It refreshed one instance of my high school story. A decision needed to be made about learning a second language in high school. The options were Hindi and Sanskrit. So the logic was, Sanskrit was the most chosen by all divisions of my class. The reason to choose this language by most was because you could score the highest marks in this language. The exams will have only certain word related questions which will be very easy to write. And where as Hindi you will get questions on certain topics and you have to write paragraphs on it.
Like others, I went along with the huge bunch to choose Sanskrit. I sat in a corner and waited for the Mam to come. But my mind was not satisfied with the decision I made. I ran outside and was standing outside the Hindi class where the Mam had already come. She remembered this instance throughout that year. She mentioned it to my parents. She referred to me as “The one girl who ran to choose Hindi at the last moment”.
There was a poem in our syllabus “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost. Somehow I landed with that one road where less people took that time in high school.
The poem ends saying
“I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.”
Choosing Hindi really made a difference. My first writing skill came from the same paragraph questions. These were the questions people feared for. And here I am writing many more!!
Sometimes it is easy to choose what everyone has chosen. However, the path less taken always involves a risk and an unexpected satisfaction.
Here goes a small poem on my dilemma which had been in high school :
याद है आज भी वो दिन, सब के बीच कोने में बेटी थी एक लड़की
याद है आज भी वो दिन, सब के बीच कोने में बेटी थी एक लड़की
कश्मकश में सुलझी, दिल और दिमाख उलझी सी
आखिर चुनूं क्या !!!
याद है आज भी वो दिन, सब के बीच कोने में बेटी थी एक लड़की
याद है आज भी वो दिन, सब के बीच कोने में बेटी थी एक लड़की
एक थी भाषा जो रूह को सुकून दी
दुसरी थी जो सब भाषा को जनम दी
याद है आज भी वो दिन, सब के बीच कोने में बेटी थी एक लड़की
याद है आज भी वो दिन, सब के बीच कोने में बेटी थी एक लड़की
दौड़ पड़ी बाहर और आखिर में सुन ही ली दिल की
दौड़ पड़ी बाहर और आखिर में सुन ही ली दिल की
जीत हुई दिल की और क्षमा मांगी जन्म भाषा को !!!
याद है आज भी वो दिन, सब के बीच कोने में बेटी थी एक लड़की
याद है आज भी वो दिन, सब के बीच कोने में बेटी थी एक लड़की
Thought of sharing my favourite lyrics of one of the hindi songs for this year’s poetry day. Here it goes …
Maanaa ki hum yaar nahin, lo tay hai ki pyaar nahin Maanaa ki hum yaar nahin, lo tay hai ki pyaar nahin Phir bhee nazaren naa tum milaanaa, dil ka etbaar nahin Maanaa ki hum yaar nahin Raste main jo milo to haath milaane ruk janaa Ho saath mein koyi ho tumhaare door se hee tum muskana Lekin muskaan ho aisee ki jismein iqraar nahin Lekin muskaan ho aisee ki jismein iqraar nahin Nazaron se naa karnaa tum bayaan vo jisase inkaar nahin Maanaa ki hum yaar nahin Phool jo band hai panno mein tum usko dhul bana denaa Baath chhid jo meri kaheen, tum usko “bhool” bataa denaa Lekin vo bhool ho aisee jisse bezaar nahin Lekin vo bhool ho aisee jisse bezaar nahin Too jo soe to meri tarah ek pal ko bhee qaraar nahin Maanaa ki hum yaar nahin
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The sweetness with pain within words is so soothing to listen to and understand in the above lyrics. I loved the song , the acting and the movie because it was based on the art of writing. Every song I listen to, my first thing to do would be understanding the lyrics. If it’s deep , i get so addicted to it. Oh by the way if anyone’s interested this is from the movie “Meri Pyari Bindu” with lead cast Ayushman and Parineeti. And the main, song writers were Kausar Munir / Sachin Jigar, a big shout out on writing beautifully and expressing aptly on the situation. Not to forget , how melodious the writer’s intentions are put into voice by Parineeti and Sonu Nigam , which touches the soul and takes you to a different world.