets most of the pampered kids these days have, they are may be wearing used clothes and shoes, they don't have big playground..yet they look more happier than kids who to me have a lot more fun things and have a lot more ways to enjoy their time.

The only thing I can think of is that they have learnt how to make most of what is available and even if you aim for better life but still enjoy what you have right now. Take life as it comes, enjoy each and every moment, dream big but don't lose little things which makes you happy...

Then immediately I realized, that is what most of us lack or miss due to competition, rat-race but we forget what's big for us might be small for others and vice-versa...

.....and suddenly the okay moment turned to an amazing moment...Friends lets turn okay moments to amazing moments and amazing moments to unforgettable moments...keep smiling, keep rocking....

-Vabs

If I can't...

If I can't be a reason for your smile; I never want to be reason for your tears,

If I can't be your courage; I will never ever be your fear.

If I can't be your world, never ever I will be your loneliness,

I can't be a sad part of you; If I can't be your happiness....

If I can't be the person you want around, I will never be in your proximity,

If I can't rid your pain; I can never see you hurt.

If I can't make you love me, I will never ever be the person you hate,

I will love you forever; Even If I can't say you straight....

If I can't make you strong, I never want to be your weakness, 

If I can't be your friend; I am happy to be your acquaintance.
If I can't be your mistake, I want to be your experience, 
I am happy to be a word for you; If I can't be a sentence....

If I can't confide my feelings, I will let you utter your anger, 
If I can't be the way you want me, I will never want you to change.
If I can't be the person you want; I will try to alter my way, 
If I can't be with you, You stay happy always that is only what I want and pray....

If I can't said it before n I never said it enough, I say you now,
I loved you every now and then; n I love you even today.
If I can't explain myself, I don't know what else to write or say...
To understand me n my feelings; you need to be in my shoe & that is the only other way...

-Vabs

I LIE, I STEAL, I CHEAT......

I Lie....

When I say it doesn't matter, but deep inside it made a biggest impact on me...

When I say I am happy, way things are going, I honestly want them to change,

When I say I don't care, believe me that its not true and I care the most....

I lie when I say I want you to stop, but in my mind I want you to never stop caring, loving and wanting me,

I lie when I say I have had enough, but for you I can never have enough and I can go on and on and on.....

I Steal....

Your patience, your innocence and your thought of us being together, and I change it to something which neither of us like,

I steal my desire for you and change it to helpless need of being away from you....

I steal our peace, our love and our enthusiasm, n in return I offer nothing but wistful blossom,

You from you and never give myself, I hurt u but in return get more hurt anyways..

I Cheat...

Mine & your feelings and elicit you n myself more than anybody else can, 

Our destiny, our life and our future, the way no one can ever do...

Myself by letting you go and by not even asking you to turnaroud and look back again,

Love by loving you more than anybody can love you, but still keeping it inside me....

I cheat you, your love & your pride, But believe me it pains me more than you but I always HIDE.......

-Vabs

I dreamt a dream............

I dreamt a dream............

When life is hopeless, rough and difficult to deal with. Your mere presence gives a hope, an ease and happiness. 
We meet, depart and soon we meet again. You being there or not but I feel you always stay, in my heart, in my soul and in every way. 
You are my sunshine, my sunset ,my light and my darkness. You are my world, my life and my day and my night.
A day, a week, a month or so, but you being in my life makes it so perfect and bright. No matter how changed we are for the world, but me is me and you is you when we are together.

I dreamt a dream of us being together, but life is rough and have different weathers.
I know we being apart is better and fair, But your love in my heart and soul will be always there.
I dreamt a dream of you being happy and it makes me happy too.
We might never be together but in a way we always do........

-Vabs

Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

..............baarish ka jamana yaad aa gaya!!

Vo Kaagaj ki naav ko yuhi tairana, Vo nirvastra bacho ka bhigate huve khilkhilaana,
Vo maa ka daant te huve apne aanchal se sar pochna, Vo baarish ka strot kaha hai sochna,
Aaj fir vo fasana yaad aa gaya, Lo aaj fir vo baarish ka jamana yaad aa gaya!!

Vo baarish se bhigi mitti ki khusbu, vo har pal har ghadi mausam suhana, 
Vo chai ki chuski ke sath gungunana,  Vo raashto pe kichad ka tanabana,
Aaj fir vo fasana yaad aa gaya, Lo aaj fir vo baarish ka jamana yaad aa gaya!!

Vo ghanto khidki se bematlab jhakna, Vo logo ka raashto me bhagna, 
Vo apne se lambe raincoat me dhake bacche, Vo paani ke gaddho se chite udaana,
Aaj fir vo fasana yaad aa gaya, Lo aaj fir vo baarish ka jamana yaad aa gaya!!

Vo paani me bhigi pyaari si ladki, uljhi lato ko uska maathe se hatana, 
vo bhigi si saanse, vo bhige si dhadkan, vo bhige se tum aur vo bhige se hum,
Aaj fir vo fasana yaad aa gaya, Lo aaj fir vo baarish ka jamana yaad aa gaya!!

Vo bachpann, ladakpann, vo mausam suhana, jeevan ki aapadhapi me bhul raha hai Jamana, 
Maa ka aanchal hai par waqt kaha hai, Bacche to hai par khilkihalte kaha hai,
Khidkiya, darwaje sab band hi rehte hai, gaddho se kichad se log bachke nikalte hai,
Vo ladki bhi ab kahi dikti nahi hai, yaadein bhi uski dhundhli hui hai,
Yaadon ne ghera bahut dino baad kuch aisa, ki mausam hi kuch lagg raha shaayerana
Aaj fir vo fasana yaad aa gaya, Lo aaj fir vo baarish ka jamana yaad aa gaya!!

-Vabs

Another one in Hindi.....

Umra se lambe, Kuch kachhe kuch pakke, Uche-niche, kathor aur kankar bhare raashto se hoke aya hu...

Bahut durr chala aaya hu!!!

Navjaat kilkariyon, Bachpann ki maasumiyat, Ladakpann ki khushaliyon se jawani ke dehleej tak aaya hu..

Bahut durr chala aaya hu!!!

Subah se shaam, Shaam se raat aur raat se subah tak sab kuch dekhta aaya hu....

Bahut durr chala aaya hu!!!

Dosti se Vishwaas, Rishto se mithas, Mohabbat se ehsaas, duniyaa ke chalave bhi bhaap aaya hu....

Bahut durr chala aaya hu!!!

Chah ke bhi ruk nahi sakta, Gujra waqt dhundh nahi sakta, Mudd ke dekhna bhi mushkil kar aaya hu...

Bahut durr chala aaya hu, Bahut durr chala aaya hu!!!!

-Vabs

Yadyapi Chala Gaya Hu Mai....

Aag se angaro se salamat raha hu mai...
Par inn Chingaryio se jala hu mai..Yadyapi chala gaya hu mai!!

Har modd pe, har raah pe, Gumraah kiya gaya hu mai,
Yadyapi chala gaya hu mai!!

Tere jhuthe vaado se, teri kasmo aur iraado se, 
rusva hua hu mai, Yadyapi chala gaya hu mai!!

Har waqt, har lamhe, har saas pe ye dua, 
tu khus rahe, abaad rahe, bas yahi fariyaad rahe.. Yadyapi chala gaya hu mai!!
Yadyapi chala gaya hu mai!!


-Vabs

Thanks......

Today marks an end of another year from my Life; Optimistic approach would be to say this day marks beginning of a new year in my life. Beginning of new aspirations, new goals, new friendships, new issues, new resolutions. But like all years of my life, I know directly or indirectly this year will bring a lot of experiences( Good or bad that's another side of story ) and will take me one step forward to understand life, Part and Parcels of life and to deal with them. 

Having said all this, I want to show my gratitude towards each and every person with whom I encountered or had a rendezvous with. Some gave me happiness and admiration and few gave me experience(You know what I mean ;-) ).  

When I first came to this beautiful world, I didn't know anything not even the fact that I will be "Vaibhav Shukla", but now I know one thing for sure, without you guys I would not be the same person what I am right now. So, I want to thank all my friends, colleagues and above all to my family for supporting me all my life.

Special mention for my mother: We will always be connected 9 more months than anybody else ;-)

Thanks. My Love and blessings to all...

-Vabs

Ek Fariyaad.......

Bas yahi fariyaad hai khuda tujhse, Aadmi ko "INSAAN" bana de firse!!
Jala raha hai dusro ke ghar jo iss tarah, Apne ghar ka jalna kya hai dikha de use!!

Lalach, Nafrat, Darindagi se bhari is duniya me, Pyar karna firse sikha de use!!
Khaufjada hai duniya tere Ibadatgaro se, Teri "IBADAT" kya hai khud hi sikha de ise!!

Bas yahi fariyaad hai khuda tujhse, Aadmi ko "INSAAN" bana de firse!!

- Vabs

64th Republic day of India....

Today is 64th Republic day of India, Can we really say "Happy" republic day?
I will come to that later, but first let's discuss "Republic"

What is Republic?
- A republic is a form of government in which the country is considered a "public matter", not the private concern or property of the rulers, and where offices of state are subsequently directly or indirectly elected or appointed rather than "inherited". In modern times, a common simplified definition of a republic is a government where the head of state is not a "Monarch"(Reference Wikipedia).

Now are we republic?
- No, I don't think so. With a family or rather I say a monarchy(The Gandhi's) ruling the country directly or indirectly for almost 64 years, we are not really republic. 
Now the question is what is the issue even if a family is ruling for that long. The issue here is that this family is not doing anything but playing with the sentiments of public. 

So in my opinion we are still not republic. And below are the reasons why I think so because, Even after 64 years;

1.  50% of population is still struggling for basic infrastructure and dealing with inflation, corruption, crime and dirty politics.
2. Basic agenda of parties is not development but rather they are still counting on Caste-ism,  regional politics and luring minority.
3. The level of politics has gone to the cheapest level possible and now parties are going to any level for maligning each others image. 
4. Public is feeling helpless and have lost all their hopes that India will ever be able to compete with rest of the world.
5. We still are way behind any developing or developed country and if we are going like this then its not far that we will fell apart.

This is the reason I am not "Happy" this republic day and for me it is just another day...

P.S. This is my opinion and feel free to disagree and If you disagree then "Happy Republic Day".

-Vaibhav