Billi raasta kaat gayi

I hear these superstitious things everywhere, and it irritates me to the core. I don't understand, that how one's day will be spoiled because a black cat crossed their way. This is only one of the millions of superstitious beliefs that exist in the minds of people around us. It seriously leaves me amazed. I always ask my mom that why do we believe in all this, she asks me to shut my mouth and do as said, because, even she doesn't know the answer to this question. Even she would have been asking this question from her mother since childhood, and her mother would have been giving the same answer.

Recently, my grandfather passed away, thirteen days of rituals were performed, in which thousands of rupees must have been spent. And when I asked my grandmother, why are we doing it, she said " so that his soul rests in peace". I wonder how would his soul rest in peace, when his sons are spending hard earned money on performing rituals for thirteen whole days, serving lunch to relatives, feeding the pandits, paying them high "Dakshinas" for uttering the mantras and other things that I don't understand. And, this doesn't end in thirteen days. Some 21 pandits were served after the completion of one month, and a hawan was performed after the completion of 3 months. I don't see any logic behind all these ceremonies and rituals. The one who has passed away, his deeds will decide whether his soul rests in peace or goes to heaven or whatever happens after death. The mourn of his loss should be in our hearts. Feeding the poor is also a very good deed in his remembrance. But, why these absurd rituals?

We go to the temple, we pray to the god, we respect him, we have faith in him. Very fine. But, people also create strange beliefs related to god. First of all, monday- shiv ji's day, tuesday-hanuman ji's day, thursday- sai baba and so on.. If the creators of these beliefs were dedicated enough, then they would have considered each day as god's special day. People flock together at the hanuman temple on tuesday, sai baba temple on thursday and so on. They believe that, if you will go to hanuman temple on tuesday, he will listen faster.
I believe, if you actually have faith in him, every day is tuesday for you. Why wait for tuesday to visit the temple? Go whenever you feel like, go whenever you seek god. It may be everyday, once a week, or once a month, any day of the week, any date.

Recently, solar eclipse was seen. Ten days before it, and the news channels had these baba's, the fortune tellers predicting how one's life will be affected by the solar eclipse according to their sunsign. Strange, very strange it is. And on the top of that, they suggest ways to overcome these negative effects. Most of these ways include filling the pockets of pandits and baba's like him.
God is within us, we ought to have faith in him. Our life is in our hands. We make our own destiny, not these baba's and pandits.

You all must have been watching the serial balika vadhu on TV. It shows hardcore reality. It still exists, the life of widows and young girls are miserable in villages, and even in cities. I strongly disapprove of these superstitions and many others, that exist in our society. These are simply creations of people's own minds and have been followed through generations. Its YOUNGISTAN now, and we can liberate our society from the shackles of these beliefs which do not let people live freely.

Being an escapist

I wish it was easy to decide whether to listen to the heart or the mind. It's never easy for me. In most of the situations, I feel as if a battle is going on inside me. It's very hard to decide. And, in most of the situations, my heart overpowers the brain.
I don't understand why, even though I know what is better for me, I decide in favour of my heart irrespective of the decision of the mind.

I guess it's very hard to gather the courage to listen to the mind. It's a weakness, obviously, to let the heart overpower the mind. I never get the courage to fight the tears, to fight with my heart. I guess, I am too afraid of misery. Maybe, it's because I have'nt experienced much bad times in life, Or maybe I haven't had much bad times in life because I never had the courage to listen to my mind, and take risks.
I have always taken the easier path, I was always afraid of crying. But, sometimes, the situations are inevitable. They are not in my control, and I have to face the misery. Still, I don't have the courage to fight the tears, I search for the easiest way to escape. A way to escape the sadness. But, they just follow.

Whenever, I pray to god, I never ask him for happiness, I ask him to give me the courage to fight the hardships, to take the decisions from my mind, which are wiser, and not a way to escape misery. Because, anyhow, it will follow. Like, wise people have always been saying:
"JITNA HUM DUKH SE DOOR BHAAGTE HAIN, WO UTNA HI HUMAARE PEECHE AATA HAI"

I hear these lines often, from many people, but I could never follow its morale. Because, when I ask my heart, it refuses.

And It Rained

Life was stagnant,
Dullness all around.
To the same old gloom, I was bound.
It was empty,
it was black,
In my life,
it was love which lacked.

And It rained,
It rained love.

Relieving me of my worries,
Breaking off my shackles,
I fly in the glory of love.

I feel special,
As special as the Rose,
standing out in its beauty,
where no other is even close.

I feel happy,
As happy as a blind man would be,
if he gets eyes to see.

I feel lucky,
As lucky a man would feel,
if he hits a fortune,
and is full of zeal.

The feeling is out of the world,
Inexpressible it is,
Love is an eternal bliss.

I cherish
every smile, every moment,
every feeling, every word.
As I feel blessed,
to be showered with
The rain of your Love.

BE A MAN

"Ladkio ka toh kaam hota hai makeup karna aur gossip karna" This line seems to be a passe these days but, believe me this is what all boys have on their mind. All guys are chauvinists. The percentage of characteristics may vary, but the trait exists. Most of them won't still agree but it's there.

No male can tolerate the progress of a female. They just can't see a girl performing better than them at work or in any field. The thought of superiorism is too high in them. I know people who think that girls don't have brains.They say, how hard girls try, they cannot reach the boys' standards.

You must be wondering that all this must have been said by some old age grandparent or something. Let me tell you, in this age, where girls are actually performing better than the guys, the boys have become insecure and spread their dirty mentality across the society.

It annoys me the most, when the boys think that they are the ones who possess more brains and they are better at everything. I have had criticism for my blog from one such coward guy, who said "yeah you write fairly well..according to the girls' standards atleast"..
Now where does the point of a girl or a boy come, writing is writing, whether written by a girl or a boy. Infact in every field, work is work..done by any of the two sexes.
The people who show their "MALE EGO" actually feel insecure from inside, with girls coming up with flying colours in each and every field.
Where will equality come from when the males are'nt ready to accept girls as their competition. GROW UP YOU COWARDS. BE A MAN and face it, girls can be equally compatible.