हर कोई भाग रहा है यहाँ

हर कोई भाग रहा है यहाँ
कोई ऑफीस जल्दी जाने को
तो कोई घर वापस आने को
कोई पिज़्ज़ा डेलिवरी on टाइम करने को
कोई अपने बच्चे को दो कौर खाना खिलाने को

हर कोई भाग रहा है यहाँ
कोई प्यार पाने को
कोई प्यार से दूर जाने को
कोई साथ पाने को
कोई साथ भुलाने को

हर कोई भाग रहा है यहाँ
कोई ४ गज़ ज़मीन पाने को
कोई बारिश में भीग जाने को
कोई उस गली से अपनी गाड़ी निकालने को
कोई सड़क के पार जाने को

हर कोई भाग रहा है यहाँ
कोई अपना वजन घटाने को
कोई अपना stamina बढ़ाने को
कोई marathon की तायारी पक्की करने को
कोई record बनाने को

हर कोई भाग रहा है यहाँ
कोई जीत जाने को
कोई अपनी हार को ना अपनाने को
कोई ४ पल की शांति पाने को
तो कोई अंजान चेहरों के बीच पहचान बनाने को

मेरा कहना है कहीं भागने की कवायत में
आज ना भूल जाना
कहीं पहचान बनके की कवायत में
अपनो को दाव पे ना लगा देना
थोड़ा रुक आओ , संभाल जाओ फिर भाग लेना

नींद आती है

जब शरीर का कतरा कतरा थक जाता है तो
नींद आती है

जब किताबें वापस घूरती है तो
नींद आती है

जब Laptop की रोशनी ज़्यादा हो जाती है तो
नींद आती है

जब सपने देखने की इक्षा दोबारा जागती है तो
नींद आती है

जब  वो चाँद खिड़की से मुस्कुराता हुआ दिखता है तो
नींद आती है

जब माँ से हर शाम बात हो जाती है तो
नींद आती है

जब office का excel crash हो जाता है तो
नींद आती है

जब भूक पेट को एक Maggi मिल जाती है तो
नींद आती है

और जब एक खराब दिन के बावजूद वो प्यार से Goodnight बोल देती है तो
नींद आती है

Little things that count in life - Really ?

A day which eventually I spent with lot of kids, not too tech kids but definitely more aware kids. I was taken back to my childhood days along with my siblings when we valued and enjoyed the smallest of things that came by far and between. Summer vacation was the most heavenly thing we ever knew. We had heard of air conditioners but weren't really close to it. Fine dining was an unknown concept. Money was so valued. Infact there really was very little money, no Kindle or iPad, no Xbox or Fischer Price toys, but we were thrilled enough to split the new Cadbury three ways. And wait for what the next day threw up.

And then I turn up to kids these days. They rarely waits for things, and rarely thrilled beyond seconds and have usually moved on to the next bicycle or earrings or clothes they wants. From the too-little-too-late story of our childhood, kids these days seemingly have too much too soon, losing the sparkle and joy of small things. It is nice to have an improved economy, globalisation and all of that, but could we also have a happy, needy child at home?

As I travelled back across my memory lane I cogitated if those little things still count in today's dynamic and run after mill life. Is the joy of small things lost somewhere ??

Midnight Confrontations

How early in life should one think about the morality of one's career choice — while embarking on one's career, or mid career, or after one has made enough money? Is it right to give up a cushy job or close down a running business on moral grounds when family or employees depend on them? What should get precedence — morality of the work that one is doing or one's responsibilities towards one's dependants ?

I am personally of the opinion that it is important to look beyond one's desk as further as possible to ensure that one's work does not have an undesirable social or environmental impact, even if that means sacrificing one's passion or financial stability. It is also necessary to continually apply ethical tests to one's practices, however noble the cause. For some reason the means to the end are as important as the end itself. At times you feel guilty of having applied moral tests to your work when you had made your money. Many a times we do do not believe that is the way to go.

The question that vexes me currently is how deep should we delve, if we must, while confronting our vocations with the tests of morality? Should one apply the test to the work done by the individual, or broaden its scope to the work of his or her organization, or further stretch it to the areas of application of the work by the customers of the organization or even beyond?

Answers - probably I am still seeking for.