Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Innocence Attacked !

Wed July 25,2007 .The Times Of India, Front Page news...
'Day old baby found with 26 stab wounds'.

I read this article but i failed to reason out. If a baby gets dumped in a pile of garbage ...maybe the parents did not know that there are orphanages...but 26 stab wounds!!!
Maybe someone wanted to kill the baby for revenge against the parents or maybe the family/mother didnt want the baby whatever...nothing on earth can justify 26 stab wounds (rather even a single one!) on a day old baby...only a mentally ill person can do that.

By the grace of God, The little boy is alive!! 26 stab wounds could not accomplish what a single stab can! Thank you God for this miracle.

Shocking but true...
* November 2003, 'Borivli double murder'...ten month old is hung from a ceiling fan with the telephone chord.
* Neighbour rapes a year old girl.
* Lady burns her grandchild..calls it "an offering to God".

Everyday countless children face such atrocities. Little kids are eve-teased, molested, sodomised, raped, killed.
What a disgrace to the society that celebrates Childrens Day every year with so much hype!!
Children are defenceless...it is our responsibility to protect them and their rights as individuals.
And what are we doing about it...we talk about it for a while...condem the act...critisize the society...complain about the inefficient laws...then its all forgotten.

What if that child was you...!

Wednesday, July 4, 2007

Loving FRIEND

( i wrote this poem a few months back. Like they say its only during the difficult times that we come closer to God.)

When things go wrong
And sadness fills your heart
When you feel so helpless
'Coz your worlds falling apart

When you think life is unfair
And no one seems to care
When your troubles are so much
And with no one you can share

Just close your eyes and say a prayer
To ease your burdens God is always there
But there is one thing you should know
Faith in HIM, He wants you to show

Nevermind if you've messedup badly
Just apologize sincerely
And in His time He'll set everything right
But against temptations you'll have to fight

No matter what you're going through
Know that He has a plan for you
All your troubles will come to an end
Just tell Him about it..He's a very LOVING FRIEND !!

Endurance

I stay on the third floor...and my computer is near the window...and when i sit there i look out often. I wouldnt call it a picture perfect view ...there are a few trees, a playgroud that is now covered with puddles, a few buildings.

The trees are the closest.
I have seen these trees for years....torn kites entangled on the branches during the kite flying festival...pink flowers during summer...fresh green shade of the leaves during the monsoons..a few branches falling too!
I have seen birds take shelter here...mate(or maybe trying to)..build nests..lay eggs..the eggs hatch (ok i havnt seen them lay and hatch the eggs)...parent birds feeding young ones and teaching them to fly...and finally before i know theyre gone.
I have seen pigeons, crows, ravens, sparrows occasionally chameleons and butterflies and yes once i saw a robin too! But mostly its the pigeons here...Or wait they just hangout at my window parapet. When all the birds sit on trees..they prefer my window and entertain me with the "gurrr-gurrr" sound.

Yesterday i looked out ...pigeons on the tree...surprising...they've finally realized where they belong! But yesterday was no ordinary sunday...it was raining heavily...and yet these birds chose to sit on the tree instead of my window parapet. Well it does irritate me..that gurrr gurrr sound they make and they poo all over the parapet. But im not insensitive, i wouldnt have shooed them away if they took shelter (i have never done that before!)...they would've been safe and dry.
I watched them for a while ...they were totally drenched yet they stayed there.They dint look very happy...they sat far from each other...occasionally shaking themselves to remove water from their wings.
I wondered what they must've been thinking....were they thinking : why god, i have not done wrong to anybody then why do i have to go through this? or...i dont deserve this!! Were they thinking what am i gonna eat ?..i cant get any food in this weather and im hungry.! were they thinking wot if it doesnt stop raining...ohh no ! We're all gonna die!!
ok i cant figure out what they were thinking...i wonder if they were scared!
They sat there calmly.
It started blowing..the branches swayed with the strong winds..but they did not move...they just tightened their grip on the branch.
They were silently enduring it all...

1 hour, 2 hours...ok i was fedup now...i went to sleep...when i woke up i looked out...there sky was clear...it had stopped raining. They had gone.

So many times we go through "emotional crisis".
We complain..question god...question others ...question ourselves..look out for answers...blame others...yet others give-up.
When infact all that is required of us is Endurance!!

Sunday, July 1, 2007

U Can.

Start afresh, its a new day
Throw all your worries far-away
Let go all that you are holding within
Give yourself a chance, a new life you can begin

Try out stuff, something new
Something you thought you could never do
Don't be afraid to try new things
You'll be amazed to know what joy it brings.

Make some effort
It wont go in vain
Theres nothing to lose
Yet so much you can gain

I know its not easy
But give it a thought
In your inhibitions
Do not get caught

You can overcome all your fears, thats all i wanna say
Where there is a will..there is a way !!


There have been times where i havnt done things just because i was too scared...i thought if i dint do it well the first time i tried people would laugh at me... So everytime i just let opportunities (to learn) go by...i dint do things that i really felt like doing...i wanted to save myself from embarrassment.
But like its said nothing ventured ..nothing gained.
So i made up my mind that i will not be afraid to try new things.
Since then i have "accomplished" a few things.....
* i dint know i can write stuff like this...but i tried...Result---just waiting for the comments
* i finally learnt to ride the kinetic...(ok falling down on the main road wasnt fun..). Result---a ride 70km/hr on an empty road...(Dad plz buy me a kienee...plzzzzzzzz !!)
* i've eaten black forest cake and pineapple cake (ok this was not so difficult...and its not as bad as i thought.....R im sure u'll be happy bout this). Result---now R you cant tease me anymore...haha
* i went bowling wid frends (even though the ball seemed to weigh more than me...hehe.... somehow managed ...plz dont ask me about the score ;) ) . Result---had fun.

Now i have realised that fear should never keep me from learning.