Defining Being

As you may know me.... I try to pen my feelings, with more honesty than with language and grammar. While reading the posts below you may experience what compelled me to write these.
While I was thinking of giving a name to my Blog; this came to me; "Nuances of Being"
Being "Me" is the best that I am at and hope that will show in the posts below

And Thanks for reading

~Nikhil




Saturday, August 28, 2021

देश ना हो

Having just celebrated India's Independence day this month, I have been thinking. Patriotism always has a high place in my mind and I have always been proud of my being Patriotic. Now that I am a US citizen and I am still patriotic, it doesn't have to change my love for my birth country. I think most of my ideas are grounded in another feeling, Humanity. 
What if one have to chose between being human or being patriotic? I know this is a tough choice. So I wrote the lines below, which may make it easier. Just a thought and if I offend you with this, then accept my preemptive apology


देश ना हो ना हो सरहद

ना देश प्रेम की बात भी हो
हम एक विश्व हम एक कुटुंभ  
ना दुश्मनी द्वेष की बात भी हो

ना जंग रहे ना फ़ौज रहे
ना झंडे ना ही कोई राष्ट्रगान
ना करना हो  दूजे का तिरस्कार
ना ही अपने पे अभिमान

हम सब मानव, हम एक जात
सब आगे बढ़ें, हम एक साथ
स्पर्धा प्रतिस्पर्धा से ऊपर उठ कर
विश्व कल्याण की ही हो बात


ना दास रहे ना दासता
ना स्वतंत्रता के लिए लड़े
ना ऊँचा ना नीचा कोई
एक साथ एक ओर बड़े

तब सब मिल के मनाये
स्वतंत्रता दिवस निराला
वो दिन जब मानव ने खुद को
सच में स्वतन्त्र कर डाला 




और तब
देश ना हो ना हो सरहद
ना देश प्रेम की बात भी हो
हम एक विश्व हम एक कुटुंभ  
ना दुश्मनी द्वेष की बात भी हो

18 comments:

  1. Really a great thought. Our culture has always talked about Vasudev kutumbkam

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    1. True and now with so much hate in the world ... seems those teachings should be back

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  3. jkvikasAugust 28, 2021 at 9:21 PM
    बस हम उस परम पिता परमेश्वर के प्यारे है
    बस यही विश्व के चारो ओर भाईचारे की बात हो।
    Excellent. So proud of you dear.🌹👍

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  4. Priya dogra 29 8 2021
    Wonder ful thought mere dil ki baat tere mann se words main explain ho gayi sadhuwad aisa hi ho.

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  5. Wow! Very good poem. This is the world we dream of... And mind you, this dream will come true very soon but not soon enough for us. Nevertheless it will happen.

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  6. Excellent thought and beautifully penned

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