Mouthpiece #36

Skill of doing nothing...

Recently I was advised to do nothing for sometime to give complete rest to my elbows which quite surprisingly got inflicted with tennis elbow, in spite of not having played this sport ever in my life. As I tried desperately to do nothing, I seriously wondered how hard it is to practice, more so, when it comes as an instruction. While I forced myself into this complete rest regimen for a few days, I appreciated the idea behind training oneself to doing nothing from time to time. continue here... अनोखा समन्वय कल-कल बहता पानी आज का संगीत गुनगुनाए सन-सन बहती हवा चाल मद्धम कर जाए डाल से टूटी पाती नवजीवन का संकेत बन जाए चुरमुराते सूखे पत्ते शांत भाव जगाएँ शीतल बूँदें मन में गर्माहट भर जाएँ  अटल खड़े परबत क्षणभुंगरता को दर्शाएँ सागर की गहराइयाँ ऊंचाई का बोध कराए यह है विरोधाभास या एक समन्वय एक के रहते दूसरा दूर कहाँ रह पाए ? Kitchen tales ... in anticipation of winters I have always preferred closed cozy interiors during winters than fiery summers. After having spent fourteen years away from the extreme climate of North, it took me a while to get readjusted to this variation once we came back to Chandigarh. But I can say that a chilly day still attracts all my votes over heat blazing days of summer. It somehow gives a feeling that I am hibernating in the cosy confines of the home.  I used to look forward to winters for many things. One of Gulzar’s songs just keeps coming to my mind when I picture a perfect winter day - जाड़ों की सर्द धुप और आँगन में लेट कर… (jaadon ki sard dhoop aur aangan mein late kar…) continue here...