Solitude Part 5

I am the only person I have...!

Terror Terror Everywhere

So much has happened

So many have died,

Without a sound we have suffered,

Without a sound cried.

They came, they killed,

They came, they got killed.

What did they gain from this venture,

No one knows, no one will.

Like brave soldiers we have fought,

Like brave soldiers we have died.

And those who had the rest of their lives ahead,

Have gone ahead and been sacrificed.

To these martyrs we salute,

Tears, Pain, nothing is enough to pay our tribute.

We owe our lives to them,

But they are dead while we live.

Why is it only when such things happen,

We learn to ask the questions?

It's time for answers though,

Before we suffer anymore.

So next time when terror strikes,

We will be ready to fight back with all our MIGHT.

Do Not Quit

Here the Rocks tell me to stay where I am and not get scared...

"The sea can get rougher than this,

It's only when things seem worse,

That you must not QUIT."

Wander Without Thought

When you do not think and just let your hand do the thinking and talking this is what you get..!

I Wonder While I Wander

Hard and steady are the rocks, they stand there and do not move they teach me to be like them but it is not easy. So while i think about the strength in a boulder one small rock rolls over and i find an entire collony of ants living under it. This synonym of strenght and perseverence reveals it's softer side which lies only beneath the rocks. So what does lie Beneath Every Rock?

The City Of Blinding Lights

No matter how much light and power this city might portray at sunset or sunrise it's lights seems to have dimmed out..! 

The Wait

My Mind Wanders as i wait for my best friend to return i do not know anything yet but i am insecure...

Who Decides the Rules?

Why is it that when you think differently it is unapproved even though what you say is just different not wrong?

Just Me

Let the Sleeping Mind Lie

The Diverse Voices

So many faces,

So many stories,

So few listeners.

Lets stop for a moment, contemplate and listen to the diverse voices patiently.

Mumbai

This city never sleeps or does it?

Solitude Part 4

I feel that solitude is amazing... the only time when there is no pretence, no barriers you are who you really are and people's opinion about you doesnt matter when you experience the heaven of 'solitude' and connect with your soul. Live the experiences that your soul makes you go through and all worries will be over...

Sketching trip to Aurangabad

The lone tree with almost no leaves but still standing tall against the wind.. made me think of myself...

School Sketching Trip

Aurangabad - a historically significant city.

The Bibi ka Makbara is an architectural copy of the Taj Mahal,

Built by Aurangzeb, exactly the same as the Taj

Psychology Class

Psychology class can get boring at times so I sit in class and sketch and take notes instead of just  writting.. (here Seligman and his dog's learned helplessness)

Solitude Part 3

Solitude Part 2

"Language has created the word 'loneliness' to express the pain of being alone,

and the word 'solitude' to express the glory of being alone."

- Paul Johannes Tillich

I'll Miss You!

I don't know why i cry? Mixed emotions - Happy as his future becomes brighter and more secure, Sad as he leaves and I know I'm going to miss him and his advice, his ever ready to listen ear, the fun times we spent together, the books we read and bought together, the late night and long calls, the council stuff, the tutions, the hanging out and studying in his house, studying and chatting over the phone, the reassuring words in times of doubt, the motivation from him and most of all the sense of being secure. I'm going to miss you Buddy!

The Serene Graveyard

A soothing serenity can be found at the graveyard

The Dead Sunset

The Beautiful Darkness

The Night has set it...and it is beautiful...

To the light...

I wander to the light but still dread to tread..!

Firmly Grounded

Firmly Grounded or so i thought

The Wind...

The Want to be Free

The difference between being free and being bound by shackles!

My Country

"Happyness"

"And this small part, this right here.. is HAPPYNESS" 

from "The Pursuit of Happyness"

...the only time i managed to capture pure joy!

The want for Solitude

Solitude - so that i might contemplate, understand, figure things out, and be with my self-please just let me be!

Hope

I saw this boy looking acroos the street with hope - hope that he might not be in the same situation later in his life - hope that he would have a more secure future - hope that his saviour would come - hope that his kid would'nt have to hope the way he was hoping. And thats when I decided that education is the only way forward for our country and that I would spread it to the best of my ability and to do that I would 'read untill my life is ended' so that I might know and learn something that I can spread.

H.I.V.E.

"H.I.V.E. - Higher Institute of Villanous Education"

Its good to read a bit of light literature once in a while.. thankyou Mark Walden for helping me get my mind of other horrendous things

No words

The Kite Runner

I think i have had enough to contemplate after seeing the movie "The Kite Runner" now i wish to read the book-which i should have done first!

Manali

I've never been soo close to nature.. now all i want to do is get back to that moment but i am happy that i used it well at that time so that i could relive it later in my sketchbook. What an amazing thing ART is...

A sight to remember

The moss covered rock with the fly buzzing just above it was a glimpse i got to register in my memory for just 2 seconds but it is one site that shall always stay registered in my memory because it was so pure... and for those two seconds i felt that time stood still and that i could watch that fly for the rest of my life and never get bored...and never have any thing else to worry about.. it was a pleasure sketching this site on the grass even after the fly had gone away because i knew it would be registered in my memory for ever!

Manali sketching trip

My first sketching trip ever.. with my sister in the amazing jungles of Manali the sound of the water gushing through the rocks and the chilling yet soothing wind blowing against my face and the morning sunlight seiving through the numerous trees... it was simply amazing to be away frm the regular noise and din a pleasant retreat that shall always be caught afresh in my sketchbook!

I Walk a Lonely Road

One song by Greenday that i do identify with...

A Rebel

When someone tells you that because you are original you are a rebel what can you say? Stereotypes do not have to be followed to ensure that the process yields a favourable result... however, this some people do not seem to understand

Have left the nest

After the board exams i feel that maybe it was indeed my time to "lift of and fly"

Believe in Yourself

When the mountains decide to go as high as the sky,

And the seas decide to look up and fly, 

Nature's beauty and bounty does not lie,

And you know that you can do anything if you try.

Is communication that Important

It is exceedingly ironic how important it was for mr. rickshaw driver to communicate but still drive a rickshaw?So is it so important for him to communicate where i am sure he faces financial problems daily?

A song that inspired

When things seemed gloomy this song inspired...Thankyou Miley Cyrus

It's easy to feel like
You're all alone
To feel like nobody knows
The great that you are
The good that's inside you
Is trying so hard to break through
Maybe it's your time to lift off and fly
You won't know if you never try
I will be there with you all of the way
You'll be fine
Don't let anyone
Tell you that you're not strong enough
Don't give up
There's nothing wrong with just being yourself
That's more than enough
So come on and raise your voice
speak your mind and make some noise

You want to be known
You want to be heard
And know you are beautiful
You have so much to give
Some change you wanna live
So shout it out and let it show
You have a diamond inside of your heart
A light that shines bright as the stars
Don't be afraid to be all that you are
You'll be fine

Don't let anyone
Tell you that you're not strong enough
Don't give up
There's nothing wrong with just being yourself
That's more than enough
So come on and raise your voice
speak your mind and make some noise

You can't just sit back and watch the world change
What matters is what you've got to say
There's no one else who can stand in your place
So come on it's never too late
Maybe it's your time to lift off and fly
You won't know if you never TRY...

Want to Go Away

A sweet retreat would be welcome even to this mindless wanderer... where she could cut out and block away the rest of the world...

Focus "hocus-phocus" but can't FOCUS

When your mind wanders from one place to the other in just a fraction of a second the funniest word then would be, "focus"!

Zip it

I do think that my younger brother should 'think and speak' or just 'Zip It'

Madness while i travel...

It is madening to try and study Geography in the way we are taught.. but i think while i travel to different places sitting on my 'not so organised' study table i hope i do manage to grasp something in the end...

Anxious

The axiety of a cricket match heard over an ill-functioning radio

Miles to go before i sleep

"The woods are lovely dark and deep,

But I have promises to keep,

And miles to go before I sleep,

And miles to go before I sleep."

-Robert Frost

Thinking "out of the box"

When is it that we shall learn to challenge set norms? I question as i try to prepare for my upcoming Board exams..!