asila`s book.edited (checked) pdf

HAPPINESS


Staring at the dark clouds,

Don't despair & accept life as a stormy night,


Don't decide to give up,

Because the dark clouds will move away swiftly

& the sun will come back And make the day
bright.




Life can‘t always be crowned by a rainbow


Happiness can‘t always be by your side,

At some point of time, it's at a pause.


When circumstances deteriorate, stay calm and
let it go.

Running behind happiness won‘t help you reach
it,


Waiting for happiness won't help you get it,

If you search for it, you won't find it.


Because happiness is a fire,


Ignite it with your spirit,

You will have it!


***

FOOLS RACE


The need for it can make a life or break a life,

The want for it can build or destroy a
relationship.


The greed for it can make one cheat or kill
someone.


It's our madness, vast collective madness.


The race for it begins from the time we grow, till
our graves.




"MONEY" has made us lame.

Everyone is running behind it


Isn't it a shame?


For money, a united family is divided,

An innocent person is murdered,


Isn't this cruelty just for money?

What's the use of this money,


When you have it, but no family?

You have it, but no dignity?


You have it, but no peace of mind?




Why do you want money that

Doesn't belong to you?


Can money alone make you happy?


Isn't it better to be a king

With your own money,


Than to be a slave running

Behind the money that is not yours...


***

INNER BEAUTY


Why does the start of every story

Have to begin with flawless beauty?


Be it in movies

Or in reality?




The hero falls for the heroine's glossy hair,


And her skin so fair,


She falls for his cool looks abs,

And charming personality,


The author of all love stories mentions

About ‗her' sparkling eyes and rosy lips,


The scenes in movies magnify

Her flawless skin and perfect zero size hips.


Why doesn‘t anyone portray much on

Love that begins from inner beauty?

If not in movies


Why doesn‘t anyone magnify that actually exists
in reality?




There is a beauty that emerges from the scars of
the heart,


And love that grows from healing the pain.


There is beauty in those rolling tears,

There is beauty in "not so flawless"...


There is beauty in the unseen soul!!!

It‘s the real beauty we have failed to see!


***

DIGNIFIED ENTREPRENEURS


They wait at the signals and roadsides for their

Customers.


They aren‘t beggars, they are entrepreneurs.

Often called as poor vendors,


They are no less than good entrepreneurs.




There is no great deal of difference between
them,


They both sell,

But it's just that for one living is "heaven", for

the other one it is "hell".

One wears rags, the other one – suits,


Those are the signal walk barefoot

While the other wear branded boots.

The so-called rich and the so-called poor,


The later one goes unnoticed,

The former is granted all the "free to misuse"
power.


One sleeps on the cosy bed,


While the other finds delight in the streets.

One feasts on banquets,


While the unwanted remains is what the other
eats.




A mountain of material differences,


But their spirits alike.

Both earn, but one for luxuries,


And the other to fulfil the basic needs in life.

They may be wearing the torn or not so good
looking clothes,


With pale looking face and stained hands or
toes,


But these brave hearts must be appreciated,

Because they hopelessly didn‘t live as beggars,


They are working hard for their living,


They are definitely "the dignified
entrepreneurs".

***

QUOTES


PEACE

Do you know where to find peace?


You won’t find it anywhere.

You have to


Create it,

Practice it,


And then spread it all around you.


***

PEACE OF MIND is not the result of the
absence of problems,


It is the calmness you create

Amidst chaotic situations.


***

"WHAT IF THERE IS NO TOMORROW"


If we had these thoughts on our mind constantly,

Life would have been a lot better and the world
would`ve been a happy place.


No one would hurt the other,


No thought of hatred would exist,

No jealousy or envy!


We wouldn't have expected much from life,

We would love every little thing that life

offered.

We would`ve made the best use of every minute,


We would be more careful of our thoughts and
actions


We would try to make a difference in the world

We would remain good, simply good!

Most of the time,


We tend to think: "I'll change from tomorrow, I
will begin to do it tomorrow",

Everything is procrastinated


But nothing really changes!




Let's ask ourselves,


Who guarantees you "tomorrow?"

Maybe we have to say sorry and we don't have

tomorrow.

Maybe, we have to seek forgiveness,


But we won't have a tomorrow,

Maybe we want to do something for the others

but we don't wake up the next day.

No more tomorrows,


Today may be our last day, we never know!

Nobody is promised a "tomorrow",


Let‘s remain good today!

***

STAY HUMBLE


Don‘t ever show off,

A person above will laugh at you,


Because for him, what you show off may be just
a little thing.


A person below will envy you,

For him, that would be a very big thing


.

But first of all,

Your creator won‘t be happy with you because


It's all his mercy on you,

And it's all his blessings...





Stay low-key!

All that we have and all that we are is not at all

ours!

It's a gift from the Creator.

Be it that flawless beauty


Or the blow off like extra money.

Be it that: "I can do everything like power", or
that: "much-admired talent".


Know that nothing lasts forever and nothing is
totally ours!


So, stay humble!


There is beauty in simplicity,

There is goodness in humility...


***

YOU ARE STRONG, YOU CAN CRY


You are strong! Agreed.

But it doesn't mean you should never be hurt!


It's ok to feel the pain!

It's ok to express it as well.


Who said a strong person never cries?

Many times you are hurt, but you deny!


You are never ready to accept that "you are
hurt",


You fake to be extremely strong!

In reality, you are bleeding with pain!


Every time you are hurt, you convince your
mind saying you are not,


But your heart still feels the pain!

You constantly keep doing this and then you

realize

You have become an expert to fake happiness...

Most of the time you smile and keep laughing,

But inside you feel a lot of emptiness


And the pain of the untreated wounds,

You end up being weak!


Why do all this when you can just cry out your
heart and cleanse the pain with tears?


Not crying when you are hurt isn't really being
strong!


Crying when you are hurt but wiping your own
tears

And standing up strong again


Is the real strength!


***

TIME will rule you,


But if you have the willpower,

it will heal you.


Don’t regret the comeback of every memory

In the chapter of your life.


It is nothing but another story.

Wipe those tears, rub off the pain,


Smile and live your life all over again.


***

CELEBRATE


Instead of thinking about the good days of the
past


And waiting for the better days to come in the
future,

Let’s accept, live & celebrate the present.


***

CONTENTMENT


You don’t have to be rich to be happy,

You don't have to be pretty to look beautiful,


You don’t have to be powerful to influence
others,


You just have to be content with whoever you
are,


That’s all it takes to be it all.

***




Contentment is a beautiful thing,


With it, you have enough of everything...

***

PART 4




LIFE




When you look at life and smile, it will blush and

you will fall in love with it.



I ask the "giver of all things"


To give me a positive mind and an accepting
heart,

To cheerfully live every single day,


No matter what may come my way.


***

IS THIS WHAT "LIFE IS ALL ABOUT?"


I smile, though nobody is around,

I dance, without the instrument's sound,


I sing, even though I don't know the wordings,

Because within me strikes the happiness strings.




I don't know the reason for this joy within me,


Now it‘s only the beautiful things I see,


I feel life is easy,

I don't know what gave me this glee.

As I continue to write these lines of happiness,

My feelings turn down,


Before a few minutes, I smiled,

Now I frown.




As I think about it,


I wonder why


Sometimes I smile, sometimes I cry.

Thinking about smile and tears put me in a
doubt,


I question myself: "Is this what life is all about?"

***

BLESSED


When I felt my life is

Broken, wounded and hard,


I paused for a while just to feel and analyze what
other life was like.


Then I realized,

Maybe I'm a little broken,


But there are millions of others terribly
shattered.


I just have a few wounds that bleed,

But there are so many others completely bruised
and have no healing.


My life feels hard only at times,


But there are some who have made "hardship a
way of life".




From that very moment, I began taking every
breath filled with gratitude,

How good life is and how fair it has been with
me!


I regret every second I failed to be grateful for it.

I have light in my soul, love in my heart,


a roof over my head, food for my stomach


and infinite other blessings.

How greedy could I be to want more?


***

BEAUTIFUL DESTINATION


Instead of frustratingly asking life,

Where are you taking me?


Try telling this with a calm smile,


“I know, these winding roads are leading me to
a beautiful destination.”

Trust me, with this thought,


A whole lot will change

AN EDITED PICTURE


Our view of others' lives is like an edited
picture:

We have no idea of the small and big hardships

they are going through.

We may want to get into another‘s shoe,


But when we come to know about its rough sole,


We realize that our shoes may not be shining
like theirs,

But they're the most comfortable and best ones

for us.

Let‘s love our life, & the way we live,


Because there are so many out there who wish to
live a life like ours.


***

LIFE COMES WITH UPS AND DOWNS


There are times you jump out of the bed every
morning with a bright smile.

There are mornings when you just stay on the

bed with moist eyes and an aching heart.

There are days when you wish that the moment

lasted longer,

There are days when you wish time would fly,


Oh yeah, life comes with ups and downs...

***

PART - 5




Perspectives




Only when you look beyond the darkness


Of life, you can see the beautiful sunshine of
happiness.



Don't mistake my ambition as my rude attitude,


I am going away from something or someone,

It's just because I don't want negative vibes


And I have begun to love solitude.




To some extent, I have changed,

How can you expect anyone to remain the same?


When life is short and the world is dynamic,


Remaining constant would make it tame.




Help me grow if you care,

When you need me, I will be there.


But don't abstain me, hinder not my hard work
and determination,


If you don't like it, step back and let me be.

***

UNDYING SPIRIT


If you kick me

I may fall down,


But I will stand up and move forward,

Without kicking you back.




Every time you bring tears in my eyes,


You are teaching me to smile better.


Every time you try to darken my world,

You are helping me walk towards the world that
is brighter.




I may be weak, but it isn't my weakness,


I may be meek, but do you knowit is my
strength?


I may shamble,

But it doesn't mean my world is in shambles.




Every time you lie to me, I may blindly agree,


But it doesn't mean I am a fool.

Just accept it as my test of your skills and efforts

to spin things up,

And all the hard work you have put in to

convince me,

That means, to some extent you value me.




I will trust you a hundred times,


Once more even if you break it.

It doesn't mean I am an easy catch,


It only magnifies your value and base worth.

Harsh words with a sweet taste,


Not all can understand everything,

What I mean, only I know;


What you understand, I need not care!!!

***

THE SONG OF A SELFLESS SOUL


I'll pour out all that I have for you,

To the extent, you will think what's left back for
me.


Even when you remind me I'm giving you more,


I'll still give you the little that's left with me.




I'll smile at your happiness,

I'll rejoice at your progress.


During every slip of yours, I'll lend a helping
hand,


In your fears, I'll make sure you don't fall but
boldly stand.


There could be moments when my brimming
positivity shuns


And that's when I'll be picking up my own self,

But even at that moment, If I hear you call out to
me,

Leaving everything aside, I'll come to see.




No, I'm not an angel with the strongest wings,


I'm just a human like you flying with my
bleeding & hurting wounds.


I too have those terrible lost moments,

I too feel like running away from everything and

maintaining the distance.




But my heart succumbs to every call and cry,

I can't stop making a place for you despite all I
have is a shattered ground,


When you call out to me, I can't deny.


"Be selfless,

Be selfless,


Be selfless".

Yes, that's my heartbeats sound!

IN YOUR OWN SPACE


Too much into the world,

You forget you have your own.


Trying to make others smile,

You forget yourself for a while.




True happiness lies in making others happy.


Yes! This is a universally accepted reality,


But when 'others' and 'myself ' are in
disappropriate proportions,

You drown in those frenetic emotions.




With this state of mind, you conflict.


Is it worthwhile or simply the dregs you think?


Is it being "selfless" or "selfish?"

All I can say is, these thoughts are simply
outlandish.




Give yourself to the world,


But don't forget, you have your own.


Be a reason for others' smile,

But only after you have your own and portray

not a smiling mask.




Learn to love but when it ends, know to leave.

Master the skill of attachment and detachment.


Be a part of the world's game,

But be back in the game in your own space.


***

BITTER TRUTHS


People are so mean.

You do a mountain of good deeds and a grain of
bad deed,


It's only the grain that is seen.


You give charity to hundreds of needy,

And say "no" to one,


You will get the title "greedy".




A kind word is never heard,

A sweet smile is never seen.


But a mistake is always under the spotlight,

Even if it is as small as a bean.


You may be a scholar,


You may be a saint.

But no one will ever put a hello around your
head.


You may trust someone blindly,

And definitely, you are proved to be blind.


You may praise someone,


But it's only the rumours that spread.




You may be trying to come up in life,

But people won't hesitate to pull you down.


You may be trying to make someone smile

But they will make you frown.


No matter what good you do,

It's always bad they can see in you.

This bitter multitude is not only "he, she or
they",


Unfortunately, when we look at the mirror of
"bitter truths of life",


It's " You & I".

Why don't we stop pointing out at the bad seeds

that others sow,

And cut down the poisonous trees we have
already grown?


***

LET IT NOT DEFINE YOU


Someone may have been rude,

"Nasty" their behaviour must have been.


Don't be quick in drawing a conclusion about
them,


For you don't know what lies behind the screen.




You may not be aware of the toughest battles
they are fighting within,


Or they may be facing the life's worst defeat.

They may be drowned in the sea of agony,


You just don't know.

PART - 6




BONDS




I swear, no other bed in the world is as

comforting as "mothers lap".



AN UNBREAKABLE BOND


How beautiful is this bond with You, Oh
Creator,

Every time Your this slave goes astray,


There is a feeling of deep discomfort,


And the fear of losing the way.

The only choice remaining is to run back to You,


Mend things and make our bond stronger.

***


MOTHER

No other bond is stronger,


No love can be truer,

Than that of a mother.


She will stand by you no matter what,


She will understand you even when you tell her
or not.

When you fall, she will pick you,


When situations are hard she will help you to get
through.

Her love for you is unconditional,


Her sacrifices for you are infinite


Her prayers for you are endless.

In your world, she is the sunshine.


The only heart that beats a little more for you
than it beats for itself


Is of a mother...

***

FATHER


His love gives you wings to fly,

And a shoulder to rely on.


It doesn't compromise of hugs or kisses,

But is made of many immeasurable sacrifices &

gestures.




A little Sternly he moulds you,

Only because of it you strongly grow.


When you cry he won't wipe your tears,

But will make you realize that you are greater

than your fears.




His sweat and blood

Gave you a cosy bed.


His selflessness

Kept you away from all the pain and stress.




His sleepless nights


Gave you the brightest mornings.

His aching hands and back


Gave you life's best things.




He is the stairs to your success,


And the strength in your spine.

The one who has your back


In your dullness or shine.




No support or sacrifice is truer

Than what he does for you.


The Only unconditional & powerful love

Is that of a father!

QUOTES


Love has several names,

The truest form is called "parents".


***




Searching for true love?

See it in your parents' eyes,


Experience it in your siblings' care.


***

The love that is seen between siblings,


Is merely a huge tree.

The love and care that actually exists


In their hearts for each other

Is greater than a vast forest.


***

When you succeed, there are eyes that sparkle
with happiness,


When you are in pain and at your lowest,

There are those caring hands that pick you up,


These are your family and your truest friends.


Hold on to them,

Because they make your life beautiful and

blessed.

***


It doesn't matter if you are very successful

Or an ultimate loser,


At the end of the day,

If you have a loving and caring family to go

back to,

Your life is blessed.


***

BROTHERS & SISTER-IN-LAW


A brother is a strong pillar to hold on in life,

To complete the strength of the bond,


God gifts you his beautiful and loving wife.

A brother is like a father,


And his wife is no less than a mother,

Together they will shelter & love you forever.





Precious than mentioned,

More valuable than any description,


They are the hands to hold on,

Trust and love that you can always rely on.


***