Indian Police

Last night as I lay sleeping
I died .. or so it seemed.
Then I went to heaven
But only in my dream

Up there St Peter met me
Standing at the Pearly Gates,
He said, "I must check your record...
Please stand here and wait."

He turned and said "Your record
Is covered with terrible flaws,
On earth I see you rallied
For every losing cause."

I see that you drank alcohol,
smoked and partied too,
Fact is, you've done everything
A good person should never do.

We can't have people like you up here...
Throughout your life all you did was hear,
You carried out orders without pausing to think.
You never asked for instructions in ink.
 
Then he read the last of my record,
Took my hand and said, "Come in."
 
You stood in isolated places and shivered alone
You left your kith, kin, hearth and home
You come from an unresponsive, ungrateful nation
You were denied your rights by every Pay Commission
 
He led me up to the Chief of Heaven ...
"Take him in and treat him well",
He has served in the  Indian Police ...
He's done his time in hell."

वक़्त नहीं

हर ख़ुशी है लोगों के दामन में, पर एक हंसी के लिए वक़्त नहीं. दिन रात दौड़ती दुनिया में, ज़िन्दगी के लिए ही वक़्त नहीं. माँ की लोरी का एहसास तो है, पर माँ को माँ कहने का वक़्त नहीं. सारे रिश्तों को तो हम मार चुके, अब उन्हें दफ़नाने का भी वक़्त नहीं. सारे नाम मोबाइल में हैं, पर दोस्ती के लिए वक़्त नहीं. गैरों की क्या बात करें, जब अपनों के लिए ही वक़्त नहीं. आँखों में है नींद बड़ी, पर सोने का वक़्त नहीं. दिल है ग़मों से भरा हुआ, पर रोने का भी वक़्त नहीं. पैसों की दौड़ में ऐसे दौड़े, की थकने का भी वक़्त नहीं. पराये एहसासों की क्या कद्र करें, जब अपने सपनो के लिए ही वक़्त नहीं. तू ही बता ए ज़िन्दगी, इस ज़िन्दगी का क्या होगा, की हर पल मरने वालों को, जीने के लिए भी वक़्त नहीं....

The Mayonnaise Jar

When things in your life seem, almost too much to handle,
When 24 Hours in a day is not enough,
Remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class 
and had some items in front of him.
When the class began, wordlessly,
He picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar
And proceeded to fill it with golf balls.

He then asked the students, if the jar was full.
They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured
them into the jar.   He shook the jar lightly.
The pebbles rolled into the open Areas between the golf balls.

He then asked the students again if the jar was full.  They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.
Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous 'yes.'

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively
filling the empty space between the sand.  The students laughed.

'Now,' said the professor,   as the laughter subsided,
'I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.
The golf balls are the important things - family,
children, health, Friends, and Favorite passions – 
Things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, Your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, house, and car.

The sand is everything else --The small stuff.

'If you put the sand into the jar first,'  He continued,
there is no room for  the pebbles or the golf balls.
The same goes for life.

If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff,
You will never have room for the things that are important to you.

So...

Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.
Play With your children.
Take time to get medical checkups.
Take your partner out to dinner.

There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal.

'Take care of the golf balls first --
The things that really matter.
Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.'

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.

The professor smiled.
'I'm glad you asked'.

It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem,
there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.'