Run, run and run! Rajeev Run for pure joy n fun! To breathe in the fresh air,
and take in the sun! Or is it to escape from the crunch!
of life situations which appear with every munch!
The question always looms large!
What are you running for… Who are you running from… There seems no answer,
But is it final and done!?
Am I running to grow!
Or is it to make exit from my current environment of retardation and clog!
Or is it running from my ‘Karma’ which time and again! threatens its return,
to settle the ‘Dharma’!
At times I wonder……..
Am I running ahead of time?
Or am I being chased by the inevitable time itself,
as if I am fleeing dreadfully, after an heinous crime!
Don’t you get a feeling?
We were always chased!
Recall the way we got raised! Mom chased us with food, whether brimful or packed! Dad trained us run for life, setting CGPAs to be chased! Whereas we learnt the art of skirting to be engaged! Teachers throwing mouthful exams, to be crammed n cracked!
Even friends making us run, playing ‘Hide n Seek’,
at times teasing us “Catch me,
if you can”,
till we were jaded n drained!
If some residual energy
was left out, after being mill around n trailed!
As if it was not enough,
I started deriving happiness by impressing around,
with an ever growing desire,
to be always praised!
As if the old fashioned FB was not really enough,
Another set of new players- Insta, Twitter, n Linkedln,
came galloping to mob and encroach my time n space, Chock-full and stacked!
Is running causing fatigue?
Not really! rather it is adding to the critique!
Why just run to go away?
One can run to come nearer,
to be back at the bay!
The clock keeps ticking, and keeps reminding me…
The day runs to give us night, so that we rest to be fresh!
The water runs in taps, to keep clean our mortal flesh!
The earth runs to get new day, that flowers bloom with grace! Even air around me is in constant move to give cool breeze to touch my sweaty body and face!
Whenever I am in the race!
With each steaming weekend, on a swift Saturday morning! After yet another workout of a ride, run or jogging!
Or an event of plogging! Whenever I arrive back home, and sit in my cozy balcony.
I call her up,
and say hi to ‘Zindagi’ (life)! Come partner, sit and relax! Have tea with your own Rajeev!
You too must be really tired, running behind own desires of ‘Bandagi’ (worshipping)!
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