Growth vs Money

In professional life it’s always between growth and money,
Which one will you choose honey,
Because this choice decides how you’ll fare,
I know it seems unfair….

When you start your stint people will advice you a lot on this,
Advice will differ from sector to sector on this,
Financial says money others say growth,
Whatever you choose you should stick by it like you took an oath….

People who choose either have their own set of reasons,
What matters is that your choice should be for all seasons,
So whats all this about ,
Is it really worth it….

People going for money say it can buy anything,
For them material gains are everything,
They say it improves their standard of living and stuff,
Nobody thinks about missing their child’s growing up….

All they are concerned about is how and when they’ll get promoted,
They have a huge fear of getting left behind,
It’s always about how to raise my status,
I don’t know where this thinking is gonna lead us….

People going growth have a different perspective,
For them its less objective and more subjective,
It’s never about the money it’s about the knowledge,
They believe this is what gives them the edge….

Growth ensure you are safe and sound,
Both on financial and emotional background,
It keeps your mind stable,
It makes mankind more informed and able….

Both have their pro’s and con’s,
But you should be smart enough to choose the right one,
I’m not saying money is not important,
But to me growth seems more relevant….

I know for some my conclusion won’t make sense,
But for me it’s about looking at things from a finer lens,
For me little things matter a lot,
Then larger things which are always more than their allotted lot….

4 Years

There are lot of courses available today,
But they weren’t when we started the day,
So for us it was either becoming engineer or doctors,
As others didn’t pass the social parameters….

I sadly choose engineering,
No idea what the hell was I thinking ,
Many people told me its the best option,
And also quietly added that it was my first and last option….

I entered it with all the fun and fair,
But when studies started books gave me a hard stare,
Had no clue how and what to study,
All I managed while studying was to feel sleepy….

Teachers at this level have to be experts,
Surprisingly here also you’ll find some perverts,
Teachers teach subjects about which they don’t have a clue,
And then expect us to get stuck to the subject like a glue….

Between all this I also fought with my best friend,
And lost her at the end,
Not quite proud of that fact,
I accept its something I regret….

After that I fell in love with a beauty,
Waiting for her at college gate became my duty,
I thought she was the one for me,
But it wasn’t to be….

After 4 long years a lot has changed,
Me,people,friends by a margin that can’t be gauged,
But that change is nothing but maturity,
It has made us able to tackle any atrocity…..

Life taught me a lot of lessons here,
Which I couldn’t have learned anywhere,
It’s all about doing the right thing at the right time,
Because it will save you even in bad times….

Education

Education is a process which gives us knowledge,
For that we have schools and college,
But to get into those is a tough task,
Because fulfilling their criteria is a huge ask….

Education in olden days was about learning,
It was about gaining information and understanding,
Where knowledge was to be applied to create something,
Something out of nothing….

Today gaining knowledge is not important,
But getting placed is the final resultant,
Higher the salary tougher the admission process,
I think that is because they’ll have fewer people to access….

Entrance exams are the worst thing in the system,
Because they are taken at every little step to do the students postmortem,
Right from getting into pre-schools to getting into masters,
I fail to understand how 3 hours can prove a student is a fool or from a group of performers….

Education today has become a business product,
Where coaching classes and teachers instruct,
How to clear competitive exams,
So that you can achieve your daydreams….

Today failure is not acceptable at all,
In olden days they asked you to fail,
Because they knew failure tells you what,when and how to do,
Today only replicating books in exams is what you are expected to do…..

Today success is measured by the degrees you have,
And not by the knowledge you have,
Knowledge should be accumulated as much as possible,
And should be distributed like a bible….

I hope people realize this soon,
Knowledge is a boon,
It’s supposed to be used to innovate,
Not to eliminate….

New Chapter in Life

Few days ago i finished my graduation,
Entering into a life with a whole new dimension,
At this moment you start thinking,
Because the clock is ticking….

You now have to leave everything behind,
Things that you cherished of all kind,
Its gives you immense pain,
But you have to loose to gain….

Your approach to life changes,
Suddenly you start keeping a note of experiences,
People say change is always good,
In this case you might not agree for good….

Once your professional life starts,
Friends,family start drifting apart,
Now priorities are different,
Life is more stringent….

Now life is all about deadlines,
If work is not done on time our ratings decline,
Now its about company’s profit,
And not about your benefit….

Now co-workers promotion is hot topic,
Surprisingly who hated it once start to gossip,
Now we have a certain attitude,
And we loose our gratitude….

I understand time now is not at our disposal
At the same time you can’t get dismissal,
You cant get bullish about it,
Most importantly you can’t get selfish about it….

But you got to make the most of it,
You can’t let all this slip,
You got to make the effort,
With friends and family in it you can create the fort….

Love

Love is the most beautiful gift of god,
But when it doesn’t work we blame god,
We fail to realize that its our mistake,
Hope we are soon awake….

Love can be for anything and everything,
It doesn’t need any logic and reasoning,
Its suppose to be like pure gold,
But that thought has become very old….

Love is one which doesn’t see any boundary,
Love is one which doesn’t see any geometry,
Love is something divine,
Love is way better than the oldest wine….

Love merges two souls to make one,
Love becomes life’s backbone,
Love is pristine,
Love is simply mine….

But today love is something else,
People think old definition of love is false,
Today it’s all come down to attraction,
I beg to differ to that notion….

Today love is about I,me,myself,
Wonder why have we become so concerned about self,
Love is measured with the spending done on the partner,
Not with the sacrifices made for the lover….

Love has become a fashion statement,
More like a brand endorsement,
Today there’s no place for feelings,
Its taken as one is abusing….

It’s sad that we have reached this state,
But its we who have brought this to our plate,
I hope old ways and days return,
Otherwise all that will be left is heartburn….

The Transition

A day comes where we all have to leave something behind,
That something may be of any kind,
We do that to start fresh,
So that we can move away from our own mess….

This happens because we make some mistake,
This happens because for us candle is more important than cake,
We always seem to remember all the bad things,
And never feel the need to appreciate the good deeds….

People say its human nature,
I say its plain immature,
I understand transition is necessary,
But we can make it all easy….

But we don’t because its about winning or losing,
Here also its all about gaining,
Our reaction to it is worse than anything,
But we are far away from accepting….

Transition is suppose to make things better for ourself,
But you don’t give that chance to yourself,
People please start valuing people,
Or a day will come where it will just be you in people….

My Friend

Few years back i met a guy,
I still don’t know why i said hi,
That very moment i felt we could tag along,
But never thought it would be for so long….

Initially i thought he was a sincere chap,
But later found that it was bloody crap,
He redefines the word stupidity,
At the same moment glorifies honesty….

He is an absolute maniac,
One who could give you an arrest in cardiac,
He is the laziest guy i have ever seen,
Still manages to stay clean….

He has a nag of impressing girls,
No idea what he does with there curls,
He is the master of messaging,
And then goes to the mobile operator agitating….

His dressing sense is weird to say the least,
His clothes can put beggars to ease,
He says he dresses for occasion,
To me his definition of occasion is still unknown….

His life is about eating,roaming and enjoying,
He has never let serious stuff sink in,
He is always late in everything,
Can’t understand what he keeps doing….

It gives me immense pain when things don’t go his way,
But he being himself its his way or the highway,
Every time when i say something he feels its a taunt,
But its an advice and i say take it he says he won’t….

Time spent with him has been fun,
And truly second to none,
I feel lucky to have him as my friend,
And hope this friendship never ends…..

Beautiful Face

She was in my college,
She had the most interesting face in my knowledge,
She seemed like a pearl,
But not an empty urn….

You don’t get to see faces like this very often,
Because faces like her’s are very uncommon,
The beauty of her face lies in the structure,
No architect can design such architecture….

Her face was handcrafted by god himself ,
I don’t think she realizes this herself,
Her facial beauty can be compared to Taj,
Only contest where the loser is Taj….

Her face tells thousand stories,
Just by looking at her you forget your worries,
She says she is same in and out,
But nobody is that sorted out….

I can write a lot,
But you should make assumptions in a small lot,
I hope someday i will not need imagination,
Because assumption would turn into realization…

Friendship

Everyday i see a lot of people,
But today was something special,
Because i saw a girl who was the heart of the group,
Now was not even in the loop….

I don’t know what happened,
No clue about what transformed,
A probable life long friendship,
Turned into a short term partnership….

It was very strange to see her alone,
Because you can’t imagine her being lone.
Earlier she is used to be all smiles,
But now its all smiles of earlier….

She shows it happens and has moved on,
But she knows her reason is not on,
Still she tries to bring life to normalcy,
By being with people of uncertainty….

She strongly believes in her decision,
That are made with a surgeons precision,
She says she doesn’t regret it,
Bt i’m sure she isn’t proud of it….

I failed to explain her of,
That its not about regretting or being proud of,
Its about putting aside your issues,
And again joining friendship tissues…..

Few days passed and i was corrected,
Nature showed me the real person in her friend,
Her friend didn’t deserve her friendship,
Because her friend was a piece of shit….

Her friend was self centred n selfish,
I wonder how did i gave it a miss,
Turned out she was a great actor,
More important a master manipulator….

I misunderstood my friend,
Mistakes are made by men,
I felt she was guilty for this,
Bt she was trying to clean the mess….

My friend is a god’s child,
Because she saw something that nobody else could,
She realized it wasn’t worth putting the effort,
Since it wasn’t ever going to provide her the friend’s comfort….

Friendship is the most beautiful gift of god,
It shouldn’t be wasted by being an odd,
It has to be pure and sound,
It has to be worth the count….

Today’s Man

Human behaviour, what is it about,
Why is it difficult to imagine a life without,
What exactly is it that makes it so interesting,
Why is it even worth noticing….

Human being is the most intelligent species ever,
Some people have been questioning that claim forever,
What is that has become of us,
That we can’t trust one of us….

Why is it difficult for people to behave normal,
Has the world turned us into something abnormal,
Or is it our soul that went dark,
If that’s the case then we all are heading for a end that is stark….

How did we become so morally low,
Is it the changing world or we going for the glow,
Have we become so impatient,
That we forget the importance of being patient….

Today we believe lying is in,
Deceit is the new thing,
Being honest is a mistake made by a fool,
But we for sure want to be cool,

It hurts me a lot,
That our mind has a clot,
We celebrate its existence,
I never knew we would long for its persistence….

I believe and so say,
It should not stay this way,
It won’t lead us anywhere,
It will destroy us from everywhere….