People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person.
When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. (or for you to offer the same FOR or to THEM). They may seem like a godsend and they are.. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrong doing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. And now it is time to move on.
Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn. They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it, it is real. But only for a season.
LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons, things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.
Thank you for being a part of my life, whether it is for a reason, season, or a lifetime!
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Sunday, May 9, 2010
When its Spring!
Kehne ko Jashn-e-bahara hai
Ishq yeh dekhke hairaan hai
Phool se khusboo khafa khafa hai gulshan mein
Chupa hai koi ranj fiza ki chilman mein
Sare sehmein nazare hain Soye soye vaqt ke dhare hain
Aur dil mein koi khoye si baatein hain..
Kaise kahen kya hai sitam Sochte hai ab yeh hum
Koi kaise kahen woh hai ya nahi humare
Karte to hai saath safar Faasle hain phir bhi
magarJaise milte nahi kisi dariya ke do kinare
Pass hain phir bhi paas nahi
Humko yeh gum raas nahi Seeshe ki ek diware hai jaise darmiya
Sare sehmein nazare hain
Soye soye vaqt ke dhare hain
Aur dil mein koi khoye si baatein hain
Hum ne jo tha nagma suna
Dil ne tha usko chuna Yeh dastaan humein vaqt ne kaise sunai
Hum jo agar hai gumgee Woh bhi udhar khush to nahi
Mulakato mein hai jaise ghul si gai tanhai
Milke bhi hum milte nahi Khilke bhi gul khilte nahi
Aankhon mein hai baharein dil mein khiza
Sare sehmein nazare hain Soye soye vaqt ke dhare hain
Aur dil mein koi khoye si baatein ho
Ishq yeh dekhke hairaan hai
Phool se khusboo khafa khafa hai gulshan mein
Chupa hai koi ranj fiza ki chilman mein
Sare sehmein nazare hain Soye soye vaqt ke dhare hain
Aur dil mein koi khoye si baatein hain..
Kaise kahen kya hai sitam Sochte hai ab yeh hum
Koi kaise kahen woh hai ya nahi humare
Karte to hai saath safar Faasle hain phir bhi
magarJaise milte nahi kisi dariya ke do kinare
Pass hain phir bhi paas nahi
Humko yeh gum raas nahi Seeshe ki ek diware hai jaise darmiya
Sare sehmein nazare hain
Soye soye vaqt ke dhare hain
Aur dil mein koi khoye si baatein hain
Hum ne jo tha nagma suna
Dil ne tha usko chuna Yeh dastaan humein vaqt ne kaise sunai
Hum jo agar hai gumgee Woh bhi udhar khush to nahi
Mulakato mein hai jaise ghul si gai tanhai
Milke bhi hum milte nahi Khilke bhi gul khilte nahi
Aankhon mein hai baharein dil mein khiza
Sare sehmein nazare hain Soye soye vaqt ke dhare hain
Aur dil mein koi khoye si baatein ho
Larger than life!
Perfectionist, Task master, Writer par excellence, ardent music lover, fighter, survivor...some keywords that describe amma!
My PTA meetings had a unique flavor to them. While it was common to see nervous children tagging along with parents fearing what their teachers had to report, I was worried about facing the teaching fraternity after the momentous meet! Amma had this expectation that both (sis and me) of us always excel in everything we lay our hands on; and when teachers at school made an attempt to relax these expectations there goes her popular one liner," Well I know what you mean; my daughter may be one among a class of 37 to you, but for me she's one among two..." (So keep your hands off this was the obvious msg...:P)
Amma was committed to getting my 'Ts' tall and 'Ls' long all along! she believed in crisp handwriting to be a precursor to clarity in thought. However, my fine motor skills couldnt get better beyond a point. MS word helps mask this inadequacy of mine successfully. Thank you Bill!
She made sure we accessed the best of music teachers and schools at times even challenging the respective principals (considering the number of relocations we've seen !). Her ability to connect to people from all walks of life is something that inspires me to date.
Eight surgeries, a crumbling spine and a diagnosis of panic disorder did little to her appetite for life. Last days of her life, which are still fresh in my mind evidenced her ability to intuit increase manifold. One such special conversations saw her tell me with absolute certainity that she'd pass away soon in an unexpected way, only to be born again to me... "I'd want you to mother me she'd say!"
And I believe this is true. I see traces of her in my children in ways more than one ; often helping me stay committed to something she taught me..better yourself in some way, every single day. And I know she's watching...Miss U Ma!
My PTA meetings had a unique flavor to them. While it was common to see nervous children tagging along with parents fearing what their teachers had to report, I was worried about facing the teaching fraternity after the momentous meet! Amma had this expectation that both (sis and me) of us always excel in everything we lay our hands on; and when teachers at school made an attempt to relax these expectations there goes her popular one liner," Well I know what you mean; my daughter may be one among a class of 37 to you, but for me she's one among two..." (So keep your hands off this was the obvious msg...:P)
Amma was committed to getting my 'Ts' tall and 'Ls' long all along! she believed in crisp handwriting to be a precursor to clarity in thought. However, my fine motor skills couldnt get better beyond a point. MS word helps mask this inadequacy of mine successfully. Thank you Bill!
She made sure we accessed the best of music teachers and schools at times even challenging the respective principals (considering the number of relocations we've seen !). Her ability to connect to people from all walks of life is something that inspires me to date.
Eight surgeries, a crumbling spine and a diagnosis of panic disorder did little to her appetite for life. Last days of her life, which are still fresh in my mind evidenced her ability to intuit increase manifold. One such special conversations saw her tell me with absolute certainity that she'd pass away soon in an unexpected way, only to be born again to me... "I'd want you to mother me she'd say!"
And I believe this is true. I see traces of her in my children in ways more than one ; often helping me stay committed to something she taught me..better yourself in some way, every single day. And I know she's watching...Miss U Ma!
This piece of cluttered typing is dedicated to an effervescent woman with ambitions and principles larger than life could behold!
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