Happy New Year

Dear Folks,

Here’s wishing you a very happy new year!

It will perhaps take years before our planet becomes a planet of light.

In the meanwhile, ‘Good luck living!’

Best Wishes,
Nirupma Kapoor

worlds

there are worlds where
dwell beings of light.
lucent, lambent
creatures so bright.

no race, no greed,
no hate, no fight.
no shadows, no pain,
no shallows, no fright.

these worlds are there
for us to make.
so let’s join hands
and give ours’ a shape!

Greetings

The date changes and we call it a new year.
let's pray that it really is a new year this time.
And it brings in its wake
food and peace for Africa,
honesty to America
respect for values to Asia
sense of justice to Europe
independent thinking to Australia

and if all this is too much, at least improve lives for millions of children in areas burning with conflict.

otherwise there is nothing happy about it.

NEVERTHELESS

have a good Christmas
and a new year

© Dr. A. Bajpai

This came today and I share it with you all with Dr. Bajpai's permission.

SEZ what in INDIA?

I do not need to say anything.

Please read this and you will begin to understand.

http://www.foodpolicy.in/html/dsharma/dsharma.htm

On Being Human

Alien and Ignoramus

“Ah, Ignoramus, upset again?”

“Yes Al, human beings never cease to amaze me.

As I move through varied spaces I meet people; strong, sensitive, generous, giving and caring. Silently they lend a hand to all those struggling for a breath. Very quietly they help others to take a step, speak a word.

Then I move though spaces of inane chatter, endless similarity, cyclic repetition, mindless imitation, fake images, false egos, me, me, me and mine. Harmless perhaps, if in this endless race for a better symbol they do not harm the others.

And then there are spaces where there is a deliberate attempt to grab, snatch, injure, harm and annihilate others. This could be greed, indifference, bad policy or a concerted malicious intent. Look at India, Africa, and Middle East!

Are these human beings? Do they belong to the same species?”

“Yes Ig they seem to.”

“But Al, how can it be? Why does this happen? Can this negativity not be changed?”

“Ig, you think of the most difficult tasks! Let us think.”

fragile

gold dust
crimson petals
here now
gone forever

evanescent fog
cloud breathes
here now
gone forever

ephemeral time
spins speeds
here now
gone forever

fragile fragile
fragile life
here now
gone forever

then why
the plunder
the strife
the war?