Life for me was a difficult struggle,

I craved for a snuggle,

I scavenged the dirt,

For a morsel in the pit,

I thanked God, the day I got,

A small little spot of morsel in the gutter sloth,

I was little as a puppy,

With joy in my eyes and I pranced around as a hippie,

Little did I know that life would be a war,

With the other street dogs who came from afar,

I ran and scrambled to find a reprieve,

But I could not believe,

That each day would be so difficult,

Just to survive without tumult,

I grew up thinking,

That my existence is no less than an inkling,

In this whole wide world,

Till my life transformed,

When I found Rohit who was alarmed,

To see my miseries,

And resolved to bring joy,

And I followed him in utmost buoy,

And I came into a new world

Where people were generous and kept their word,

In making my life healthy and meaningful,

I am now fully vaccinated, dancing and bountiful,

I thank my stars,

That now I dont have to struggle,

For a single huggle and a snuggle,

As I get lots of love

From each passers by and kind hearted ladies, whose hearts are a trove,

Of immeasurable love.

When I think of that word, then the feeling of being cozy and sheltered crosses my mind.

When you look around in this beautiful world, then you see animals and birds having their own world, where their primary existence is dominated with the sole purpose of existing, in the true sense, without actually having experienced the nuances of Life. They have a typical life of taking birth and struggling for survival and procreating, throughout their lives. They are nestled in the lap of nature and sustained and nurtured all through.

But, have you ever tried to observe humans and how they have lives that have a marked similarity, just as any other living being! I was taking a walk early in the morning and it suddenly flashed in my inner realm, that how this entire line of houses down the street are so similar to nests nestled in a tree! Just like a bird, each day any person ventures out to work, to provide for his family, and when, after a hard day’s work, he comes back home to his home, which is no less than a warm cozy nest, where he cuddles with his dear ones and thanks God for his existence.

Humans are way different than innocent birds and other animals, as they are constantly at daggers with other humans, and life for them is like a war, wherein they have to fight it out each day, with their fellow humans to make a place in this big bad world, as it is often called!

A typical day in any man’s life, whether he is an urban or a rural man, anywhere in the world, is replete with an intelligent crisscross journey on a knife’s edge, just to make a mark at his workplace to provide for his family. He does it each day in a mechanical fashion and his only reprieve is his family. When he comes back home after all the ruthless brickbats he faces at his office, he feels an utter sense of satisfaction and cuddles and nestles with his close ones.

Humans are different in many ways from other living beings, as they live lives full of self-absorption or generosity. Those people who think only of their well-being live a life, of making things for only themselves and continue pursuing their own selfish interests. But, those who live lives as large-hearted humans mostly have a lot of satisfaction and joy, as they enjoy giving and live through it, in making it worthwhile. But, what pains me is the sense of isolation that scores of humans have and how they are ruthlessly indifferent to the pain that other fellow humans feel, in a general sense.

Indifference to a person’s misery who lives right next door is the given norm in these modern times. One has a house and he has a family and he is nestled within its four walls of sheltered existence, but he fails to hear the wails and screams of a fellow neighbor who might be facing uncountable issues in his/ her life! I ask you my dear readers, that are you among those cruel neighbors who are inconsiderate to your fellow humans, or are you among those rare generous beings?

Being nestled and cared for is always something that all of us crave for and when we feel sheltered, we are nurtured towards leading a productive and useful life. So, we should lead a life of being content, not only in our own lives but also caring for our fellow beings, then, not only will we nestle in our own little nest, we will make this entire world a beautiful little nest where each one is living a life filled with love and affection.

What is love? When we try to actually find out what love is, we are baffled as we can’t pinpoint what love is. According to me, love is a very complex set of emotions, anyone has towards another individual or set of individuals.

    When you love someone, then either you love him or don’t love him. Now you will ask me that what does that mean? I want to say that when you love a person it is complete and no one can question it. But when you don’t love that person then no matter what you will not love the person, as love comes from the heart and no one force you to love anyone.

    When a man loves a woman or vice-versa, then love manifests itself in an entirely different way and the emotion is so strong that it lasts a lifetime and even after one of the partner expires the love that the person feels for the expired partner remains in the form of everlasting memories.

  When a young man falls in love with a woman he experiences vast changes in himself and all his thoughts and feelings are guided towards his amour, his love. Love happens when he sets his eyes on a woman who he considers very beautiful and when he can convey his emotions to her and connects with her mentally then finally he loses his heart out to her and then starts a long-lasting association between the two. Love is complete between the two if both the partners reciprocate to each other’s feelings in a befitting manner and love each other completely.

This kind of love is eternal and once a man loves a woman his love for her increases as time passes, as he explores different aspects of her personality and starts adoring her even more. Society brings them together in marriage and once that happens they start respecting each other and hoping for the best for each other. They live with each other and try to understand each other needs and requirements and the love between them makes things easier for both of them. Love makes it easier for them to sacrifice for each other’s happiness and they start living a life of fulfillment. It is love that makes them stand for each other in times of crisis.

  Love breeds goodwill and a sense of fulfillment in both the partners and when they learn to co-exist according to each other’s wishes they learn to tolerate other people also around them. The love between a man and woman evokes a positive feeling of general well-being not only for the man but also for the woman. So, whoever is in love is always a satisfied individual as they find a sense of security and ultimate happiness with their partner so they are able to share their happiness with the people around them as well.

I have discussed in length about the love of a man and a woman as this is the basis of humanity. It breeds procreation and all humanity has happened due to this love that happens between a man and a woman. Love is divine it is spiritual and every person experiences this emotion in some way or the other.

Now, this is a very funny yet intense topic! I have a very cute and absolutely adorable pet dog called Tuffy and he is my darling, my joy, and the “happy element”, of the house. I have always been an animal lover and I adore them from the core of my heart.

Our cute little Tuffy loves riding in the car and we take him for little Mc Donalds drive-thrus, or a quick coffee after dinner. So, one fine evening. when we were happily driving through the streets, our car came on a narrow edge of a street and we had to turn the car around, that was when a young teenage urchin hopped out of his gate, with a measly, bony, yet very bright and sharp looking stray dog.

It was a fleeting moment of truth, wherein I looked at the boy wearing a tight dirty shirt and had unkempt. disheveled hair, holding the bright little thin dog, with a mere string, and on the other hand, my Tuffy was comfortably cushioned, in the luxurious comforts of my car!

I thought to myself about the stark contrast and different life situations, of both the dogs. While one is a stray and might be struggling the whole day with a pack of powerful and valiant strays, for a morsel of food. He might be subjected to cruel jabs and crude remarks by the people, whenever he might be sitting by the street.

For him, a day would be filled with a fight to survive. This particular stray might be the lucky one, as he seemed to be adopted by this bright young teenager lad, who despite being poor, took care of him and took him out for a walk, after feeding him with what little food he has. Despite all, this boy looked joyous and the dog looked so cheerful and excited, that he will go out for a walk with his master!

On the other hand is my Tuffy who is handfed and given all kinds of comforts of a warm cozy bed, choicest food items, loads of affection, and pampering by each member of the family. My cute little one seems happy, but he does slouch and gets scared when confronted with stronger dogs of the neighborhood and he hates to see any of the other dogs, as he knarls and growls with anger at their sight. At times he slouches and sulks, when he doesn’t get attention.

If I would for once impersonate Tuffy and ask out of curiosity that, “Are you happy, or am I better off?” I wonder what the two dogs might be thinking, as they both are of the same species but, Fate has given one a cartload of worries and a life full of struggles, while, the other is supposedly blessed with all that he wants to live a comfortable life! So, the question arises that is the street dog happier than Tuffy.

The answer is very simple and that is that happiness cannot be bought! The stray was happy in the little joy he got with the boy and the walk with him was making him happier, as he would be one level above his peers on the street! I won’t say that Tuffy isn’t happy, but his happiness is not as deep and satisfying, as that of the stray, and I would vouch for the fact that he is a happy little soul, who thanks God, for all that he gets and is able to live happily with complete freedom!

A life who came into this world, with a lot of zeal and enthusiasm. A child who could never stop smiling and whose naughty dimpled smile, stole innumerable hearts, never thought that when he will grow up into a strapping handsome man, he will be despised, insulted, and compared with his peers at every step of his life!

He has so much energy that he is an extremely responsible asset to his family. He takes such good care of his parents, grandparents and does not utter a word, even if he is himself tired or hungry. Each person in the family takes his help and takes him for granted, that he is there, so no one needs to worry about a prompt ride to the hospital, doctor, running errands for household stuff, and countless other chores.

He performs all the tasks with perfection and never utters a word of dissent or a slight complaint, that he is unwilling to do any of the above, but, despite all of his good work, he is never appreciated, on the other hand, he is ridiculed and made fun of, by a sarcastic quip, that he is jobless, so he needs to do at least some work!

The most admirable quality of this bundle of joy is that he never loses his smile and does everything, despite, all the mental torture he faces at every step of his life. He refuses to be bogged down, by the constant barbs and remains fixed about what he wants to do in life. He believes in himself and knows that he will find his path, even if it is taking ages for anything concrete to shape up.

I have full faith in this boy and I know, that once he will get a chance to prove his capabilities, he will outshine each of his competitors and make something fantastic in life!

Life has dealt a hard blow on him, with enemies in his own home, but his undaunted spirit will take him to a direction, of which maybe even he does not know. His sharp intelligence and remarkable communication capabilities will ultimately reward him and he will achieve all his goals and emerge as an extremely successful and most sought-after personality later on in his life!

I feel sad and helpless, as I cannot help him directly in guiding and encouraging him and making him feel comfortable, with the way he is and how with quiet patience he can strive towards a better life.

But. I have complete faith in God and I know ultimately all my prayers will be answered and this boy will make me proud, one fine day and I know that day will come for sure.

It rises each day, heralding a new start, ushering in new life, hope and unlimited aspirations, reaffirming the fact that every night has a day!

Its continuous rising and setting and how its embalming sun rays, provide nurturing life to an infinite number of living organisms , is incomparable.

One should get Inspired by the Sun, for its undying energy and to keep going tirelessly, no matter what.

So, keep smiling as bright as the Sun and keep a staunch hope in your heart, that no matter how dark or difficult your life is now, the phase will ultimately end and again you will rise and shine brightly as the Sun!

Sometimes you only need to walk and just walk, irrespective of what others say, or view, as the more you bother, the more you will swayed by them.

So, just stay firm and walk on the way of your life, undeterred filled with ultimate confidence.

Just walk, as only you know your path and no matter how much you explain, others wont understand.

Walk firmly, taking every step, with complete confidence and assurance that you are going to reach your destination, as decided and fulfil your long cherished dreams.

So, just walk as when you walk, you walk, not the world around you, so, ignore them and walk gracefully to new thresholds!

When Life moves at an easy pace and you think, that after settling down with great difficulty, to a new routine and a new lifestyle, you feel at peace and tend to relax and feel happy that, finally you have found something meaningful to live your life for.

You feel content and a sense of rhythm sets in, but, little do you know that this was the silence before a storm, that could engulf and suck you in, without leaving a trace of any of your remnants! This storm catches you unaware and you have no clue that it is going to strike you with such force, that you are knocked off your wits!

This is the storm of suppressed emotions. Those emotions, which you keep in your subconscious state and they keep ringing in your head, while you are facing a difficult situation in your real life. When these situations arise you act accordingly and remain strong and pull through each struggle and difficulty, by mustering enough inner strength with a brave face and emerge victorious. But, every time you fight it out, you keep a set of fears and emotions, deeply hidden in your heart.

Time passes and struggles, sufferings, diseases and countless issues keep coming and each time, you keep piling up those small and big fears in the back of your mind. It is more like a volcanic pit where strong emotions are continuously being thrown one after the other and then comes a time when the pit fills up and it can take no more. That is the time, when all the suppressed emotions burst and they overflow out of your subconscious state, with such force that you are yourself not able to understand, that, what has happened with you!

You start falling deep down that pit and it is like there is no stopping and you feel like you are caught in a whirlpool of strong flowing winds, which can destroy you and finish you off! Initially, you are dumbfounded and totally at a loss, as to what is happening, as you become a victim of your own emotions!

It takes time for you to understand, as to how you will cope with these absolutely terrifying conditions and how you will get out of it, as you seem like you are blown like a dry twig in cold and ruthless winds! Slowly as time passes and of course with the help of an understanding and experienced counselor, you gradually come to terms with your negative and suppressed emotions.

You are now in a stage, where you are in an extremely difficult mental state, as, you are face to face with those deep-seated fears. Now is the time when you really need to be strong and explain to yourself that all is well and these fears were justified, but you did a great job in facing those fears, and in real life, you handled the difficult struggle, with absolute Valiance!

This takes a lot of time, depending on how much time you are taking to explain yourself and calm your surging negative emotions, which keep attacking you ruthlessly!

But, life goes on and in real life, there are numerous responsibilities and you have to manage them, along with coping with this internal storm. Believe me, it is the most difficult thing, which any person would be doing! On the one hand, you are dealing with extreme negativity and oscillating between a plethora of countless questions and your mind is feverishly trying to control and keep itself balanced in the storm, while on the other hand your some very demanding responsibilities, which have come to the forefront.

Now, what do you do? You have no choice but to put a brave front and complete your responsibilities with a smile! When you finally finish completing all your current jobs, that is when realization dawns on you, that, ” Oh my God!”, you made it once again!

That is when you feel that your internal Valiance and your sheer grit has won and trust me it is the most exhilarating feeling ever! You feel victorious and happy that this time you won over all the suppressed emotions and caught yourself in time and controlled them and brought yourself to a state where you know that you have made it!

You feel exhilarated and applaud yourself and feel like celebrating and savoring each moment of this incomparable joy. One faces troubles, issues, sufferings and countless problems in one’s life, they are easy to handle at one level, as you are fighting with the outside forces, but when the fight is within you and it is threatening you like your own cruel enemy, then to fight out your own demons is the most difficult task on Earth!

I did it, as I am a valiant indomitable spirit, with a never say die attitude and I am a die-hard fighter! After this victory on my own self-created suppressed emotions, I feel ecstatic, and now I am joyous beyond words!

I am getting back to my normal life and feeling calm and I have certainly found a way, with new goals and horizons to scale.

Life has been a struggle no doubt, but, after this particular victory, I feel stronger and more determined and totally prepared to take on the next phase of it, with a lot of enthusiasm.

What if you are surrounded by indecisive people? Confusion utter confusion, that I what you get, when the company you keep, are constantly indecisive of what they want to do, in their day to day routine. The thought process of such people is more like a fast-moving electric ray on a computer monitor which keeps wavering each second.

It feels like you are caught in a whirlpool that has the power of sucking you in and leaving you powerless! As powerless as the churner of a rural lady, who uses it to churn the butter out of freshly made dahi! The churner is at the mercy of the lady and her sheer brute force, as she doesn’t stop till the butter doesn’t get separated! Now that poor churner keeps getting targeted, every time the butter needs to be made. In the same way, when you are surrounded by indecisive fickle-minded people, your life is the same as the churner of the lady!

When you get pulled in ten different directions, in things as simple as whether you want to do something, or don’t want to do something. There is a constant “no” and “yes”, on each and everything you do and it tests your patience to the core! For example, with this group of fickle-minded people, you decide to go for lunch and you decide on a restaurant, where you want to go, for ages. Somehow, with great difficulty, you convince this group, to go to that place and you are very excited and get dressed, in your choicest of accessories and dress up well and think that, now you will have a great evening and when you come out of your room all dressed in your finery, you are told, that the pre-decided restaurant, has been dropped like a hot cake, as supposedly the restaurant doesn’t serve good food!

You are dumbfounded, that now what you should do? Somehow you clench your teeth and say, that there will be a next time, when finally you will go to your fave place to have a leisurely lunch. The story does not end there, there is much much more to come.

You reach this forlorn boring restaurant, where supposedly there is good food, then another very interesting story of these fickle-minded people unfolds. The menu is given by the waiter and there is a heated discussion as to who will eat what. I am handed the menu in a very civil way and I happily choose my food, but this group, totally shuns my choice, saying that that choice is either too costly or bad to taste! I quietly look down, not to look angry, as I am very angry. The food comes in after a lot of shaky choices, that who will eat what. I put a morsel of food anticipating the good food and it tastes Ewww! I wonder how everyone was so keen to come to this forlorn place with such tasteless food! I look around and I see everyone eating in bliss! I somehow try to suppress my anger and feel happy that at least these people are happy.

Life with such people is so stressful, at times that it confuses you no end. When you have to make important decisions, such as the choice of your child’s college, or talking about how to solve a certain odd behavior pattern of the child, which needs attention, then again you notice marked impulsiveness and dire impatience in coming to a decision, as the basic attribute of having a fixed opinion and decision-making power is missing! Ultimately I have to take the problem into my hands and solve it according to my discretion.

Such people are prone to a lot of pessimism and anger issues, as when they decide to do something in their lives, they are filled with doubts, as to whether their goal will be achieved or not, as again in their minds, they oscillate, as to whether it will happen or no.

The funniest part of living with such people is that, when they get drunk, you should listen to them talk. They fluctuate between umpteen topics and literally travel the world or eat the choicest of foods and decide, supposedly, to go somewhere and the next day, when the booze effect wears off, all the previous night decisions vanish in thin air!

To sum up, my life with these fickle-minded people is like a roller coaster ride and full of fun and thrills! At times you do feel confused and have a serious lack of confidence and mental confusion, but once you pull yourself up and think clearly in your mind that you need to be strong, firm, and decisive and hold them all together, then things move smoothly and the key to this is remaining absolutely calm and relaxed and take the right decisions, despite vehement oppositions from this set of shaky shaky people!. You have to literally be like the firm hand of a balloon wala, where you have these oscillating gay colorful balloons, who need to be controlled, but with care.

It is a tough life no doubt, but the daily thrill I get living with them is an ultimate joy!

How do you feel, when you are caught in a whirlpool of innumerable, challenging circumstances and you literally juggle with all of them at once and then at the end of it, how do you feel? You heave a Sigh. A sigh of relief and satisfaction, that once again you did it!

That is how I am feeling right now, feeling satisfied and sighing with a sense of victory and joy! This sigh is so deep, that it is touching my soul, as, the challenges were literally questioning my very existence and all that I believed to date.

Every breath I take, makes me feel ecstatic and brimming with joy, when I see myself now, after this victory and I pat myself on my back and congratulate myself, that despite all odds, I could find my way out and emerge, just in the way I wanted to.

Life has always thrown numerous challenges, at me and I have, with the help of my deep faith in God, sailed through effortlessly! But, this particular set of challenges, where my very existence and my pre-conceived notions were questioned, was the toughest of them all!

I was confused, baffled, totally non-plussed, as to what should I do now. But, I gathered all my courage, as time passed and finally after days of mental turmoil, I am now filled with satisfaction, heaving a deep, happy and victorious sigh.

Victory is sweet and this kind of victory, where you solve all your issues mentally makes you feel ethereal!