papa's kinetic !!

Just a while ago,as i was busy in the kitchen..i heard my dad's kinetic horn...which everyday signalled to me its evening...n papa's home !! me or my sis n sometimes both would rush to slide open the heavy gate...n vroooom he enters...effortlessly casually elegantly...and my first look goes into the front basket...and even before he parks the kinetic i am holding couple of bags...somedays its delicious rabdi somedays its jalebi...sometimes freshly baked bread n sometimes huge king prawns...and i hurry inside clutching those to show mummy.And if at times there isnt anythng in the basket there is another place to wait n look for...n i go back to my room...and as me n sis keep chitchatting we wait for papa's footsteps on the stairs leading to our room...mummy following behind with a cup of hot tea..n then papa comes to us n empties his pockets as we catch the toffees one by one !!and no matter how old i get but that picture of papa smiling laughing in that chair swing holding his cup of tea,mummy sitting by his side with a shawl wrapped around her n sipping her tea while me n sis sitting on our bed with pillows on our laps n books on the pillows n snacks in between...a moment which i have lived again n again,which can warm me up anytime anywhere...even far across the Pacific..in our lovely apartment in Tokyo...
And now there has been special addition to this picture with my hubby by my side,joining in such lovely evenings...and then i want to see my sis's hubby joining in...and then the kids to come...n see dad throw toffees into their small cupped palms as we all rejoice in the moment perfect !! Amen.

Standing Still....

Sometimes we all might find a few moments peeking in here n there when we may feel that life is so to say...not moving...n we are quite a bit bored of occupying the same place...n same routine everyday...like walking the same road to n fro to office....or taking the same numbered bus...or watching the clock n checking for time itself or even the breakfast lunch n dinner...n we are just then so tempted..so much just to stir up a bit...to shuffle things in n around a bit...

but then u know...sometimes its just so very important to be standing at the same place everyday...yea...to be "standing"...and "standing right"...and "standing right at the right place"... where we are..everyday...

somehow in the daily knickknacks we tend to overlook and even sometimes question..where are we??what are we doing???but then we should realise...we should know...n most importantly we should "believe"...that our standing still matters a whole world !! yes...each of us standing...standing right at our own place...is in itself a beautiful neccessity just like is the centre of a circle...imagine if it starts whining n wants to shift !! what about all the other points that measure up from ur point to make up ur circle of world around u !!n then there might be and obviously are so many other overlapping circles in the big picture ....and then this point of our standing i.e. the centre of our circle can most possibly be a part of the circumference of another...isnt it?

and so u imagine what happens if the tiny point wants to wiggle a bit here n there...each other point and everything around starts wiggling too !!

So u see we must have the faith and believe that we are at the right place...each one of us has a point to stand at...and sometimes all is needed of us is to stand right at the right place...stand right there at our own place...n let the world "be"...with us..around us...and let us all breathe life into our everyday...the every moment...of this huge universe...

Let's do our tiny bit to add up to make this home of us all,a much more sweeter and beautiful place to be in..to be with...

Life !!!!

Life.........just in itself is so vast...so beyond everything...yet so entangled in everything.....we tend to lose ourselves in the daily mundane "things to do" looming large before our eyes...and sort of miss the elusive but very much there...simple moments of joy and beauty......

so much of our time goes into thinking...thinking as in this world..to do this ...to got to do this...to have done this...or to want to do this and that...in thinking what he thinks...what she thinks...what she said..what he said...how she should be and how he should be...how we all should be...how this world should be...

and we dont realise...no one is spending even 1% of their time "worrying" or dissipating their energies into "thinking about us"...its just that everyone is busy picking up and arranging and rearranging and adding straws to their own small nests...peeking once a while into the nests on their tree...and may be at times hovering around a few other trees.....and they get busy and busier with that.......occupying the same place and the same niche in that jungle of trees....and every other time a few more branches shoot up...and a few more nests u see .......but then isnt there a world beyond this jungle.......

even if our eyes cant fathom it.......

but the faith is there...the knowledge is....that there is a clean blue sky far beyond this canopy covering us.........that the raindrops that fall into our beak..that reach us isnt just what is.but there is this vast fathomless ocean out there which we need to reach onto.......that there is this planet beyond our boundaries and there is this universe.....in which where can u see what he said to you or what she said.........where can u hear the honking of the cars or the pressure cooker whistle.........all and everything...every action every deed.every thought gets culminated.......and all there is ...is the positive and negative...and actually its upto us..each moment to see and keep checking whether we are adding to what is or dissipating into what isnt...what can never be...because positive IS..and negative IS NOT...it doesnt have an existence but its we who can make it outweigh the one that naturally is...that naturally tends to be...its a choice we need to make every moment...to add or to dissipate...to be or not to be...to give or not to give...to see and listen to what is...or to what is not...to speak out love or to hold it back.....to hear the noise of the cooker whistle or to smell the aroma of a lovely dinner...

I hope God gives us the right direction each second..each fraction of our lives...to realise what IS...and to be able to add to it.....add in our small ways to this vast fathomless horizonless universe...just like my hubby just did.......coming home early...adding a huge grin to my face and heart....which instantly reflected back in his heart mind and soul....and showed up on his face too :) :)

making this world such a beautiful place to be in..........

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April Blush !

The other day as we were strolling down a Tokyo lane brushed with beautiful landscape...we noticed this tree...bare...with white delicate blooms trying to cover it up softly...tempting me to touch...feel..
I looked around if i could find one kissing the road..n as i followed,my eyes met up with a lovely little lass..gently hopping down the wavy road collecting these first glimpses of spring.Dressed in a flowery frock with her lovely brown hair swaying in the gentle breeze she gently tucked a blossom behind her ear..and swinging along,ahead of us,she made us feel the spring in her feet and around us...softly creeping in the busy Tokyo roads...
Last night..when back from a Japanese party..my hubby told me that those were actually the Cherry Blossoms we were so eagerly waiting for...and we wondered aren't they suppose to be pink??

This morning as i sit on our lovely red sofa n let the heater warm it all up...my eyes keep going back to the glass doors as the rain drops bang onto it...so very windy it has been today...the balcony wet...the glass shimmering...there's a queer hide n seek of the sun...and i wish for a rainbow!!
But when the emergency exit's hard metal cover starts to give in ,i get worried.
Afraid,i move slowly to the glass doors..to have a better view...also secretly hoping to steal a glimpse of a lovely rainbow...and, My God...to my surprise,there's much more..i see these pink hues of spring swaying in the breeze all over the streets !!
And as these glorious cherry blossoms brush a blush of lovely spring onto everything and every heart around..i smile to myself,
seeing the world celebrate the 'welcome' of our "Anniversary month" with this lovely April Blush !!

A Soul world !!

Imagination is Crazeeeeeee !!and i wish to share with you one such crazy but i believe,soulful flight of fancy which rippled through my mind in a rather ordinary moment..sparked by very mundane hunger n pain..

tat evening we were really tired n hungry...n as we set cooking...this fanciful thought creeped in my mind n whn i shared it with my hubby...it certainly made us feel elevated beyond the pangs of hunger n the strings of strain...making us feel happy n floating...

all tat had struck me was what if we humans..n 4 tat matter all life forms didnt have a body...what if we all were only souls...pristine immaculate souls...and each of our souls could bear certain identities for the primary distinction if so desired...

n then this world would have been so much the better...no body...no hunger...no need for food..no need for money...no status...no struggle...no comparision...no war...no hatred...no pain...no fear....no violence...no tear...

only n only love...happinesss...peace.........a sole world of untainted souls......

The enchanting farmville !

For those who not familiar with...its just a game on facebook...farmville...a game essentially constructive and truly addictive...once u have started plowing the first plot u obviously want to sow the seeds...and cant wait till harvesting and reaping farmcash...with more cash n coins more plots u desire...more u plant more u reap;make neighbours on way...see their farm n wana have urs better...n move on to enlarge n upgrade ur farm...even more plots...n further more money,

u buy animals...trees...cottages...farmhouses...estates n villas, with ur farm rich n sprawling...ur livestock growing ..u buy them homes too...n stock up ur barns with all things purchased on way but not needed nymore...

n then further neighbours...n further expansions...

and just as u think u r done reaching ur settling happily ever after level...there's some more temptation round the corner...n again we let our mind n energy n time drain into building our farm richer bigger n wealthier....

i having enjoyed this vicious cycle for quite some time now...and once while expanding my farm...suddenly felt like and so did i got rid of all the articles on my farm...except the other life forms...and few love tokens...and just as i did..i smiled at the realisation tat i have kept only the things which are essential to my farm's wellbeing..and have erased out each n every thing which i had so passionately bought n decorated my farm with...

suddenly i didnt need them nymore...

all i wanted was to take care of my farm...n the other lives coupled alongwith...

..breaking all other chords of any attachment how big or small...

and now finally happily contended with barely anything but my plentiful farm....i kept smiling at what i had just done...repeatedly amused at the semblence of this farm n ...life !

right from our first step...we are so eager to grow...n we grow in terms of plowing...seeding n harvesting...making friends...building homes...settling down...buying plots...naming a piece of earth after us...enjoying all decorations of life...

n then at a stage we grow again...beyond all these adornments of mind and body...towards a bountiful soul...and all we need and care for then is...love of many more such beautiful souls...giving,evolving....emancipating !!

God beams...

Long winter after has the sun smiled on room no.902..gotenyama terrace,kita-shinagawa of tokyo...and as the beaming sun greets me after gradually clambering up our balcony walls,rolling out across the threshold n flattening on the carpet....the beam reaches onto my soul beckoning me to draw up the rocking chair and settle myself right in its lap....

cozy n secure...i feel the warm calmness..n look out at this beautiful ever smiling city...far far off from my land...my house..my family...and i connect back home wiring many smiles to those beautiful hearts...beautiful lives...

i feel the warmth of my hubby's care ..his protecting touch...his all-enveloping arms ...his all-pervading love...and with the sun beaming on my face am bathed again in gratefulness to be blessed with him...his ever-everything love...

i love uu jaan..i love uu too much...plus 1.......

as i sit here...i feel lucky to be able to have such a tranquil moment...of calm n serenity...of silence of mind..of peace of soul..of smiles of heart...and soaking in the million sun rays in this special moment...i pray for atleast one such happy beam for each of the millions toddling on this life path sprawling across the bosom of this mother Earth...

Snow in Tokyo !!

We slept early last night ..tired from the house shifting...but relaxed in our new home...so slept tight...wondering whether it would really snow as predicted..

when we got up today...still lying down...my darling hubby wondered did it snow last night?...n i said...go n have a look outside the window...n he doubted saying but its already so sunny...it would have melted away...even if it had snowed...n i nudged him further to go n have a check...n so he got up...rubbing his eyes...stretching himself...gently pulled the curtains apart n peeked..n peeked...n peeked harder...n exclaimed in disbelief...SHIT JAAN...IT SNOWED !!!!!!!

n then we simply sprang to our feet n ran about the house to have a look from each window and the balcony...hubby darling hurried out with a camera and we almost shivered in our night dresses as we captured the first glimpses of OUR FIRST SNOW !!.....simply awesome....simply breathtaking...

and we are loving it :):)