Mumbai Rains....

Mumbai Rains have always been special,
They are what I would call it …. A lifeline, a special event that’s
been awaited by the populace of this metro...
We would wait for it so that it can relieve us from the heat of the
summer that we have.
We would wait for it so that the walks by the sea, the snack of
Butter makai by the beach, those late night smokes with the friends on the
sea face can be enjoyed
We would wait for it so that the weekend drives to Lonavala, those bon fires at Tiger Hill seem worthwhile
We would wait for it so that getting drenched in the first rains can
be the memory we would want to compare all through the season
We would wait for it so that we can bitch about the inefficiency of
our government that can be highlighted with one heavy shower and the water logging, those train delays, those traffic snarls, and those bad
roads.
We would wait for it so that those cutting chai stalls with bhajji
will have a new meaning and an event to look forward to
Rains would bring love to a lot of people and we would see young
couples all across the city making a space their private corner so
that they can enjoy a private moment
Rains would make people just sit by the sea and make them day dream
and make them part time writers, with yours truly included.
All this is what rains mean to this city. But what does it mean to me
besides the things already spoken.
Rains are one thing that brings in me the emotions which no other
season can bring in me.
Rains would bring that sense of love and happiness that I rarely feel,
the joy of watching the rains with coffee and book or just being lost
in thought is complete Bliss for me, but it can in one moment bring a
flood of emotions which at best I can describe is melancholy
One moment you are getting drenched in the rain with a group of
friends and one moment you will find yourself alone in the rains
thinking of what could have been if things had gone down differently
It’s not good to cry over spilt milk, but then rains can at times
help you wash away those memories
Rains will always help wash away those memories, that pain of the things you lost, the ones where you
wished that you wouldn’t want to be in this space, that wouldn’t want
to be with the people, you know.
At times I am happy that I celebrate my birthday during the rains, but
then as the history has been with me it turns out to be one of the
most disappointing days of the year makes me question the logic.
I have no doubt that this time rains won’t be this pendulum of
feelings for me, but then I cannot also think how I would end up being
indifferent about this season. It will always be the best season for
me and will in the end bring joy and smile on my face and also to
those millions who live in this city.

-Punit

I walk alone.....

All the travels are sometimes not enough,
All the people you meet are sometimes not enough,
All the friends you have are sometimes not enough,
All the relationships are sometimes not enough,
All I can say is in this life you really walk alone, you never know who will decide to walk along with you, but its for certain that they will always be there for sometime.
Its all but a facade that things and people are there forever. Unless you don't renew and rediscover them they will be just a namesake in your life or will fade away. People don't change, its these things and circumstances do....
So that's the hope I carry to keep things together.....
But, yet all I can say is that I walk alone.....

It takes my life away...........

Sleep just does not seem to be coming....
I close my to see you when you are not around....
Those beautiful eyes, that sparkling smile... Always is like sunshine in my life....
Those dreams just help me hanging on....
Sleep just does not seem to be coming anymore,
Angel face of urs looking down at me brings me so many memories,
But, now I don't wana sleep anymore for I miss you so... That it takes my life away......

Punit

Hope you remember me!!!!

There I was sitting and pondering over my friends problem..... But then it just hit me.... What an irony life truly is....

For one person I could be friend who can always be a rock in their life to help them, be a person who they can look up to. Be someone night and day can be a person in times to come can be there through thick and thin of problems of life!

But then for someone else, I could be just a jester in life, need me when there is something to be done.

Also, for someone I can be just a resource waiting for it to exploited. A resources who will never question but help you till the last.

Also, for someone I can be a person who is just there to hurt them, just there when you need someone to remove frustration on!

These people could be my family, colleagues, friends, etc........

All I can say is I am always there for everyone. But........

Respect

For the last few days I have been coming across this word in a lot of situations.... The word being 'RESPECT'

The situations were not always pleasant. Some were really amazing some were really nasty.

I was always of the belief that you give respect you earn respect from them.

The pleasant situations brought sense of confidence in this belief that the world is not as twisted as it seems. For instance most of my peers found a vendor really difficult to handle but it somehow changed when I meet him for work for the first time ...... He suddenly was all accommodating and helpful. Is it because in the morning I greeted him nicely spoke to him politely and gave him respect of running an establishment?

I also saw this with a few people whom I work with. With me not leading a team and programme but just there as an observers capacity and yet with a slightest obstacle people looked up to me for solution.

But then in last few days have seen the other side too.....

AIRPORT

I know its a very done that or a cliched topic...... but I couldnt help notice a few things the last time I was at the airport

Yeah we have heard a lot and seen a lot about this in the movies that its heart touching to see people at the airport either meeting after a long time or saying their goodbyes.

Well I happened to see this sometime back when I was flying to Goa.......
SO there I was at the airport waiting for my team to come so that I can go inside the terminal. Early in the morning with a couple of cups of black in my system I was at full attention and seeing things around me for once. ;)
I could not help but notice people who come there most of them come with someone to say goodbye to with love in their eyes. In one direction I could see a couple parents loving wishing their daughter goodbye cuz probably she was going out to study and wont be able to meet her for a few months.
I could see a married couple where the wife had come to drop the husband who was going for a business trip and wishing him to come soon cuz she will miss his presence.
I looked in a different direction and I could see a gang of friends who had come to drop a friend and were all emotional since one them is going for a long time
I saw a young couple coming out of a rick. The guy had come to drop his girlfriend of to the airport. The girl had tears in her eyes and the guy had the concern about her well being. They stood there talking and hugging. Then it was time the girl finally had to go in the airport. But you could see the guy lingering around pretending he could not find the rick and the girl turning around every few seconds to find him.

I couldnt help but wonder is it that I am noticing these things cause I dont have most of these relationships in my life? But then I have been traveling for years now and have waited for flights to arrive or to board one but never have I felt and seen such human emotions when I have been to the Airport.

Seize the Moment

Walking down the memory lane,Things look so different, they look so trivial, so gloomy!
Looking back at times is a waste of time I feel! Know I can't change anything but do have some piece of heart stuck back in the past!
In happier times it looks that things happened for a reason to teach something but then what I have left behind are big pieces of me which at times feel the present is just a flesh who will cease to exist anytime!
Its time to not live in the past but seize the moment and set things rite to find what I have lost! Heart needs to be repaired!