Short Story-002

It was her birthday last week and she had donated blood. She had turned up 23 so she wanted to do some good deed.  Her blood group was (O-).  Today a child had met with a fatal accident while playing so his father was rushing him to the hospital all panicked and driving recklessly praying to almighty he could make it on time. This alarming and hysterical situation resulted in him hitting a girl by his car. It was a hit and run case. The girl died on the spot. The son had lost a lot of blood and transfusion was required. It was successful. The blood donated by the girl earlier was used and it was this ill fated girl only that the father had ran over today morning.

Short Story-001

He sees her sitting sad all alone by herself drowned in the waters of her pain and sorrows. Being a friend he gives her company and consoles her. Feeling better she says “I wish my journey of life was as smooth as yours without troubles and happiness all around with a feeling of contentment as if in heaven.”  He was returning from the hospital, his results of medical tests were out. He has cancer.

'सतरंगी  ज़िन्दगी'

  

आज  मुझे  फिर  से  धोका  मिल  गया 

ज़िन्दगी  में  एक  सबक  और  सीख  लिया

और  ऐसा  लगा  सतरंगी ज़िन्दगी का एक और नय्या रंग देख लिया 

तुम  हो  मेरे  अपने  लगता  है  सिर्फ  एक  भ्रम  था  मेरा 

शायद  पराये  को   अपना  समझने  का  जैसे  एक  पाप  था  मेरा 

वो  कहते  थे  अनजान  कभी  अपनापन  नहीं  दिखा  सकता 

पर  ज़िन्दगी  के  इस  एक  घटे  वाक्य  ने  समझा  दिया 

दिखने  को  तो  वो  अनजान  इंसानियत  भी  नहीं  दिखा  सकता 

ज़िन्दगी  सच  में  कभी  सतरंगी  इन्द्रधनुष  लगती  है 

कभी  कभी  रुलाती  है  कभी  कभी  हसाती  है 

अपने सब  रंग  से  वाकिफ  होने  से  पहले  फिर  एक  नय्या  रंग  दिखा  जाती  है 

पर  गौर  करो  तो  अंत  में  समझ  ही  जाओगे  

जिस  तरह  अलग  अलग  रंग  के  फूल  कितने  भी  पसंद  आये  

और  कितने  भी आँखों को भाये 

लगते  अच्छे  एक  साथ  एक  गुलदस्ते  में  ही  है 

उस्सी  तरह  काँटें  चाहए  कितने  भी  नोकिल्ले  लगे 

पैरों  में  इन  काँटों  से  पड़े  छाले  ही  

दुःख  के  बाद  सुख  का   एहसास  दिलाते  है 

निराशा  के  बाद  आशा  की  किरण  जगाते   है 

ज़हन  में  बस  के  बार  बार  याद  आते  है 

और  इस  रंग  बिरंगी ज़िन्दगी  का  सफ़र  रोमांचक  बनाते  है 

- अवनीश  गुप्ता 

  AND THE DEBUT AWARD GOES TO…

I had started blogging around two months back when my summer vacations had started and since then I have been going  over  various  blogging communities reading one blog after another.  Some of them I found very appealing.  On some of the blogs that I had visited and still do visit regularly I had observed that some of them have been recipient of various kinds of awards that are there in existence in  the world of blogging. Some blogs have even been honored with these awards multiple times.  Although I am just like a two month old infant in this blogging world I always  had an inner desire to be the recipient of one or more( getting a bit selfish here !!!) such awards. To be honest everyone wants such accolades and so do I. But I would be writing this post so soon was something I had never thought of.

Today morning when I woke up and checked my mail account I saw that someone had commented on my blog.( I do get very excited seeing one of these mails as a comment from your readers gives you satisfaction like nothing else) But this was something beyond ordinary and definitely out of the blue. I have been recommended for my first ever blog award  ‘THE LIEBSTER AWARD’.For those who don’t know this is an award given to those bloggers who are relatively new on the block so that they can be identified and appreciated by the other members of the blogging world. I am really thankful to Vaishali Jain the author of 'COSMUSE' blog for this honor. When I started this blog at the beginning of my vacation I didn’t know how would my blog turn up ; I didn’t know what would be I writing about ; I didn’t know whether I would be able to write regularly or not; I didn’t know whether I would be appreciated or not let alone the thought of winning an award. But all said and done here is my blog  ‘NOTHING...just a thought about EVERYTHING’ with its very first award.

All I can say in the end is that I am really delighted and the fact that I am being appreciated out there by others gives me immense satisfaction and the motivation to go on with my journey in the world of blogging.

Thank You !!!

There are certain rules one has to follow, and copying them from COSMUSE’s blog post, they are as follows:

1). If you are tagged/nominated you have to post 11 facts about yourself.

2). Then you answer 11 questions the tagger has given and make 11 questions for those who you are going to tag.

3). Tag 11 more bloggers.

4). Tell the people that you tagged that you did.

5). No tagging back.

6). The person you tag must have less than 200 followers.

Abiding to rules mentioned above here goes-

11 facts about me:

1). I  am very fascinated  by Adolf Hitler and the NAZI regime.

2). I want to drive on the national highway NH-1D (Srinagar to Leh) passing  through Kargil sector in an open jeep.

3). I love to stay awake very late into the night.

4). I am crazy about music and love to play the same song 20-30 times in a loop.

5). ‘Friends’ is my favourite sitcom and I watch it again and again.

6). I love wearing formals.

7). I hate maths which I realized after coming to college.

8). I love my current cell-phone (4 years already) and would not like to give it up ever.

9). Whether permitted or not I eventually end up doing things that I like and want to.

10). I can remain silent and all alone by myself for quite long which I sometimes love to.

11). I have stage fright inspite of being on the stage and performing  numerous time.

Answers to COSMUSE’s 11 questions:

    Q: 'Checkered blue n white' or 'black'?

Ans:  Definitely BLACK

Q: Curtains or no curtains?

Ans:  Curtains

Q: Hardcover, paperback or ebooks?

Ans:  Hardcover

Q: What's your ambiance while writing?

Ans:  My I deal ambience for writing is when it is  late at night with silence all around and one of my  favorite song (soft and soothing) is being played.

Q: Do you plan to publish a novel?

Ans: No

Q: Do you like to make a gift for your loved one or do you rather buy?

Ans: I would like to make a gift rather than buying it.

Q: Which is the most beautiful color according to you?

Ans: Black for me will be the answer.

Q: What’s your mantra in life?

Ans:  To be honest I am still searching for that.

Q: Have you ever thought of becoming a soldier in your life?

Ans: Yes , maybe would have become one if I hadn’t any spectacles on.

Q: Do you have stage fear?

Ans: Yes I have a stage fright .

Q: ‘Mickey mouse/ Aladin/Duck Tales’ or ‘ Shin Chan/ Doraemon/ Kitretsu’?

Ans: I think  ‘Mickey mouse/ Aladin/Duck Tales’.

11 questions from my side:

a). Will you prefer a two-wheeler or a four-wheeler?

b). One place you want to visit once before you die?

c). The ideal age you want to die at?

d). One movie that you can watch again and again?

e). Choose one:  school friends or college friends?

f). One thing you like about your country?

g). Do you like to seek attention?

h). Your favourite animal and why?

i). One thing you like about yourself?

j). One thing you hate  about yourself?

k). One thing you want to become but you know you cannot ? (Profession wise in life)

11 bloggers that I would like to recommend:

Animesh

Deepak

Jasmeet

Nandita

Deepthi

Sohini

Ritika

Vineet

Monali

Abhimanyu

Rajrupa

'वो मुलाक़ात'

वो जगह नई थी 

वो माहौल ही था अलग 

और मेरे चारो तरफ था अनजाना अनजाना सा सब 

एक किसी अपने की तलाश थी बस 

नज़र घुमाई तो एक मायूसी सी छाई

फिर नाजाने वो कहाँ से मेरे सामने आई

उसको देख के बस दिल ने दिमाग से बार बार पुछा

तू है एक हकीकत या फिर बस मेरा एक सपना

उसको देखा तो ऐसा लगा सारा वक्त थम गया

और ऐसे ही मेरा सारा वक्त गुज़र गया

क्या था उसमे मैं पहचान नहीं पाया

एक न जाने अजीब सा मुझ में जूनून आया

और ज़िन्दगी जीने का एक पागलपन छाया

उसको देख के ऐसा लगा मुझे दुनिया मिल गयी है 

और  ज़िन्दगी  क्यूँ  जीनी  है  इन   सवालों  के  जैसे  जवाब  मिल  गये  है

उसको देख के ऐसा लगा मेरी ज़िन्दगी बदल गयी है

और ज़िन्दगी वास्तव में है हसीन इस्सकी जैसे तसल्ली मिल गयी है

जानता तो नहीं था उसे

फिर  भी  ऐसा  लगा  मुझे  कहना  है  बहुत  कुछ  उसे 

दिल  से  निकली  बात   पर  होठों  पे  आके  थम  गयी 

ऐसा लगा मेरी धड़कने और साँसें वही रुक गयी 

फिरसे उसे बात करने की हिम्मत दिखाई 

पर  जैसे  ही  नज़र  मिलाई  एक  अजीब  सी  हीच  किचाहत  सी  आई 

क्या थी वो मैं आज तक नहीं समझ पाया 

कौन   थी  वो  मैं  आज  तक  नहीं  जान  पाया 

उन चन्द पलों को

उन चन्द घड़ियों को 

उन बेताबियों के हसीन लम्हों को 

उस पहली और आखरी मुलाक़ात को 

मैं आज तक नहीं भुला पाया 

मैं आज तक नहीं भुला पाया 

- अवनीश गुप्ता