My ultimate dream. To live the Hogwarts life. I don’t know why. But I just wanted that life. Not all the chaos of Voldemort or other bad guys. Just the normal life. Moving in the streets of London. Having a school which keeps you together. For a whole year. Going home in the holidays. Coming to school in a train. With friends. The whole human race limited to that little number of people. Having daily meals/ feasts with everyone. Having a huge campus, playgrounds, friends rooting for you at a game. Going off on weekends to Hogsmeade. Having a few adventures of my own. They don’t even have to be all that flamboyant as Harry did have. But I wanted to live that.
Everytime I read the book, saw the movie, I yearned to live that life. I could relate so much to it. And maybe on screen they make it look all fancy and out of the world. Maybe it might not be all that short and sweet and nice. But it has a spice to it. I don’t even want the magic part. But I wanted to experience it nonetheless.
And right now, I feel like I did live through it. Actually, I have a lot of thoughts on the same. But then, lets move across them one by one.
I just visited Orlando, Universal Studios. And they have this Harry Potter theme park and ride. And believe me, I lived the whole life in it. Flying on broomsticks (WOW), coming across the whomping willow, the dementors, the Aragogs. The dragons, the school’s castle, the bridge. It was amazing. Actually experiencing it is a different thing all together. And I just loved the feel. It was scary, it was amazing, it was truly out of the world. And I just felt as if one of my wish had come true. If you get a chance, please do visit it. It is an experience you want to live through.
Then I started looking back. Wondering what is my life compared to this one? I think at the moment, I have lived through all that I wanted as a dream. I have lived alone. I have lived with friends. I have had wonderful holidays, vacations. I have experienced some amazing moments, I have had some of the best adventures with my most precious friends. I think it is these moments that we want everytime. I think it is this what we yearn for when we see movies or read books. Cause it is just too perfect. While living, we never realize it due to all the mess around us. Due to all that keeps happening from time to time. We are never able to appreciate the beauty of our life. Flying on broomsticks. Ya, that can’t be done. But going on a wonderful drive to some place awesome. Yes, that can be done. Playing Quidditch. Maybe not. But having the most precious time laughing over a game of football/ badminton/ cricket. Very much possible! And it is what we experience every day. But we tend to ignore the beauty of our life when comparing it with someone else. Think about it! Isn’t life maybe just too perfect or too amazing to let go off? They say the grass on the other side is always greener. True it is. I could never pull off an Alohomora or the likes. But the magic of life isn’t something you get by swishing a wand. It’s much more… Much much more!
Std 9th
Marathi
Pachola
Kusumagraj
Aad watela door ek maal
Taru tya varati ek la vishaal
Ani tyachya bilgoniya padaas
Jeerna pachola pade to udaas
Usha yeo shimpit jeevanaasi
Nisha kaalokhi dadvu dya jagasi
Surya gaganaatun otu dya nikhara
Muk saare he saahato bichaara
Taru varachi hastat tyaas paane
Hase muthbhar te gavati majene
Vaatsaru va tudvisa tyaas jaat
Pari pachola dise nitya shaanta
Ani ante din ek tya vanaat
Yei dhaavat chaufer kshubdha vaat
Dise pachola gherun tayaate
Nei udvuni tyas door door kothe
Aani jaaga ho mokali talashi
Punha padnya varatun parna rashi
We had this lovely scout song, which I loved to sing. Here it is, as I recall it :)
I will be posting a few poems, songs I learned during my school days from hereon, hope it makes a fun read! :)
Any mistakes can be rectified by commenting!
Daya kar daan bhakti ka,
Hame paramaatma dena.
Daya karna hamari aatma
Mein shuddhata dena.
Hamare dhyaan mein aao,
Prabhu aakhon me bas jaao,
Andhere dil mein aa karke,
Param jyoti jaga dena.
Baha do prem ki Ganga,
Dilo mein prem ka sagar,
Hamein aapas mein mil julkar
Prabh rehena sikha dena.
Hamara karma ho seva,
Hamara dharma ho seva
Sada imaan ho seva
Wa sevakchar bana dena.
Watan ke vaaste jeena,
Watan ke vaaste marna,
Watan par jaan fida karna
Prabhu humko sikha dena.
Daya kar daan bhakti ka,
Hame paramaatma dena.
Daya karna hamari aatma
Mein shuddhata dena.
I must confess I am not a traveler. I hate traveling as such, instead I prefer to laze around in some lonely spot, with no crowd and least noise. However I still like my luxury, and I don’t like to part from it. So a modern house in a serene place is my best dream.
But I still like my rendezvous with nature for a short duration, and I do have a wish-list sorts about the places I intend to visit.
• Alaska
• Oceania
• Mauritius
• Leh-Ladakh
• Pakistan
• North east India
• Central Europe and Mediterranean
• Jerusalem/ Israel
• Siberia
• Antarctica
And I want to go backpacking somewhere. With just bare necessity, maybe a little money to spend and 10-15 days of total nomadic life. I will do that at age 25. :) Maybe Dreams says it better :)
But I still like my rendezvous with nature for a short duration, and I do have a wish-list sorts about the places I intend to visit.
• Alaska
• Oceania
• Mauritius
• Leh-Ladakh
• Pakistan
• North east India
• Central Europe and Mediterranean
• Jerusalem/ Israel
• Siberia
• Antarctica
And I want to go backpacking somewhere. With just bare necessity, maybe a little money to spend and 10-15 days of total nomadic life. I will do that at age 25. :) Maybe Dreams says it better :)
Caught behind the veil of screens,
Mere shadows, ghosts or just another automated tool?
With Unicode for words, mp3 for sounds.
A mouse for limbs, and headphones for ears.
Hours sweep past.
But not a moments emotion shared.
Blessed were the likes of Jack and Rose,
Who got a moment together,
But lived a life in it.
I have often wondered how team games like Cricket or Football or Hockey work. Or for that matter any team game. Every player has a role to play. You can be a bowler or a wicketkeeper or a batsman if we consider cricket. You have a defined role. A bowler opens the bowling attack, and is supposed to pick up early wickets. A batsman on the other hand is supposed to make use of the conditions and score quickly to set up a good total.
Or for that matter even in Football. A defender, is supposed to clear the ball if it comes in his half, and a striker is supposed to put those half chances to full use. A defender should give up his excitement of going forward, and trying to score. He should not give in to his instincts of trying to do skills. He should have a no nonsense approach to his game. The mid fielders get to flaunt these skills and can be showy in their game.
All in all, I don’t think you get to show case all your talents on the pitch.
Another thing is that in cricket, it hardly so happens that a bowler gets a man of the match. It is always the batsmen who walk away with this prestigious prize. A bowler can take 3 wickets, but it's still not enough in front of the 70 odd made by the batsman. Why is this so? Isn’t the bowler doing his job of taking the wickets? If it's a high scoring game, the batsman who scored the century gets the prize. If it's a low scoring game, the batsman who lasted and scored that winning run in a nail biting finish gets the prize. If the first side scores a huge total. And the second side get out at a low score, it is always said that the team lost because they crumbled to the pressure of the score. Never is it said that some good bowling did the trick. It's unfair on the part of the bowler, he always sees a Sachin walk up to the podium to collect the trophy. Hardly ever is he called up.
In every team game, I think it's a collective effort. I agree that some matches have their own heroes, but most of the times, it is because every man does his job. If a striker scores a hat trick, it's all due to the feeders, else he would have nowhere.
It’s the same everywhere. In a company, the profit all goes to the owner, but it's those small things which every person does behind the screen, that all things happen so smoothly. In all things, it's a collective effort. A stage performance, a concert, a get together of friends. Even a party. A trip. It's all because every person contributes in his her own special way. We may not be able to applaud every person, but never forget to acknowledge the effort. Every person counts. Every small deed helps. Every small effort pays. It may be small, but it makes a difference! Always remember, alone, you can do nothing. You can accomplish nothing. A family, a group. Anywhere. All are necessary so that every person is in his her right state of mind. A husband cannot blame his wife for not contributing to the house income. She has her assigned task, appreciate that. Nor does it work the other way. Look into yourself, and always work selflessly. Cause every small bit you do helps you eventually. Always keep your calm, and do everything without expectations. Your effort pays off, even if not appreciated. But one day, you will feel the need for something small someone always did, and then you will realize how important that person was. It's a team effort always.
You need everyone. Everyone needs you. Life is a game. Play your role. And expect the others to do the same. It's no one’s fault if on a given day, the striker doesn’t score. There is always the next game. But just cause the striker didn’t score, don’t forget to clear that ball off the line, else you not only don’t score, but also concede, and lose the game. Keep your team mates together, it will benefit you a lot in the long run.
I always wanted an elephant as a pet. I wanted to keep him in my parking, and wanted to give it food to eat, maybe play with it. Go for rides on it. It was my childhood fantasy. Even now, it remains my favorite animal, and bags the place for the animal I love the most, but am scared of the most! :)
Here's an ode to it...
I dream of an elephant,
completely milk white,
which not only looks thin,
but is just as light.
It runs around in my park,
even after it gets dark.
And then admires the moon,
only to realize it's time to sleep soon.
With its big black eyes,
it can tell all my lies.
But it will never scold nor hit,
only will it teach what is right.
When I am feeling sad,
it will sit beside me,
and hug me with its trunk,
so tight that my face opens with a glee.
It is my best friend,
which will to my every need tend.
I just wish someone will
to me this friend lend.
Here's an ode to it...
I dream of an elephant,
completely milk white,
which not only looks thin,
but is just as light.
It runs around in my park,
even after it gets dark.
And then admires the moon,
only to realize it's time to sleep soon.
With its big black eyes,
it can tell all my lies.
But it will never scold nor hit,
only will it teach what is right.
When I am feeling sad,
it will sit beside me,
and hug me with its trunk,
so tight that my face opens with a glee.
It is my best friend,
which will to my every need tend.
I just wish someone will
to me this friend lend.
