Stars

Was written for a friend for the wonderful holi weekend spent with her.

Standing in my balcony last night
a few stars came to my sight
wondered why they have so much light
as if they resembled current moments in my life
turned and looked to my right
saw your face shining in the night
thought no wonder they are so bright
and now when you are leaving in few hours
i wish to thank you for those stars

The problem of plenty

Well the time has some ... i can officially say now that i need no more choices .. just let me live .. sooner or later u will also reach that stage ... i don't want to be a consumer anymore.. the consumer who makes intelligent choices ... u wanna know why i am frustated ... well here you go

i wake up in the morning .. i want to brush my teeth ... i see two toothpastes nearby .. one says "refreshing" other says "24 hour protections". Make a choice ... i say come on let me get up first ...

my cook comes .. she asks me what do i need for breakfast ... i say whats there? ... she say omlette, poha , lemon rice .. .. i say omlette .. its always the same .. i always pick the first one ..

i switch on my tv ... its showing 200 channels .. well i swap 200 channels twice .. and then i turn it off ... feeling frustrated ..

i turn on my laptop .. check my mails on three accounts .. check my scraps on one more site ...

its Sunday i have to shop for home stuff ... i go to super market ... i see 5 kinds of apples of varying shapes , tastes (i guess ) .. and price .. i want to make sure i pick up the best .. and that isn't easy

i need one face cream ... i look on the stands .. one says instant relief for dry skin .. one say long lasting relief for dry skin .. i ask my self do i want my skin to feel good right now .. or i want to my skin to feel good for ever and ever ...

its still not noon and i am already sick of making choices .. in the meantime some credit person calls me even i have subscribed for something called "don't disturb me" ... he offers me a lucrative offer .. then i start thinking whether the card i am using currently is giving me the best offer .. well i think what r doing make a logical choice ..

i am so tired .. i go to a coffee shop .. i ask for a cappuccino .. i am asked whether i need choc cream on the top of that .. whether i need cookies with that .. whether i need sugar or sugar free ... well i say to hell with it i don't need anything .. i come back to my home and sleep ..


All these incidents raise a few questions in my mind,
1. do we need to choose best all the time ..
2. do we care to choose best ..
3. are we always more satisfied when we choose best
4. what is best anyways

choose which u want to answer first :P

Bereft

Where had I heard this wind before
Change like this to a deeper roar?
What would it take my standing there for,
Holding open a restive door,
Looking down hill to a frothy shore?
Summer was past and the day was past.
Sombre clouds in the west were massed.
Out on the porch's sagging floor,
Leaves got up in a coil and hissed,
Blindly striking at my knee and missed.
Something sinister in the tone
Told me my secret my be known:
Word I was in the house alone
Somehow must have gotten abroad,
Word I was in my life alone,
Word I had no one left but God.

Robert Frost