Chah Nahin

Chah Nahin Mai Sur-Bala Ke Gehnon Mein Guntha Jaaon...

Chah Nahin Premi Mala Mein Bindh, Pyari Ko Lalkaoon...

Chah Nahin Samraton Ke Shav Par, Hey Hari Dala Jaaon...

Chah Nahin Devon Ke Sar Par Chadoon, aur Bhagya Par Itraoon...

Mujhey Tod Lena Banmali, Us Path Par Tum Dena Phenk...

Matra Bhoomi Par Sheesh Chadhaney, Jis Path pa rJaayen Veer Anek!

- Harivanshrai Bachhan

An attempt at an english translation:

Not on a damsel's beauty to adorn
Not in a lover's garland to beckon
Not on the king's body to mourn
Not on images of Gods, to be blessed upon
But O' gardener, let me fall around
Where the martyrs of my motherland walked the ground!

Shanti!

Read somewhere:

The worst in life is "ATTACHMENT " it hurts when you lose it, the best in life is "LONELINESS" as it teaches you to be with yourself & when you lose it, you get Everything!

And these lessons are best appreciated when one experiences them, unfortunately! And one knows that its surely going to take a lot of time, effort and resilience to reach anywhere near 'Everything'.

Some attachments when lost don't just hurt... it feels like your heart was literally pulled out with bare hands and all the blood was squeezed brutally until dry. It has the uncanny ability to remain embedded in your thoughts all the time and you wonder, is this gonna be the case forever? Is this punishment and revenge for having deliberately killed that same attachment that was an actual, physical part of you? The answers are not clear, since choices were made while trying to keep the balance without toppling over. But one hopes... 'This too shall pass" And with that chant you move on, putting up a brave front and breezy appearances, for the sake of the ones you don't want to hurt by burdening them of the knowledge of the difficult choices you made.

Still miles to go.... but the thought does have a beautiful ring to it... and if something hasnt killed you, it has only made you stronger!