छत्रीस

छत्रीस

जुनी छत्री
भेटले तिला आज अनेक दिवसांनी
अगदी घट्ट.
तिने जणू ठरवलंय
ती माझा happily ever after आहे.
तिच्या प्रत्येक वाकलेल्या तारेला
माझ्या मनासारखं वळण आहे.
ताणून बसवलेलं कापड
आता जुनं झालंय
चिवट आणि जबाबदार.
प्रत्येक ताडीच्या टोकाने
कधी ना कधी बंधन झुगारलंय.
आता प्रत्येक टोकाला
निरनिराळ्या रंगांच्या दोऱ्यांचे वळसे
वेगवेगळाल्या कोणी शिवलेले.
मध्यभागातली टोपी
मुकुटच जणू
कधीच उडून गेलेला
वा
उतरवून ठेवलेला.
पण कणा तसाच शाबूत
सारं पेलायची, बांधून ठेवायची कसरत.
office च्या घाईगडबडीत
भलताच tie बांधून जावा
तसा विजोड बसवलेला बंद
पण तरीही निऱ्या बद्ध करणारा.
खरंतर हे म्हणजे...
ship of theseus नाही का?
ठाऊक नाही.
पण ती हरवत नाही.
मी काळजी घेते म्हणून नाही.
असं वाटतं
तिने ठरवलंय
ती माझी असो वा नसो.
ती छत्री असो वा नसो.
मी तिची आहे
आणि ती माझा happily ever after आहे.
<3
 

A big shout out to the universe!!

A big shout out to the universe!!

Hey there! I know what you did with me.

In the evening, I go out to sit under a tree because I am nostalgic and I am writing. Writing is something that has kept me alive. I do not just breathe in and out but I live, thanks to writing.

So, I am writing about the little things that fill me with happiness and help cherish the moments life brings me. It's my favourite book, favourite tree, favourite place in the building and to top it all, I have managed to make good coffee.

I make coffee or tea all the time. These are the two things that I make the worst. I sometimes make tea so bad that I regret not drinking hot water instead! Anyway, today, I had surprised myself with coffee, a good tasting coffee.

Listening to songs, birds, air... I was on top of the world...

Till...

Till... a dog, a stray dog I know, came and started smelling my coffee. Which dog likes coffee. He wanted to drink it from my cup. I gave him little and that was not enough. I told him to wait. He understood. I have managed to lay ground of communication with all my neighbours, human beings, animals and trees alike. Thank universe for that!

So, I gave him half of my coffee while sulking. He finished and seemed to want something more. I gave him a slice of bread and ensured that he finished it and chewed it properly.
I really wanted to have the coffee but ended up sharing it. I was sulking not irritated as much but not happy either.

Then, I thought if I would have drank the coffee in peace and enjoyed my evening, I would not have a memory I have now.

Surprises make memories. If life was all according to my plans, I would stop enjoying it.

I was writing about openness and being ready... Universe is smart. It threw me a situation and made me live my words and make a memory.

I am still the same confused soul wondering about the three crucial questions: who am I? Where have I come from? Where am I going?

I do not know a lot of this.

But I am glad and smiling because the universe knows...
<3