Existence

When living becomes an obligation
Without wishes or imagination
Give in to the world and its wants
Let someone gain from the taunts.

A mask I wear to hide the truth
Revealing it will bear no fruit
A lie to live for years on end
Hope for a miracle
that God will send

The dreams will die
life will evolve
To keep on breathing,
I need resolve

Memories I keep safe and treasured
Beyond any reach or distance measured
Silently it nourishes the soul
Not just one- but two I’m told.

©krisheaven

Breaking more than ice

To people across the world,

We may have a culture and a heritage that’s very family centered. Accepted. But that does not give u the right to give unsolicited opinions and advice to people on how you think they should live their lives. Your life is your journey, your story. It is the sum total of all the choices you made or didn’t make. Nothing more. Nothing less.

To those of you who say we’re part of a society and need to abide by it, here’s my take. Society is nothing but a group of people, with a common geographical area, political system and a dominant cultural expectation. ‘Dominant’. That’s the word.

Dominant does not mean there are no other views or expectations. It’s only a reference to majority . So , when the minority rise in number, they make up a semi society within the dominant one. They have the same general structure, with a few details changed.THEY TOO HAVE THE RIGHT TO EXIST!!!

Sometimes, we have a nasty habit of rejecting anything that’s not mainstream. Stop !!

You wouldn’t have the life that you have today, if it weren’t for a few “FREAKS”, who thought change was possible. They hold the key to the future. They hold the power of CHANGE. Change is everything.

It’s debatable if change is for the good or the bad. But like someone said, “If you’re making mistakes, it means you’re out there doing something.”

So stop giving lectures, on what society expects of us. The only thing we expect from society is to let us live in peace,and to our own terms. Peaceful coexistence.

Even animals understand that basic concept ! Think it’s time we at least tried !?

© krisheaven

Men of a Time

What is it that makes one man different from another?
What is it that makes one man different from the rest of his world?
What is it that makes a man the greatest of his time?
It’s not in every day and every age that such men exist. But once upon a time, such a man did exist.

A man who on a single statement made by a queen, who he knew not, was his mother; gave up his crown.
A man who gave himself to an ordinary girl, simply on her request.
A man who offered lifetime servitude and friendship to a prince, simply because he gifted him respect.
A man who fought for his right, despite all adversities that came his way .
A man who stood for goodness, even though bound by evil.
A man who loved with purity and sincerity, even when he was slave to hatred and betrayal.
A man who had no lust or greed for power or position, despite having it all.
Such a man did walk the earth.He was the sun God’s son, Karna.

They say that excellence sets a standard. If that be true, then where are such men today?
Though it would be imprudent to compare 2 different worlds, I’m forced to equate people of the same kind. Men. Do the men around us, deserve to be called such? Or was it just a literary term that fell upon us and is used with little thought? Wouldn’t it be unfair and insulting to the great men who once lived?

Is hoping that such men still exist, the yearning of a naive heart? I hope not. Time will tell I guess; and until then, I’ll just have to wait and hope.

Photo courtesy: Star Plus

© Krisheaven