The home and the world

Sharing below a poem/article of mine which was published on 5th July 2020, in an online magazine by the name INDIANPERIODICAL.......hope those who happen to come across it (during the ongoing pandemic) do read it till the end and get a new perspective and renewed strength to face this calamity and its repercussions. It’s a roller coaster ride, this   surviving   amidst   Covid -19! The brain is jammed, The heart is locked. The eyes are seeing, yet are not seeing. The ears are hearing, but aren’t listening. Tears are welling up But not flowing. The hands and feet are moving, But without direction. The soul feels like a caged bird, Wanting to break open And fly in the open fields. And the time seems like a linear line, Where every heart is filled with an unknown fear, Of a future of uncertainties And of circumstances too trying!   But a VOICE within speaks softly, and implores to let go off the fear. These are what such times are made of, it says, When history is creat...

Its more than a week since Lock-down 02.  People are finding ways to occupy their mind during the free time they have. Mind you, it seems easier said than done. The artistically inclined are shedding their inhibition and coming up with genuine art.   Some are watching their long list of movies - to watch, which they had prepared long back and promised to enjoy the same on weekends. Some are indulging in creating short cut recipes. Some are involving themselves with their kids’ various activities, be it their online studies, art, writing, painting, playing games, watching movies together etc. Some are reading books long left half read. Some are meditating. Some are into soul-searching. Some are still trying to come to terms with the Lock-down. The list of activities is long and never–ending. Guess I will require to create a separate post for it. Though today’s post is dedicated to the random activities which the writer was involved in during ...

Meanderings of a Mind during Lockdown!! It’s been more than 2 weeks since the lockdown was imposed by our government to counter the COVID -19 pandemic. Praying to GOD to keep our beloved Earth and all populations across the globe, Safe, Healthy and Loved! It’s such an unusual situation! Nothing that has ever happened till date, not even the World Wars, must have disturbed the fabric of society the way the COVID19 Virus has managed to do. It has churned the entire world, from East to West and North to South. It has shaken all the nations and all the levels of Society, all businesses and all governments, the world over! It has stirred all the families, the people and every relation within each family! It has brought in open, the attitudes of people! It has made each one question his/her own thought process and conduct in difficult times. It has forced people to recognize the core necessities of life….not just life, but necessities for a peaceful life. It ...

So close, yet so far…. The knowing, the understanding…! You touch the tip of realization… And then you fall back once again in the depths of the grey. ONE WONDERS… When will one cross the line and go beyond that boundary, where there is light? Where the wavelength of your mind, aligns with that of your heart? Where the heart leads your mind and your mind leads your heart, and both reach the same destination..! When your actions have the same purity as the sunshine and the same clarity of a raindrop, When you are just you, sans all the justifications you give….for your actions.. to your own self and to others… When the whole world is part of your being and you are the world inside out…! When you have the same considerate view for every wrong action done.. and for every right… When you become non-judgmental about others’ conduct and recognize… that there is always a story behind every sin and…every virtuous behaviour too! Whe...

FAITH Having faith in one self is to re-structure the thinking pattern of your brain to its original state… the way we are born with it… clear of all the doubts , fears and uncertainties.. thus setting a pattern of chemical reactions in it, which will help in utilizing its full potential… thus getting results which are surprising… positive and beyond regular expectations…. No miracles needed to set your life on the right path of progress… just believe in yourself, have faith and work hard!

Every single moment in life you are learning things, your  view points are being revised… you see things in different lights and hues… and you alone have to be the judge…and evaluate your own actions and gauge that of others… you alone have to weigh  and understand and differentiate the right from the wrong…. ! It is sometimes difficult and at times you end up with a paradigm shift in some of your own views regarding the worldly matters… though…. these kind of changes shouldn’t affect one as long as one’s own actions have been done with the purest and most honest and truthful intention and purpose….! Life will go on and it will give one the strength to stand up against the world… if ever need be… and face it with the conviction which springs out of one’s faith and belief in one’s own strength and integrity…!

Farooque Shaikh December 29, 2013 at 2:29pm Public Friends Only Me Custom Close Friends Family See all lists... Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Area Academy of Architecture, Mumbai SCDB High School, Mumbai Acquaintances Go Back Very difficult to imagine this world without actor Farooque Shaikh. I was surprised at my own reaction when I heard the sad news of his demise. Could n’t control my tears at all. Later was wondering to myself what was it that made me break down. There was something about his films, his performance, his personality, the things and people associated with him, which made us feel relaxed about life in general. For me it was like…… if there are people like him in this world, the world is worth living in, that values still had some importance and you could still feel secure and happy in the thought that life is sunny and charming with people like him around….. people who are normal…. nothing extraordinary about them…. who too might be having a few negative sh...