Hunger for LOVE.

Today I was watching Dance India Dance on ZEE tv. There was a dance act by couple on one of my favorite song – “soneyo”. The thing that touched me in the act was that the girl danced only on one leg and the guy had a hand tied. At the end of the act the dancer made a statement that really made me think. He said – people in the world have different kind of hunger. Hunger for money, hunger for respect, hunger for fame but above all is the hunger for LOVE.

This was so true and I have felt it so many times in life. There have been times when I forget to eat or do anything else and all that I expect is to be in company of someone loved.

It reminded me of my experience of Divya Disha the orphanage that I go to every now and then. The kids there have always shown interest in not what you have got for them but how much time are you going to spend with them. Every time we parted they have always asked about when I would come next rather than what I would be getting next time.

Then again if this was true how is that we still find time to hate others, ignore the loved once and take them for granted. If LOVE is what we all need, and we know that everyone around us needs it then why is that we forget to give it every time we get a chance and we just wait for occasions to show that we love.

This might not be true for everyone but if it is shouldn’t we start cherishing every moment of our life with our loved once and satisfy this hunger of LOVE. And once we are full…..we can start sharing it with those who need it.

Is it difficult to spread a smile???

Today morning I was driving through Necklace road. I started wondering why is it so difficult for us to keep smiling. Why is that we keep thinking about what we do not have and don’t care about what we have. I lost my job recently, and I am worried about it. At the same time my family is supporting me in this tough time and I just don’t care about them.

While driving with these thoughts I saw a lady sitting on bench all alone. With an expression less face she stared at the water. She was lost in her thoughts. I wondered what could be her problems in life. Then thought to myself that it would be inappropriate to ask a stranger about their personal life, at the same time would it be wrong if I just had a casual chat with her. I parked my car and started walking towards her. The walk seemed to be endless. Thoughts running through my head on what do I talk? Am I acting crazy? Should I go back? How would she react? But then something told me that I had to talk to her and I kept walking.

Once next to the bench I asked her if I could sit there and she nodded her head with a smile. The smile on her face made me realize that it not difficult to make people smile. We were silent for quite some time staring at the water. Then I spoke. I told her how looking at the waves makes me dizzy. Her immediate reply was “why do you look at it if you feel dizzy?” and I replied that I like getting dizzy. She laughed at my reply. Then our talk turned into a conversation. I found out that her name was Rajeshwari and I asked her if I could call her Raji aunty and she nodded with a smile. After 20 mins we said bye to each other with a smile and contacts shared.

The walk back to the car again looked endless but with a feeling of satisfaction that today I made someone smile.

It hardly took a minute to make her smile but it took a lot of courage for me to start that minute.

Its quite easy to smile, all you need is someone to spend that one minute with you.

Its very easy to lead a happy life, very difficult to find someone who would make you happy.

If everyone starts taking the pain of making someone, some stranger, smile – just one person a day, wouldn’t the world be such a beautiful place. That one minute of smile that lingers on your face for hours given to you by some stranger. Wouldn’t that be just amazing?

This is just my thoughts……… the pain to make someone smile everyday is all yours.