Lifebites...

Some days I feel like a bird in a cage, I can see the open blue sky from behind the bars. If only I could break away, I would stretch and twist my wings and fly high. I would leave behind the chains of human delusions,  The pains of appearances, I would fly away from the pangs of social sanity into the arms of my freedom The freedom that is my pride,  Not my walk of shame. The freedom that is my choice, Not your opinion. The freedom that is my wish Not your norm. The freedom that is my life. I wish I could be a phoenix, To burn down all the facade of perfection And rise from the ashes and shine in the glory of my imperfection!   But I am not a bird, I am the youth, youth of India The misunderstood, misjudged, often mistreated youth of India I am the future of the nation, I am the dawn of tomorrow. But I do not have the freedom of choice. I do not have the right to choose my education, The right to choose my career, to  wr...

Yes, you heard me right, I am talking about post retirement plans.... for our working parents who have retired recently or are about to retire soon. Post retirement phase begins with relaxation, abundance of time, and all monetary cash-ins. While it’s good to have money in your hand after a lifetime of non stop hard work, it’s not very good to suddenly have so much time in hand. One day you are working 9-10 hrs and the next day, you have the whole day to yourself and you realize this is how it is going to be. For our parents generation, this is not a very welcome way to be, at least it was not so for my Dad. He is someone who dedicated 14-15 hrs a day to his work, sometimes more, he loved his job and held a commanding position in office at the time of his retirement. The main focus of his day used to be his work, the stress around it. Although he welcomed the stress free life with no timelines and no long nights at the office, no numbers to crunch and balance sheets to be filed, he ...

Oh how I miss the sand and water slipping from between my toes How I miss the sea kissing my feet and leaving me yearning for more! The cool, calm waters of the sea, the breeze fleeing through my hair The wet sands sticking to my clothes, the moist, salty air, Oh how miss being a part of Mother Nature! Oh how the times have changed, The “free” humans are in cage And the birds are flying free. Cuckoo's melody is louder than the passing traffic, The air is purer, the leaves are greener, Animals are coming out of hiding, Even Ozone hole is closing up, Nature is healing, can’t you see? Maybe humans were the only problem all along We overstepped our boundaries by long. We did not realize we are so little And that Nature is not so brittle. Today I saw life happening, a crow chick cracking its egg Amidst all the despair, that tiny thing made my day. It gave me hope that when it’s all over Earth might just be a little better! I will get to ...