पुरानी सड़कें

कभी कभी हम उस मोड़ पर मुड़ जाते हैं.

जो जाता तो वहीं है जहां हमें जाना होता है

मगर वो रास्ता जाना पहचाना नहीं होता.

उस नए रास्ते पर बढ़ते हुए याद आते हैं हमें ...

वो पुराने जाने पहचाने रास्ते के बीच के शहर ...

वो कुछ ठिकाने कुछ दुकानें कुछ छोटे बड़े दरख़्त ...

और कभी कभी इस नए रास्ते की नई रौनकें ...

हमें वो पुराना रास्ता याद ही नहीं आने देतीं...

जो भुल जाते हैं

जैसे स्कूल कि कच्चे सड़कें कालेज के रास्ते 

गांव कि पगडंडिया।  कभी गुज़र के देखना इन रास्तों से

ये आज भी पहचान जाती हैं और लगता है आवाज़ दे रही हैं। आज इन रास्तों से गुजरते हुए ये महसूस होता है कि

शहर की पकी चमचमाती हुई रास्ते बस बेचैनीया पैदा करती है अन्दर सुकुन तो ये पुरानी कच्चे रास्ते देती थीं  जब हम चला करते  

they opt for the easier choice.

Sometimes people just want the easier choice.

Sometimes people aren't ready for someone who will

challenge them. They don't want someone who will

mirror back their insecurities, that will push them to

grow outside themselves. They aren't willing to share

such a depth of love, they aren't prepared for the pain

that may come with it.

So, they opt for the easier choice.

They choose complacency, they settle in the safety zone.

But at a great cost.

Many people never leave the safety zone.

Many people never experience what true love really is.

Decide when you should get angry

Bhishma Pitamah is known to have done only one

blunder in life - he didn't get angry at the right

moment, when Draupdi was being disrobed.

Jatayu is known for one virtue in his life - he got angry

at the right time, when Sita was being kidnapped by

Ravan and he tried to save her.

When the time came, both died.

But, Bhishma Pitamah died on a bed of arrows and

Jatayu died in the lap of Lord Rama.

The Vedas state that anger turns into a blessing when

it is done for the cause of ethics and morality, and on

the other hand, tolerance may turn into a sin when it

cannot safeguard ethics and morality.

Decide when you should get angry.