Purane Shehar

तुम क्यों नये शहर मैं पुराने शहर को ढूंढते हो
वह शहर अब यहाँ नहीं बास्ते

न बची है वो गलियां जहाँ बेबाक निकल जाते तुम
और आवारागर्दी कर रोज़ नए रस्ते निकाल घर पहुँच ही जाते थे


हसते थे तो बेबाक हसते थे , रोते थे तो बिलख बिलख रोते थे
मुखोटों से परे ज़िन्दगी बुरी तो न थी

वह शहर अब शायद बस हमारी यादों मैं बसते है
और फिर किसी कोने से झांककर हमारी हालत पे हसते है

-- shally --


कभी पैसे दिए और कभी फ्री मैं खाई वह टॉफियां
कभी दोस्तों ने दिलदारी की और कभी तुमने खिला दी उनको कुल्फियां

कट्टी पक्की मैं ज़िन्दगी बुरी तो न थी
लड़ते थे , मानते भी थे , कोल्ड वॉर से परे थी ज़िन्दगी

That everyday struggle to fight emptiness or find peace in current moment.

Well everyday cant be glorious but at least there has to be something which makes you feel you did belong here.

Netflix and chill is cool, A a meal outside or order in is great 

Social media is guilt pleasure

But the overindulgence is what steals the fun.

Weekdays are busy to even think beyond your next task.

And Weekends are for introspection.

Am I living or barely existing.

Time wasted on browsing through videos , whatsapp chats , quora answers are just fillers , it is like numbing your mind so that you stop feeling anything profound -  pure escapism .

Every few months when I hit rock bottom I try to reevaluate all the extra baggage we carry to make our lives more complicated and Unhappy.

When a long vacation is great or a meal outside is relaxing we cant always do that every single day.

We have to find something simple or productive to attain that zen like feeling during most part of our day

Idiotic it may sound but when the chaos hits me the first thing I start doing is simply decluttering my cub-board, it is therapeutic .

Getting rid of unnecessary and making physical empty space in house is instant mood booster.

A simple thing to brighten up your every day is cooking something which is simple and comforting. instant gratification.

And when to things or worst I run towards empathy , selfish it may sound but it heals you .