Music- Live it!

Music has a way of reaching the deepest of souls.
It finds its way through all walls that we build around us.
It reaches into the depths of your thoughts, the crux of your being.
It can influence you and your actions without changing you one bit.
And it can do all this to you without even having substantial lyrics!
Music can be an answer to many of our insecurities.
It's a silver lining to a lot of our tense moments and anxieties.
And yet music is the last thing we go to in all our worldly worries.
Music is a magical experience, that pulls chords in our being.
It helps harmonize our thoughts, our actions, our words....
It puts different aspects of our lives together just so that it all becomes less confusing....
Music works as a universal solvent, it can take joys, sorrows, pain, love, regret, happiness...
Put them all together and still be the most beautiful form of art in the world.
It's a matter of breathing it in, feeling music enter you when you listen.
Music can work wonders if you use it well.
It cures, it heals, it helps!
Let it in and let it work its magic, let it calm you and allow you to explore.
Not just yourself, but its own meaning, it's beauty, it's stories, it's creation.
Dont just love music! Live it!

Take, Dont Break!

When I give you my thoughts and I share my dreams,
you take them with open arms, and encourage the unseen.
I entrust my hope and my deepest desires into your care
and pray everyday that in my joy and sorrows you will always share.

What we have, what we've formed must always be a give and take.
Surely let it not become something that we could easily break.
Let walls come down and barriers be broken.
Let nothing be hidden, let nothing be left unspoken.

I believe in a trust that never crashes
That even with furious flames never turns to ashes.
Let our trust and our faith be like that growing tree...
Evergreen and fruitful, until of course its soul is no longer to be.

But till that day comes, when its our turn to leave,
Trust me and I'll trust you to free and be free.
My heart, my being and my whole self, you can take,
But please don't allow what we have to break.

Love(in)g Denial

What a feeling it is to keep a secret!

To know that you know something that no one else does.
Be it about someone else or even yourself.
And when its about yourself, you can be sure of its secrecy, 

that only you can control it and it effects no one else but yourself if its told.
Which is why, we can deny so many things openly and yet hold them close to our hearts secretly.

For example, i very well know what you mean to me,
but out in the open, i cannot help but deny it! That's 'LOVE IN DENIAL'
but this secret crush, this little secret of mine, it gives me a high, an exciting feeling. 

Now that's  'LOVING DENIAL'

Because somethings are better left that way, unsaid and unspoken.
Revealing it involves risks and uncertainties which sometimes don't seem worth it at all,
saying it out loud makes it real and wheres the fun and adventure in that?

The hidden truth is a lie, but the spoken truth might have consequences you'd rather avoid.

Let this not be an excuse for you to shy away from your feelings and emotions.
Love is a beautiful gift to give and to receive. Denying it or being denied of it is common.
But expressing it bears more fruit. In the end it's what's more important to you....
Denying it all and staying where you are.... or accepting it and moving further.

Fearful

What are your biggest fears?
Do u fear rejection, abandonment, loneliness  poverty, distress, disease, unemployment, over wealthiness , responsibilities, initiative, heights, big words, creepy crawlers?
I could probably prepare a list of phobias.... and have you add some more to it, and the list may still never get done.

what are fears?
fears are  unpleasant emotions caused by a belief that someone or something is dangerous, or likely to cause pain or a threat (yes, i Googled it)

But what are fears to you? 

Clearly they are your insecurities, your unbelief in yourself, your low self esteem, your past, your experiences, your illusions.

We paint pictures in our head with what we think is good for ourselves, we blacken whats bad and try to stay away from it. And maybe, we're comfortable that way, staying in the light, avoiding our fears and staying away from the dark.

Most of us fear admitting or realizing our fears? Being afraid doesn't mean you're a coward? it means you have acknowledged an insecurity, and that in itself is the 1st step towards overcoming your fears.

Beautiful and Unknown

You and I... we are something imaginary.
We are beautiful and probably not meant to be anything more.
In my imagination, we are real, and only I can tell how confusing and yet so sorted it can all be.
In my head, you exist,  although in reality I have still to meet you.
Cause in my head, its easy to have perfection, to have you to my liking.
In my head..... its easy to create, to know exactly what I want.
But it spoils me, it spoils me to an extent that I can no longer settle for anything less.
There is a hope, a hope that tells me that although I may never meet you,
You exist somewhere, one among the gazillions of people around this planet.
But how are you to know I'm looking for you? How do you know what's my idea of perfection?
It's easy, you don't need to know!
Just the fact that you exist is enough to tell me that we'll find our way somehow.
And even if we don't, you're still beautiful in my head.
You're still perfect. You still exist. Just not in front of my eyes...
Till that day, if and when it should arrive, we'll remain beautiful and unknown!
 

How Are You?

How are you? a question, that when put to you, allows you to contemplate.
Many a times, we fail to realize the state of our being until we're actually facing the words of this question.
Most of us hardly even answer this question honestly.
Even when its put to us with absolute care and concern.

Have you ever thought for once that maybe these three words could mean more than 'I LOVE YOU' ?
Just think of it.... both phrases consist of three words each, of which 'YOU' is the object of concern.
A person asking you of your well being literally gives you an opportunity to introspect and be honest to yourself too.
Cause its so often that we pass off an "I'm fine, how are you" immediately after the question without even thinking once, of how well we truly are.

Everyone suffers, everyone goes through good and bad in different measures.
Some of us can handle it all and some of us can't, even though we want to or maybe even if we think we can.
Sometimes, a "how are you? " can easily make someone feel more loved, than 'I LOVE YOU' can.
Pure care and concern goes a long way in loving.

Lying in response to this question is easy, who really wants to know my miseries right?
Well, to people who really really love you, your problems are theirs too.
Be careful who you're answering to, recognize love in words. You'll know when its out of pure concern and when its a conversation starter.
In lying to loved ones, u lie to yourself. And what greater sin to commit?

When it's time to let go...

How young and  innocent you still are!
you haven't seen what the world has to offer you and yet you have more to offer it.
Your tiny sparkling eyes gleam with your dreams and your hopes.
and as i hold your hand while we walk down life's road, i can only anticipate your future.

You have so much ahead of you, education, religion, society, finding your place in this world.
You have miracles to work and dreams to fulfill, you have promises to make and records to break.
You, my little one, have so many roads to walk, so many hurdles to jump and so many more lives to touch.
And I am absolutely sure this world is lucky to have you in it.

But as i look forward to you growing up, i fear the day you meet the cruel part of this planet
The corruption, the crime, the harsh reality of Global warming and mostly how unfair life can be.
These fears may prevent me from letting go of your hand when the time comes for it.
but being elder to you, i understand better what it is like out there.

Out there: beyond your little friend-circle, beyond your house and much beyond your comfort zone.
My dear little one, you have so much to see of this world and its waiting for you to grasp its marvels.
Be a darling and don't ever be separated from your roots, take every lesson learnt with you.
Dont sacrifice your dignity for the sake of pleasing others, don't even think of fooling around with fire.

While i know I am afraid of letting you go, I also know i can't hold on to you forever.
This shield of protection that I have around you will have to wither away as you will grow out of it.
And you will be out there, ready to face the world, ready to slay dragons and rule nations.
You, in all your meekness, will get hurt..but with all strength shall overcome it.

And yes, when i think about it now, I don't want to let go of you at all.....
But when the time is right, i know you will be the one holding my hand and assuring me:
"I have been taught well and nothing in this world can wound me, as long as i have your love"
And that day, undoubtedly, will be the happiest day of my life.