Oasis

When you wander in a desert searching for the elixir

From the distance you will find an oasis waiting for you

An oasis which is going to satiate all your thirst

An oasis which will welcome you with all its heart

An oasis you finally call it as your home

With all your energy you go towards that 

believing you finally reached your destiny. 

When you are near to it, and if it is yours

You will exhilirate and immerse yourself there

Finally resting at the place you belong. 

But if it is just a mirage

You will lose all your energy to travel further

You just let the desert subsume you 

and become part of the desert you want to escape

Dignity in dying

We all strive to lead a dignified life

Dignity plays a major role in our day to day life

Dignity in earning

Dignity in relationships

Dignity in growing old

When we grow old

When our health doesn't cooperate

When we require others for basic bodily needs

When we lost all hope for an independent life

When we are at the mercy of others

The dignity is stripped away layer by layer

And 

We are left naked, both body and soul. 

So where is dignity in dying? 

Is it embracing death contently

That I lived mine and you live yours. 

Is this the way of showing dignity to the living

that the end is not fearful. 

Caregivers

We ensure that we emphasize

The dignity while living.

But what about

Dignity in dying?

Why we are reluctant to 

Send our dear ones in a dignified way

Why we just prolong their life? 

Which is Invasive and painful to them

Why We are unable to let them go? 

Are we unable to cut the emotional bonding

Or

Are we emotionally stable by holding on to them

Or 

Our life's meaning is dependent on them

Or 

Are we conditioned to feel guilty for letting them go

Why can't we make their last journey

Painless, dignified, emotinally less draining and soul enriching to them as well us. 

Dignity in dying is as important as dignity in living

Why Am I?

Why am i?

You may think you have been dealt a bad deck

You may think you got a rough road to travel

You may think you have to suffer at every turn.

But but but 

Just keep it in mind

You have a strong will to withstand strong headwinds

You have the warmest heart to weather all challenges

You have the brightest smile to face the toughest situation 

Above all you are surrounded with best of people to pick you up when you are down

Look up

Get up

Cheer up

You are the best,

You will be the happiest

Love the life as if there is no tomorrow

You will be like a bright sunshine to those who seek warmth and love

Unsaid Goodbyes - 2

It all starts with late replies

Then less chats and crisp calls

And finally no replies.

In the age of instant messages

and

Always on data packs

If someone is not replying

then they are not busy

But just avoiding you.

Better to leave with good memories

Rather than lose sleep over it.

Unsaid Goodbyes - 1

It all starts with late reply.

I was busy, no network

All excuses are thrown around freely

Then less chats and crisp calls

And finally no replies.

You will be wondering

What went wrong.

There was no indication that

The friendship was on the brink

But then i realised

It is simply that the path we travelled ends here and 

we have to go our separate ways.

 Our lives crosses with others

for certain purposes

Once that is fulfilled

We have to leave each other

Either with good memories or lessons.

Without You

What's your point of living?

Any of us can discard you. 

As just a mortal, 

im just thinking of junking you 

from my vocabulary and my mind. 

You thought you can always find a way 

in my mind and words.

You thought i cannot put anything in writing without you and your spirit. 

I also bought the notion 

how can i do it without you. 

But alas, 

what a wrongful thought it was. 

Im not going to allow it, 

Im going to try living without you. 

Not just living, 

im looking forward for thriving without you. 

From this point you will go away, 

far away from this spot, 

from this paragraph 

and 

finally from my mind.

Being there

I used to wonder what could be the best thing we can do as an expression of love.

Is it by giving flowers?

Is it buying some beautiful dresses?

Is it by giving gifts?

Is it going out to fancy dining restaurants?

Is it by going to far away holidays?

Everything is materialistic and has value attached to it. Our expression of love through material lasts only to a point. Eventually they are just materials which cannot show the true worth of the love.

Then what else?. 

I realised, the best gift you can give to your loved one is

Being there! 

Being there emotionally

Being there physically

Basically your time with them. Now a days even your time is being monetised, but the time you spend with your loved ones is always invaluable.

All they want from us is spending time with them.

Being there with them

To talk 

To listen

To lean on the shoulder

To hold her

To share the laughter

To share their fears

To wipe away their tears

To make the meal

To walk 

To read

More than all these

To be just being themselves

Damn even to just be there even if doing all the nothings in the world.

If you give her the time,

She will give her heart and soul to you.

There is no greater feeling in this world than someone is there for them.

There is no worse feeling in this world than being alone even if someone is there for them.