Is_GC_a_mirage? said:
I could not agree more on what Akberi has said. Look guys, apna desh apna hi hota hai. I just came back from month and a half long vacation from India. India ka haal kuch aise hi hai....zindagi har khadam ek nayi jung hai. The moment u step out, the struggle starts. You will see a huge truck passing right in front of your house, so u r expected to duck the truck. The moment you hit the road, u will notice...traffic is consistently inconsistent. Everyone is in real rush making u think that you are the only one left who has the whole time in the world to wait and let other pass by. I tried that thinking someone will give me a chance as I have given chance to other...no way...I learnt that was a very wishful thought. Har taraf jung, lekin yaar, apna desh toh apna desh hai. Yeh apne bachpan ki yaad dilaata hai...when gulli-danda was more popular than cricket, when we were desperately waiting for 'yeh joh hai zindagi', chitrahaar and vikram-baitaal. When 50 paisa meant at least 10 toffees, when the left over pages of the last years notebooks were used for rough work, when chelpark and natraj were encouraged against reynolds. When the first rain meant getting drenched, making 'kaagaz ki khisti', when we were not FEELING patakhes on diwaali and gulaals on holis as air polluting or allergic agents....the list can be endless.
Bottom line yaar, if I have the money as blister1889 does....I would not give a second thought.....My friend, tu jaa aur aish kar....I am right behind you. I am planning the same.
too much....
when we got up at 4am for fireworks,
every diwali would mean new clothes, stitched by local tailor...
sheer-korma at friends house on eid
plastic-ball cricket after 10pm,
katte pe chai peena..1 by 2
kati patang ke peeche bhaagna
apne class ki kisi ladki se "pyaar" karna
exam ke pehle dost ko phone karna aur kehna "yeh question zaroor ayega"
the list is endless...thanks guys...i went down a memory lane today....
here is a song apt for this stuation:
Yeh daulat bhi lelo, yeh shoharat bhi lelo
Bhale cheen lo, mujhse meri jawani
Magar mujhko lautado bachpan ka saawan
Woh kagaz ki kashti, woh baarish ka paani
Yeh daulat bhi lelo, yeh shoharat bhi lelo
Bhale cheen lo, mujhse meri jawani
Magar mujhko lautado bachpan ka saawan
Woh kagaz ki kashti, woh baarish ka paani
Woh kagaz ki kashti, woh baarish ka paani
Muhalle ki sabse, nishaani poorani
Woh budhiya jise, bachhe kehte the nani
Woh nani ki baton mein pariyon ka dehra
Woh chehre ki jhuriyon mein sadiyon ka tera
Bhulaye nahi, bhul sakta hain koi
Woh choti si raatein, woh lambi kahani
Woh kagaz ki kashti, woh baarish ka paani
Woh kagaz ki kashti, woh baarish ka paani
Kadi dhoop mein, apne ghar se nikalna
Woh chidiya, woh bulbul, woh titli pakadna
Woh budhiya ki shaadi pey ladna jaghadna
Woh jhulo se girna, woh girke sambhalna
Woh pital ke chaliyon ke pyaare se tohfay
Woh tooti hui, choodiyon ki nishaani
Woh kagaz ki kashti, woh baarish ka paani
Woh kagaz ki kashti, woh baarish ka paani
Kabhi ret ke, oonche keelon pe jaanaa
Gharonde banana, banake mitaana
Woh maasoom chahat ki tasveer apni
Woh khwabon, khilono ki jaagir apni
Naa duniya kaa gum tha, naa rishton ke bandhan
Badi khoobsurat, thi woh zindagaani
Yeh daulat bhi lelo, yeh shoharat bhi lelo
Bhale cheen lo, mujhse meri jawani
Magar mujhko lautado bachpan ka sawan
Woh kagaz ki kashti, woh baarish ka paani
Woh kagaz ki kashti, woh baarish ka paani
lyrics by sudarshan fakir and sung by jagjit singh..
