Intelligence vs Wisdom

Intelligence leads to arguments.
Wisdom leads to settlements.

Intelligence is the power of will.
Wisdom is power over the will.

Intelligence is heat - it burns.
Wisdom is warmth - it comforts.

Intelligence is holding on.
Wisdom is letting go.

Intelligence leads you.
Wisdom guides you.

Intelligence is the pursuit of knowledge - 

it tires the seeker.
Wisdom is the pursuit of truth - 

it inspires the seeker.

An intelligent man thinks he knows.
A wise man knows there is more to know.

An intelligent man always tries to prove his point.
A wise man knows there really is no point.

An intelligent man freely gives unsolicited advice.
A wise man keeps his counsel - until asked.

An intelligent man understands what is being said.
A wise man understands what is left unsaid.

An intelligent man speaks when he has to say something.
A wise man speaks when he has something to say.

An intelligent man sees everything as relative.
A wise man sees everything as related.

An intelligent man is always insistent.
A wise man is ever consistent.

An intelligent tries to control the flow.
The wise go with the flow.

An intelligent is aggressive and pretentious.
The wise are humble and earthly.

An intelligent is lofty and ambitious.
The wise is simple and practical.

An intelligent preaches to others.
The wise reach the others.

If you cannot find companion

If you cannot find a good companion to walk with - 

walk alone

Like an elephant roaming the jungle

It’s better to be alone -

than to be with those who will hinder your progress

ਵਿਚਾਰਸ਼ੀਲ ਮਨੁੱਖਾਂ ਦੀ ਜਿੰਦਗੀ

ਰਿਸ਼ੀ ਭ੍ਰਿਤਰੀਹਰਿ ਦਾ ਕਹਿਣਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ 
ਵਿਚਾਰਸ਼ੀਲ ਬੁੱਧੀਜੀਵੀ ਮਨੁੱਖਾਂ ਦੀ ਜਿੰਦਗੀ ਵੀ ਫੁੱਲਾਂ ਵਾਂਗ ਹੀ ਦੋ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਬੀਤਦੀ ਹੈ। 

ਜਾਂ ਤਾਂ ਉਹ ਗਲੇ ਦਾ ਹਾਰ ਬਣ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ -
ਯਾਨੀ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੇ ਨੁਮਾਇੰਦੇ ਜਾਂ ਮੁਖੀ ਸਮਝ ਕੇ ਸਤਿਕਾਰੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ 

ਜਾਂ ਫਿਰ ਉਹ ਆਪਣਾ ਜੀਵਨ 

ਜੰਗਲ ਦੇ ਫੁੱਲਾਂ ਵਾਂਗ ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਵਿਚ ਹੀ ਮਸਤ ਰਹਿ ਕੇ ਇਕਾਂਤ ਵਿਚ ਹੀ ਬਤੀਤ ਕਰ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ।

                                      (ਭ੍ਰਤਰੀਹਰਿ ਨੀਤਿ ਸ਼ਤਕ ਵਿਚੋਂ )

The Speck Of Dust

The dust once thought that if she could ever fly she would never come back to earth.
So, she prayed and meditated and chanted 

and did all that was in her power to make the Gods fulfill her desire.

And the Gods did listen.
The wind blew with such power
that it took the dust over the trees - 

over the mountains, into the sky.
She traveled everywhere.

She felt she fulfilled her destiny.
The magic played on for some time.
But now..she wanted to return back n rest.
Enough of this travel, enough of this sense of reaching somewhere.
Being this enlightened, self-awakened dust particle, higher than the rest !

She wanted to be dust again.
She wanted to be  --  just be.
And she cried from the deepest core of her heart.
She cried till the Gods sent her back.

There back on earth, she rested like never before.
She realized she was always this.
Always perfectly herself 

but all that journey to the sky and beyond -

was perhaps only to make her see so.

And how she smiled then..looking at the sky.

It was amazing.
All her knowledge had dropped.
All desires had dropped.
She was once again - Nothing.

But within that nothingness
there was this amazing Grace -
The Grace of Being.

And she settled. 

She finally settled as she was.
No seeking, no searching...

Just being - AS IS.

And then the winds smiled,
the seeds dropped,
the sun shone,
the rains showered
and flowers sprouted.
The dust had dissolved.
She was no more.

She had become All.
                                          Author - Unknown

​छोड़ न देना - Don't give up چھوڈ نہ دینا

​छोड़ न देना कहीं मायूस हो के राहे हक़
रुख हवा का एक दिन में तो ना बदला जाएगा

​Chhod na denaa kahin mayoos ho kay Rah-e-Haq
Rukh hawaa ka ek din mein to na badlaa jayegaa ​

                                                    (Writer unknown)

چھوڈ نہ دینا کہیں مایوس ہو کے راہ-ے-حق 

  رخ  ہوا کا ایک دن مے تو نہ بدلا جایگا 

Don't give up and abandon the path of truth if you are disappointed with the circumstances around you.

The directions of the wind can not be changed in a day.

With patience and the right intentions in your heart, 

Keep moving on the path of truth and righteousness. 

After all, the goal is to reach our own destination. 

                                                  ' Rajan Sachdeva '

 

ਛੋੜ ਨਾ ਦੇਣਾ ਕਹੀਂ ਮਾਯੂਸ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਰਾਹੇ ਹਕ਼ 

ਰੁਖ਼ ਹਵਾ ਕਾ ਏਕ ਦਿਨ ਮੇਂ ਤੋ ਨਾ ਬਦਲਾ ਜਾਏਗਾ 

Ye Meraa hai ye Teraa hai

Jo tu kehtaa hai ae gaafil ye meraa hai ye teraa hai 

Ye jis ka hai usee ka hai - na teraa hai na meraa hai 

Tu avval soch to dil mein ki tu hai kaun aur kya hai 

Namaazi hai sharaabi hai - uchakkaa hai luteraa hai? 

Farishta hai - pari hai - dev hai - ya aadami - jinn hai 

Balaa hai - bhoot hai - yaamun mazooraa ya kameeraa hai 

Jab in cheezon say tu apni tayeen kuchh cheez thehraa lay 

To us kay baad phir kahiyo ye mera hai ye tera hai 

Ye cheezen to garaz kya hain tu apnaa hee nahin maalik 

Tujhay O' be-khabar naadaan - ye kis gafalat nay gheraa hai

Tu kachay soot ka dhaagaa abas bal paich khaata hai 

Ye sab veham-e-galat hai aur qusoor-e-feham tera hai 

Tu kya jaanay ki tujh ko kis nay kis charkhay mein kaata hai 

Tu kya jaanay ki tujh ko kis ateran mein acheraa hai

Tamaasha hai mazaa hai sair hai kya kya aha haaha 

Musavvir nay ajab kuchh rang qudarat ka bikhera hai 

Taraqqee mein tanazzul hai - tanazzul mein taraqqee hai

Andheray mein ujaala hai - ujaalay mein andheraa hai 

Tilismaat-e-haqeeqee hai ye kuchh samjhaa nahin jaata 

Yahi chaand aur yahi sooraj yahi shaam aur saveraa hai 

'Nazeer' Allaah Alla is jahaan mein dam ganeemat hai 

Kahaan ham aur kahaan phir tum koyi dam ka baseraa hai

                                       ||Nazeer Aqabarabadi || 

Mazoora   =    Helpless, opressed

Abas          =    Just, Only 

Veham-e-galat =  Misunderstanding

Qusoor-e-feham = Fault of your thinking

Musavvir   =   Painter 

Taraqqee   =   Promotion

Tanazzul    =  Demotion, Decline,  fall, degradation 

kameera     =  Unknown, Secret 

Tilismaat-   =  Mirage 

Haqeeqee     =  Reality

Dam             =  Moment, Momentarily

ये मेरा है ये तेरा है

जो तू कहता है ऐ ग़ाफ़िल ये मेरा है ये तेरा है
ये जिस का है उसी का है न तेरा है न मेरा है

तू अव्वल सोच तो दिल में कि तू है कौन और क्या है
नमाज़ी है शराबी है  - उचक्का है लुटेरा है?

फ़रिश्ता है, परी है, देव है, या आदमी -जिन्न है
बला है - भूत है - यामुन मज़ूरा या कमीरा है

जब इन चीज़ों से तू अपने तईं कुछ चीज़ ठहरा ले
तो उस के बा'द फिर कहियो ये मेरा है ये तेरा है

ये चीज़ें तो ग़रज़ क्या हैं तू अपना ही नहीं मालिक
तुझे ओ बे-ख़बर नादाँ ये किस ग़फ़लत ने घेरा है

तू कच्चे सूत का धागा अबस बल पेच खाता है
ये सब वहम-ए-ग़लत है और क़ुसूर-ए-फ़हम तेरा है

तू क्या जाने कि तुझ को किस ने किस चर्ख़े में काता है
तू क्या जाने कि तुझ को किस अटेरन में अचेरा है

तमाशा है मज़ा है सैर है क्या क्या अहा हाहा
मुसव्विर ने अजब कुछ रंग क़ुदरत का बिखेरा है

तरक़्क़ी में तनज़्ज़ुल है तनज़्ज़ुल में तरक़्क़ी है
अँधेरे में उजाला है  - उजाले में अँधेरा है

तिलिस्मात-ए-हक़ीक़ी है ये कुछ समझा नहीं जाता
यही चाँद और यही सूरज यही शाम और सवेरा है

'नज़ीर ' अल्लाह अल्ला इस जहाँ में दम ग़नीमत है
कहाँ हम और कहाँ फिर तुम कोई दम का बसेरा है

                              ||नज़ीर अक़बराबादी || 

मज़ूरा          =        मजबूर           Helpless

अबस         =        महज़ , सिर्फ    Only

वहम-ए-ग़लत  =   ग़लत धारणा    Misunderstanding 

क़ुसूर-ए-फ़हम  =   सोच का दोष  Fault of your thinking

मुसव्विर      =  चित्रकार  Painter

तरक़्क़ी       =  उन्नति     Promotion,

तनज़्ज़ुल     =  पतन      Demotion, decline, fall, degradation

कमीरा        =   अनजान - छुपा हुआ Unknown Secret 

दम        =  पल , क्षण   A Moment 

Be kind and strong

Be kind - but strong 

Be firm - but flexible 

Be optimistic - but also realistic 

Do good for others 

and do good for yourself as well

रत्नाकर धौतपदां Whose feet are washed by the Sea

रत्नाकर धौतपदां हिमालयकिरीटिनीम् । 

ब्रह्मराजर्षि रत्नाढ्यां वन्दे भारतमातरम् ॥
 
समुद्र जिसके पैर धोता है  - जिसने हिमालय को अपने मुकुट के रुप में शिर पर धारण किया है। 

जो अनेक महान ब्रह्मऋषि और राज -ऋषि रुपी रत्नों से सुशोभित है 

उस भारत माता को प्रणाम 

Whose feet are washed by the Sea, who holds the Himalayas as her crown

Who is adorned with the gems of great Brahm-Rishis and Raj-Rishis - the distinguished sages and scholars,

We bow to the great Mother India - Bharat. 

वन्दे मातरम् Vanday Maataram तस्लीमात, माँ तस्लीमात تسلیمات ماں تسلیمات

Written by: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
on November 7, 1875  and Published on: 1882
Original Language: Sanskrit
Translated to English by -  Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
First Performed by: Rabindranath Tagore in 1896
Adopted on: January 24, 1950

वन्दे मातरम्
सुजलां सुफलां मलयजशीतलाम्
शस्य श्यामलां मातरं
वन्दे मातरम्

शुभ्र ज्योत्स्ना पुलकित यामिनीम
फुल्ल कुसुमित द्रुमदलशोभिनीम्
सुहासिनीं सुमधुर भाषिणीम्
सुखदां वरदां मातरम्
वन्दे मातरम्
वन्दे मातरम् वन्दे मातरम्

        

         Roman Script

Vanday Maataram  - Vanday Maataram 

Sujalaam suphalaaṃ malayaja Sheetlaam

Sasya- Shyaamlaam Maataram 

Vanday Maataram  

Shubhra jyotsnam pulakita yaamini

Phulla kusumita drumadala Shobhini

Suhaasini 

Sumadhura bhaashini 

Sukhdaam Vardaam - Maataram 

Vanday Maataram 

                  English Translation - by Sri Aurobindo Ghosh

Mother, I bow to thee!

Rich with thy hurrying streams,

Bright with thy orchard gleams,

Cool with the winds of delight,

Dark fields waving, Mother of might,

Mother - I bow to thee!

Glory of moonlight dreams

Over thy branches and lordly streams

Clad in thy blossoming trees

Mother, giver of ease,

Laughing low and sweet,

Mother, I kiss thy feet,

Speaker sweet and low,

Mother, to thee I bow.

Who hath said thou art weak in thy lands,

When the swords flash out in seventy million hands,

And seventy million voices roar

Thy dreadful name from shore to shore?

With many strengths who art mighty and strong,

To thee, I call, Mother and Lord!

Thou who savest, arise and save!

To her, I cry who ever her foemen drove

Back from plain and Sea

And shook herself free. 

Thou art wisdom, thou art law,

Thou art heart, our soul, our breath

Thou art love divine, the awe

In our hearts that conquers death.

Thine the strength that nerves the arm,

Thine the beauty, thine the charm.

Every image divine

In our temples is but thine. 

               Urdu Translation by Arif Mohammad Khan

                           (in Devnagri Script)

तस्लीमात, माँ तस्लीमात
तू भरी है मीठे पानी से
फल फूलों की शादाबी से
दक्खिन की ठंडी हवाओं से
फसलों की सुहानी फ़िज़ाओं से
तस्लीमात, माँ तस्लीमात
तेरी रातें रौशन चांद से
तेरी रौनक सब्ज़-ए-फ़ाम से
तेरी प्यार भरी मुस्कान है
तेरी मीठी बहुत ज़ुबां है
तेरी बांहों में मेरी राहत है
तेरे क़दमों में मेरी जन्नत है
तस्लीमात, माँ तस्लीमात

           

              Urdu Script

تسلیمات ماں تسلیمات 

تو بھری ہے میٹھے پانی سے 

فل پھولوں کی شادابی سے 

دکھن کی ٹھنڈی حوواؤں سے 

فصلوں کی سہانی فضاؤں سے 

تسلیمات ماں تسلیمات 

تیری راتیں روشن چاند سے

 تیری رونق سبز-ے- فام سے 

تیری پیار بھری مسکان ہے 

تیری میٹھی بہت زبان ہے 

تیری بانہوں مے میری راحت ہے 

تیرے قدموں مے میری جننٹ ہے 

تسلیمات ماں تسلیمات 

Happy Republican Day (India) - Vanday Mataram

      Happy Indian Republican Day and Vanday Mataram

It is vital to remember and retain our roots and heritage. 

Any community which forgets its roots - its language and culture - eventually ceases to exist. 

One should always feel pride - not arrogance but dignity - for their heritage and motherland - along with respect for everyone else's heritage as well.   

                    Vanday Mataram - 

was written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1870 and sung by Rabindranath Tagore in the 1896 session of the Indian National Congress. It was selected as the National Song of India by the Constituent Assembly on January 24, 1950.

The song shares the same status as the National Anthem (Jana Gana Mana) - except for some official dictates.
However, this was the most popular song at the time - when India was fighting for independence.

The phrase ‘Vande Mataram’ was the mantra of Indian revolutionaries and nationalist leaders during the country’s struggle for freedom. It became the war cry for Indian nationalists against the British Raj to attain freedom for the Motherland.

Such was the power of this phrase that It quickly spread throughout India and was on the lips of millions. It enthused numerous young men and women who fell into the patriotic sentiments of the time, dedicating their spirits to the service of their Motherland.

Revolutionary turned Spiritualist Aurobindo Ghosh rendered the English translation titled ‘I bow to thee, Mother’.

The Indian National Congress made it mandatory to sing Vande Mataram in every session across the country after 1915.
However, considering the sentiments of a few religious groups who opposed the word Maatram (Mother) - it was adopted as the National song - and Jan Gan Man as the National Anthem.

Nevertheless, this is a beautiful composition recognized as the greatest and most enduring gift of the Swadeshi movement.

Vande Mataram ranked as the second most popular song in the world - through a poll conducted by BBC World Services in 2002.

   

                        Original in Sanskrit 

Vanday Maataram  - Vanday Maataram 

Sujalaam suphalaaṃ malayaja Sheetlaam

Sasya- Shyaamlaam Maataram 

Vanday Maataram  

Shubhra jyotsnam pulakita yaamini

Phulla kusumita drumadala Shobhini

Suhaasini 

Sumadhura bhaashini 

Sukhdaam Vardaam - Maataram 

Vanday Maataram 

English Translation - by the young revolutionary nationalist and a great Spiritualist, Sri Aurobindo Ghosh.

Mother, I bow to thee!

Rich with thy hurrying streams,

Bright with thy orchard gleams,

Cool with the winds of delight,

Dark fields waving, Mother of might,

Mother - I bow to thee!

Glory of moonlight dreams

Over thy branches and lordly streams

Clad in thy blossoming trees

Mother, giver of ease,

Laughing low and sweet,

Mother, I kiss thy feet,

Speaker sweet and low,

Mother, to thee I bow.

Who hath said thou art weak in thy lands,

When the swords flash out in seventy million hands,

And seventy million voices roar

Thy dreadful name from shore to shore?

With many strengths who art mighty and strong,

To thee, I call, Mother and Lord!

Thou who savest, arise and save!

To her, I cry who ever her foemen drove

Back from plain and Sea

And shook herself free. 

Thou art wisdom, thou art law,

Thou art heart, our soul, our breath

Thou art love divine, the awe

In our hearts that conquers death.

Thine the strength that nerves the arm,

Thine the beauty, thine the charm.

Every image divine

In our temples is but thine. 

          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

                           Happy Republican Day 

 In 2002, BBC World Service conducted an international poll to choose the ten most famous songs of all time.
Around 7000 songs were selected from all over the world. 

Vande Mataram was ranked second.

Note: Information gathered from the web and Wikipedia

ईर्ष्या से छुटकारा कैसे पाएं

ईर्ष्या से छुटकारा पाने के लिए सबसे पहले, हमें इसका कारण खोजना होगा।

ईर्ष्या क्यों होती है ?

हम किस से - और क्यों ईर्ष्या करते हैं ?

                     ईर्ष्या का मूल कारण स्वामित्व की भावना है।

जब हम देखते हैं कि जो हम चाहते हैं वो दूसरों के पास है - 

जो हमारे पास होना चाहिए वो औरों के पास है - तो हमें उनसे ईर्ष्या होने लगती है।

हम ईर्ष्यालु हो जाते हैं।

जब हम कुछ विशिष्ट प्रतिभा वाले लोगों को देखते हैं - ऐसी प्रतिभा जो हमारे पास नहीं है -

जब हम  देखते हैं कि जो हम करना चाहते हैं - वो दूसरे लोग कर रहे हैं -

जिसका श्रेय हम लेना चाहते हैं, वो दूसरे ले रहे हैं -

तो हमें उनसे ईर्ष्या होने लगती है। 

जब किसी की प्रशंसा - किसी की तारीफ़ हो रही हो तो हमें जलन होती है -

क्योंकि हम चाहते हैं कि लोग हमारी प्रशंसा करें।

हम नहीं चाहते कि कोई और व्यक्ति आकर्षण का केंद्र बने - 

हम नहीं चाहते कि लोगों का ध्यान किसी और व्यक्ति की तरफ हो और उस की तारीफ़ हमसे ज्यादा हो। 

सच तो यह है कि असल में हम जानते हैं कि वो गुण - वो प्रतिभा हमारे पास नहीं है - 

और चाहते हैं कि वो गुण हमारे पास भी हों। 

या फिर हम सोचते हैं कि हमारे पास भी वो गुण तो हैं लेकिन हमें अपनी प्रतिभा दिखाने का कोई मौका - कोई अवसर नहीं मिला। 

जो अवसर - जो मौके उन्हें मिले या मिलते हैं - वो हमें मिलने चाहिएं। 

अर्थात - जो कुछ भी औरों के पास है उस सब का स्वामी हमें होना चाहिए। 

ईर्ष्या से मुक्त होने के लिए इस स्वामित्व की भावना से मुक्त होना पड़ेगा।

क्योंकि स्वामित्व की भावना मन में असुरक्षा पैदा करती है - जो नहीं है उसे पाने की इच्छा और जो है उसे खोने का डर। 

चाहे वह कोई वस्तु हो या कोई पद - या अन्य लोगों पर हमारा अधिकार और उन पर नियंत्रण और कंट्रोल - अगर नहीं है तो पाने की इच्छा और अगर है तो उसे खोने का डर - दोनों हालतों में हम अपने आप को असुरक्षित महसूस करने लगते हैं 

और जिनके पास है उन से ईर्ष्या करने लगते हैं। 

लेकिन सच्चे ज्ञानी किसी भी प्रकार की स्वामित्व की भावना से मुक्त होते हैं -

और इसलिए वो ईर्ष्या से भी मुक्त होते हैं। 

वे जानते हैं कि संसार की हर वस्तु और परिस्थिति परिवर्तन के नियम के अधीन है। 

वे जानते हैं कि सब कुछ क्षण भंगुर है - बदल जाने वाला है।  

इसलिए, वे न तो किसी चीज को पकड़ कर रखते हैं और न ही किसी व्यक्ति विशेष अथवा लोगों को। 

उनके मन में किसी वस्तु - किसी परिस्थिति और अन्य लोगों पर स्वामित्व का भाव नहीं होता - 

उन पर अधिकार एवं नियंत्रण - उन पर अपना कण्ट्रोल रखने की भावना नहीं होती और इसलिए वे ईर्ष्या से मुक्त रहते हैं।

                                  ' राजन सचदेव ' 

How to get rid of Jealousy

To get rid of jealousy - first, we have to find the cause of it.
What makes us jealous?

The root cause of jealousy is possessiveness.
When we see that others have what we want to possess, we become jealous.

When we see people with specific talents that we would like to have - others doing and achieving what we would like to get credit for, we become jealous.

When we see someone being praised and admired, we become jealous - because we want people to praise us.
We do not want anyone else to get more attention and admiration than us.

The fact is that deep down in our hearts, we want to possess what others have, and we don't.

To be free of jealousy, one has to be free from the feeling of possessiveness and ownership.
The sense of ownership creates a feeling of insecurity - a fear of losing what we have. May it be things, objects, positions, or people and our authority and control over them.

The true Gyanis or Enlightened ones are free of jealousy because they are free of possessiveness.

They know that everything in the world is subject to change.
Therefore, they do not hold on or cling to anything - neither objects nor people.

They do not carry a sense of ownership of anything or anyone - 

and therefore, they remain free of jealousy.
                                                        ' Rajan Sachdeva '

There are only two ways केवल दो ही विकल्प हैं

There are only two ways to be
One is at war with reality
and the other is at peace.
The choice is yours

 केवल दो ही विकल्प हैं

एक है सच्चाई और वास्तविकता को झुठलाना - उसके विरुद्ध लड़ना 

और दूसरा - 

सच्चाई और वास्तविकता के साथ समझौता करके शांत रहना 

चुनाव हमारे अपने हाथ में है 

Where to speak - where not to speak (Kahaan par bolnaa hai)

Kahaan par bolnaa hai aur kahaan par bol jaatay hain 

Jahaan khaamosh rehnaa hai vahaan munh khol jaatay hain 

Katay jab sheesh sainik ka to ham khaamosh rehtay hain 

Katay ik scene picture kaa to saaray bol   jaatay hain 

Nayi naslon kay ye bachay zamaanay bhar kee suntay hain 

Magar maan baap kuchh bolen to bachay bol jaatay hain 

Bahut oonchi dukaanon mein kataatay jaib sab apni 

Magar mazdoor maangega to sikkay bol  jaatay hain 

Agar makhmal karay galtee to koyi kuchh nahin kehtaa

Phatee chaadar kee galtee ho to saaray bol  jaatay hain 

Havaaon kee tabaahi ko sabhi chup chaap sehtay hain 

Chiraagon say huyi galtee to saaray bol  jaatay hain 

Banaatay phirtay hain rishtay zamaanay bhar say aqsar ham 

Magar ghar mein zaroorat ho to rishtay bol  jaatay hain 

Kahaan par bolnaa hai aur kahaan par bol jaatay hain 

Jahaan khaamosh rehnaa hai vahaan munh khol jaatay hain  

                                                                 (Writer  - Unknown)

                              Translation

Where to speak - and where not to speak

Where there should be silence, the mouth is opened.

When the head of a soldier is cut, we remain silent

When a scene of a picture is cut, everyone starts shouting.

These children of new breeds listen to the whole world

But if the parents say something, they start shouting back.

We let our pockets lose in high standard fancy shops

But if a worker, maid, or servant asks, we start counting the coins. 

No one says anything if velvet (rich & influential - wearing expensive clothes) makes a mistake

If it is the fault of a torn sheet (poor) - everyone shouts and complains.

Everyone silently bears the destruction of the winds.

If the mistake is made by the lamps, everyone shouts and complains.

We often try to make relationships with everyone we meet. 

But if there is a need in the home, relationships are forgotten.

Where to speak and where not to speak

Where there should be silence, the mouth is opened       

                                ( Rajan Sachdeva )            

कहाँ पर बोलना है - और कहाँ पर बोल जाते हैं

कहाँ पर बोलना है और कहाँ पर बोल जाते हैं
जहाँ ख़ामोश रहना है वहाँ मुँह खोल जाते हैं

कटा जब शीश सैनिक का तो हम ख़ामोश रहते हैं
कटा एक सीन पिक्चर का तो सारे बोल जाते हैं

नई नस्लों के ये बच्चे ज़माने भर की सुनते हैं
मगर माँ बाप कुछ बोलें  तो बच्चे बोल जाते हैं

बहुत ऊँची दुकानों में कटाते जेब सब अपनी
मगर मज़दूर माँगेगा तो सिक्के बोल जाते हैं

अगर मख़मल करे ग़लती  तो कोई कुछ नहीं कहता
फटी चादर की ग़लती हो तो सारे बोल जाते हैं

हवाओं की तबाही को सभी चुपचाप सहते हैं
चिराग़ों से हुई ग़लती  तो सारे बोल जाते हैं

बनाते फिरते हैं रिश्ते ज़माने भर से अक्सर हम
मगर घर में ज़रुरत हो तो रिश्ते भूल जाते हैं

कहाँ पर बोलना है और कहाँ पर बोल जाते हैं
जहाँ ख़ामोश रहना है वहाँ मुँह खोल जाते हैं

             (लेखक - अज्ञात )

मोहब्बत - Mohabbat - Love

             Please scroll down for Roman script and English translation

मोहब्बत हो तो जाती है - मोहब्बत की नहीं जाती
ये शोला ख़ुद भड़क उठता है भड़काया नहीं जाता

मोहब्बत के लिए कुछ ख़ास दिल मख़सूस होते हैं 

ये वो नग़मा है जो हर साज़ पे गाया  नहीं जाता 

मोहब्बत अस्ल में 'मख़मूर ' वो राज़-ए-हक़ीक़त है 

समझ में आ गया है और समझाया नहीं जाता 

                                          " मख़मूर देहलवी "   

Mohabbat ho to jaati hai Mohabbat kee nahin jaati

Ye sholaa khud bhadak uthataa hai badkaayaa nahin jaata

Mohabbat kay liye kuchh khaas dil makhsoos hotay hain

Ye vo naghmaa hai jo har saaz pay gaayaa nahin jaata

Mohabbat asal mein 'Makhmoor' vo raaz-e-haqeeqat hai 

Samajh mein aa gayaa hai aur samjhaayaa nahin jaata

                                    " Makhmoor Dehalvi "

Love just happens - it is not designed or evoked.

This fire flares up on its own - it is not built or produced.

There are some special hearts reserved for love -
This is a song that is not sung on every instrument.

Makhmoor says - love, in fact, is such a secret
that can be understood - but can not be explained.

मख़सूस  Makhsoos  = Reserved, Chosen, Specific, Special, Distinguished

A Pale Blue Dot - by Carl Sagan

NASA Mission was leaving the solar system when, at the request of Carl Sagan, it was commanded by NASA to turn its camera around and take a last photo of Earth across a great expanse of space. 

The following video's accompanying words are spoken by Carl Sagan. 

Please listen to them attentively.

https://youtu.be/GO5FwsblpT8 

Looking for Happiness?

 

Be Vigilant and Stay Safe

Note:
It's better to be safe than sorry

Make Yourself a Zero शून्य सा व्यक्तित्व

Make yourself like a zero - 

so that no one can subtract anything from it.

But whoever you stand with - 

their value is increased ten times.

अपना व्यक्तित्व शून्य के जैसा रखिये 

ताकि कोई उसमें से कुछ भी घटा न सके 

परंतु जिसके साथ खड़े हो जाएं - 

उसकी कीमत दस गुना बढ़ जाये

Happiness and Contentment

All our life, we keep chasing after things we like but don't have - such as money, status, power, happiness, etc. 

It's not hard to understand that people who don't have enough to live comfortably are unhappy.
But those who have everything or more than they need - don't seem to be very happy either.

Is happiness merely a delusion?
Just a concept to imagine?

It depends on how we define happiness. 

If it means to achieve the things we like or we don't have, then we may never find happiness.
Because every time we get what we want, there will be another desire to obtain something else.
Never, there will be a time when we would feel that we have enough to be happy-ever-after.

Therefore, the wise talk about contentment. 

We are told to be content with whatever little we might have, and we will be happy. 

We often hear this phrase: You cannot buy happiness with money.

But on the other hand, no one can achieve happiness with poverty either.
Everyone needs to meet the basic necessities to be able to survive in the physical world.
Without proper food, shelter, and essential medical help, no one can stay happy for long.
If riches cannot provide happiness, then neither can poverty.

Perhaps the solution lies somewhere in the middle. 

While the poor are always struggling to meet both ends' meals - the rich are busy trying to find different ways to be happy - to find pleasure through entertainment and traveling, etc. - and continually thinking of ways to extend their wealth and power and how to save it.
Neither rich nor poor have time to relax and try to find the real purpose of life - to find Truth.
Neither of them has time to unwind and try to find the real purpose of life - to find Truth.

No one appears to be truly happy.
Being content seems to be the only way to become happy.

But at the same time, no one can become content if their basic needs of food and shelter are not met.
Even the Saints, religious leaders, Dharm-pracharaks, and Gurus also want to secure their wellbeing and the future requirements of their families - and there is nothing wrong with it.

Therefore, instead of saying: Money cannot buy happiness - It should be understood as:
Neither riches nor poverty can bestow happiness.
We may find happiness by having - not a little - but enough to meet our needs and being content with it.

There is a beautiful Doha (Hindi couplet) perhaps by Satguru Kabeer ji:
                Saayeen itnaa deejiye - jaamay kutumb smaaye 

                Main bhi bhookha na rahoon aur saadh na bhookha jaye
O' Lord, please grant me enough to meet my household requirements - 

That we may not stay hungry, nor the guests should go hungry from my home.

                                            ' Rajan Sachdeva '

साईं इतना दीजिए - जामे कुटुम्ब समाए
मैं भी भूखा न रहूँ और साध न भूखा जाए

Pandit Birju Maharaj - A Tribute

                                           Pandit Birju Maharaj 

                              4 February 1937 – 17 January 2022

Yesterday, We lost another great artist of Indian classical music and dance - Pandit Birju Maharaj.

Brijmohan Nath Mishra-  simply known as Birju Maharaj was a leading exponent and torch-bearer of one of the most difficult classical dances of India, known as Kathak.

His constant efforts took Kathak to a whole new level - and made people take note of and respect this dance form - not only in India but in western countries as well.

He is known as the Father of Kathak dance - because, without him, the art of Kathak dance might have died and disappeared. 

I had the privilege of meeting this great artist at the house of Shrimati Ashoka Rao - a student of Pandit Lachu Maharaj and Arjun Mishra (an uncle and student of Birju Maharaj, respectively) who teaches Kathak dance in a wider Michigan area. 

After spending a day with Pandit ji, I found him not only a great artist but a great human being as well - he was very simple and humble - very friendly, and loving. 

During dinner, Ashoka ji told me that Pandit ji refused to stay at a hotel and wanted to stay at their home. He preferred simple home-cooked meals and a family environment over a five-star hotel and fancy restaurant food. 

Pandit Birju Maharaj was not only a dancer. He was also a sensitive poet and captivating orator - and an excellent singer of Thumri, Dadra, and Bhajans. 

He gave his first dance performance at the age of seven, and at the age of thirteen, he was invited to Delhi to teach Kathak at Sangeet Bharati. 

He won several honors and awards, including the Prestigious Padma Vibhushan (1986).

Known for his facial expressions - fast and nimble artistic feet movements - Pandit Birju Maharaj is considered the epitome of Kathak.

He will be greatly missed in the circles of Indian classical music and dances.  

                                                       ' Rajan Sachdeva '

At Ashoka Rao's house - Flint Michigan

(Picture - from the web)

Picture - taken from the web

Note:

Birju Maharaj was a descendant of the Maharaj family of Kathak dancers, which includes his two uncles, Shambhu Maharaj and Lachhu Maharaj, and his father and guru, Acchan Maharaj. 

Those who dive deep in the ocean

Jin Khoja tin paayaa gehray paani paith 

Main bauri dhoondan gayi - rahi kinaaray baith 

                                      (Sadguru Kabeer Ji) 

Those who dive deep in the ocean - find the treasures.

I also went searching for the pearls - 

but foolishly stayed sitting on the edge of the shore. 

We have been walking the ocean's edge for long - 

holding up our robes of ego to keep them dry and unwrinkled - 

holding on to our armors of prestige and ego. 

If we want the real treasure - then we must dive deeper

And naked - free from the heavy armors that we carry around -

Armors of a false sense of prestige, distinction, power, and ego.

                                                   ' Rajan Sachdeva '

सुखी एवं संतुष्ट जीवन के निर्माण के लिए

एक डॉक्टर या सर्जन बीमारी को दूर करने के लिए शरीर के किसी हिस्से में बढ़ते हुए अल्सर को काट कर निकाल देता है।

एक इमारत को पुनर्स्थापित करने के लिए पुरानी इमारत के जर्जर हिस्सों को गिरा कर उन्हें नए समकालीन डिजाईन के साथ बदल दिया जाता है।

पेड़-पौधे पुराने सूखे पत्तों को गिरने देते हैं - झाड़ देते हैं और वसंत रितु में उन पर नए पत्ते आ जाते हैं ।

इसी प्रकार एक नए - सुखी एवं संतुष्ट जीवन का निर्माण करने के लिए -
हमें पुराने दकियानूसी विचारों को छोड़ कर उन्हें नए उपयोगी और प्रैक्टिकल विचारों से बदलना होगा। 

बदलते हुए समय के साथ पुराने संकीर्ण और अनुपयोगी विचारों को भी बदलने की ज़रुरत है। 
                                             ' राजन सचदेव '

To Build a New Satisfying Life

A surgeon must cut open and remove an ulcer to heal the body.

To restore a building, we must tear down some old crumbling parts of the old building and replace them with new contemporary layouts.

A tree must let go of the old dying leaves - and grow new ones in the spring. 

Similarly, to build a new happy, satisfying life - 

we must tear down the old obsolete ideas and replace them with new fresh ideas. 

With changing times - a change of the old, narrow, and useless ideas is also required to attain a balanced life.

                                                           ' Rajan Sachdeva ' 

शिकवा-ए-ज़ुल्मत -ए-शब

शिकवा-ए-ज़ुल्मत -ए-शब से तो कहीं बेहतर था
अपने हिस्से की एक शम्मा जला दी होती

                                                  (अज्ञात )

अपने आस पास होने वाले ज़ुल्म और अँधेरे को कोसने की बजाय -
अच्छा होता अगर आप अपनी तरफ से - अपने हिस्से का एक छोटा सा दीपक ही जला देते

अपने आस-पास होने वाली हर दुर्घटना - हर बुराई के लिए दूसरों को दोष देना बहुत  आसान है।
हम आमतौर पर किसी एक व्यक्ति या किसी एक समुदाय को चुन लेते हैं - 

और जब भी कुछ गलत होता है, तो हम उन्हें दोष देना शुरु कर देते हैं। 

और आजकल का सोशल मीडिया - कोई समाधान - कोई हल खोजने में मदद करने की बजाय, उस में और ईंधन डालने का काम कर रहा है - नफरत की आग को और अधिक प्रज्वलित करने - और बढ़ाने में मदद कर रहा है।

चाहे कोई भी धार्मिक, सांस्कृतिक या राजनीतिक समुदाय हो, उसकी असलीयत एवं तथ्यों को खोजना मुश्किल नहीं है

सुनी सुनाई बातों पर भरोसा करने के बजाय निष्पक्ष और प्रामाणिक जानकारी प्राप्त करके तर्क और सामान्य एवं व्यवहारिक ज्ञान का उपयोग करके सच्चाई को जाना जा सकता है।  

हर बात को ठंडे दिल से और जिम्मेदारी से सोचना चाहिए और समस्या का नहीं - बल्कि समाधान का हिस्सा बनने का प्रयास करना चाहिए। 

अगर और कुछ नहीं - तो कम से कम गलत जानकारी फैलाकर - नफरत की आग में और ज्यादा ईंधन डाल कर इसे बढ़ावा देने में तो मदद न करें । 

                                                      ' राजन सचदेव '

Shikva-e-Zulmat-e-Shab

Shikva-e-zulmat-e-shab say to kahin behtar tha
Apnay hissay ki ek shamma jalaaa dee hoti
                                             ' Unknown '

Instead of cursing the atrocities and darkness around you - 

it would have been better if you had lighted even one small candle from your side - as your share. 

It's easy to blame others for every bad thing that happens around us.

We usually pick a person or a group, and whenever something goes wrong, we start blaming or accusing them. And social media - instead of helping to find a solution, adds more fuel to it. 

May it be religious, cultural, or political, it's easy to find the facts - using logic and genuine - unbiased, authentic information rather than relying on heresy. 

Everyone should think responsibly and try to be a part of the solution and not of the problem. 

Or at least, not add more fuel by spreading wrong information. 

                                                        ' Rajan Sachdeva '

Happy Lohri & Makar Sankranti

 

We might think we are Enlightened Beings

We might think that we are Enlightened beings and free from the clutches of enchanting glamours and temptations of the materialistic world. 

While in fact, we are like tiny pieces of iron resisting the most enormous magnet called Maya.

The degree may vary, but more or less - everyone gets pulled into the magnetic realms of Maya at one point or the other. 

We live in an enchanting world in a physical form - there is hardly any escape. 

                                                    ' Rajan Sachdeva '

Are we Free or Prisoners?

We might think that we are free. 

But if we analyze ourselves closely and objectively, we may find that we might be prisoners after all. 

Prisoners of our desires and attachments.

We all have desires. 

Everyone has some desires.

It's part of human nature. 

And there is nothing wrong with having desires.

But sometimes, we become attached to certain desires.

We continually keep thinking about them over and over again and desperately wanting to get it. 

We become prisoners of those specific desires - and constantly keep thinking of finding ways to fulfill them.

If they are not fulfilled, we become unhappy - sad, angry, and even depressed.

And if we get what we want, we temporarily become happy.

It boosts our ego.

But soon, it loses its charm, and we start looking for something else and become prisoners of another desire.

       We also become attached to what we have - to our possessions.

We may have been fine when we did not have certain things - like diamonds, a big bungalow, or a large estate. 

But if we lose it after having it for some time, it becomes painful. 

We constantly keep thinking about it and keep on suffering. 

We feel like a loser and become a prisoner of those depressing thoughts. 

               We also become prisoners of certain beliefs.

It’s good to have some beliefs - but it’s not good to become their prisoners. 

If we do, then we cannot see beyond the boundaries of those beliefs. 

Our vision becomes very limited. 

It diminishes our ability to analyze and accept other theories and beliefs.

Truth cannot be realized by a closed mind with a limited vision.

Rabindra Nath Tagore, a receiver of the Nobel Prize, once said that we try to build walls of certain beliefs around ourselves for protection. However, sometimes those walls become so high that we become prisoners within them and cannot see anything beyond those walls.

Bhagvad Gita says:  

Attachments are the root cause of all sufferings.

Attachment is a great invisible binding force - 

and freedom from it means happiness and Moksha.

Freedom - not from desires and possessions, but free from being attached to them. 

Free from being a prisoner to certain distinctive concepts and beliefs and being open to other - new ideas - new horizons. 

                                            ‘Rajan Sachdeva’

Chup hee Rehnaa - Kuchh na Kehnaa

Hai koyi jag mein aisa 

Jis mein koyi kamee nahin hai ? 

Har bashar mein hoti hai 

koyi na koyi khaami - koyi kamzori 

kisi mein zyaada - kisi mein thodi 

Chhoti see bhool - ya koyi sanjeedaa 

kaheen pay zaahir - kaheen posheedaa

Jahaan mein aisa kaun bashar hai 

jis mein koyi kamee nahin hai ?

Jo lagtaa hai paak pavitra - 

bus us men abhi - dikhee nahin hai 

Kabhi kuchh hasraten - 

baaton baaton mein ho jaati hain bayaan 

ya kabhi kirdaar mein kuchh ho jaati hain ayaan  (Revealed)

aur kuchh reh jaati hain 

dabee dabee see - zehan mein hee pinhaan   (Concealed)

 Har ik ki zindgi mein kuchh vaaqyaat    (Incidents)

Har ik kay zehan mein kuchh tasavvuraat  (Thoughts)

aisay hote hain -

Jis par kisi na kisi ko to aitraaz hoga 

koyi nuktaacheen hoga - koyi naaraaz hoga 

Kuchh aisee baaten - koyi aisi harkat

Jisay ham samajhtay hain vaajib nahin hai 

Naaqid nigaahon say dekhen agar         (Critical)

to duniya mein koyi bhee saadiq nahin hai    (Pure)

Haqeeqat to ye hai 

ki jis say mohabbat ho - 

jo achchha lagtaa ho 

us ki har kamzori ho jaati hai nazar-andaaz 

aur jo kisi vajah say achchha na lagay 

us kee har baat pay hota hai - aitraaz 

Aksar ham ye kehtay hain 

ki kaun - kahaan, kab, kya karta hai - 

ye Rab jaantaa hai - 

kyon kartaa hai ? 

kis ichchhaa say - kis laalach say ? 

Vo sab jaantaa hai 

Magar Vo jaantay huye bhi chup rehtaa hai 

Achhay buray har ik kaam ko 

Neki badee kay har khyaal ko 

Chhupi ya zaahir - har ik baat ko 

Har banday kee har harqat ko 

har ik rug ko - 

Vo pehchaantaa hai - 

kis kay dil mein kya chhupaa hai -

Vo sab jaantaa hai 

Magar jaan kar bhee 

Chup rehtaa hai 

Kuchh nahin kehtaa

Zaraa sochen -- 

ki agar Vo chup hai

to ham kyon boltay hain ?

Apnay taraazoo mein 

Sab ko kyon toltay hain ? 

Agar tumhen bhi Rab say pyaar hai 

Us ka reham-o-karam tumhen darkaar hai 

to jab bhee kisi mein koyi khaami nazar aaye 

to Rab kee tarah hee 

Chup rehnaa - kuchh na kehnaa 

Sehansheeltaa aur vishaaltaa 

Yahi to sab granthon ka saar hai 

Sab ka 'Rajan' yahi hai kehnaa 

Chup hee rehnaa - kuchh na kehnaa 

Kuchh na kehnaa - chup hee rehnaa 

                                  ' Rajan Sachdeva '

Posheeda =    Hidden 

Ayaan =         Open, Revealed, Clear, Expressed 

Pinhaan =     Hidden - Concealed 

Tasavvuraat = Thoughts (Plural of Tassavur)

Nuktaacheen = Critic, Caviller, Hypercritical  

Vaajib =      Right, Appropriate 

Naaqid = Critical, Analytical, fault finding 

Saadiq = Pure, Honest, Sincere 

Darkaar =Desired, Required 

चुप ही रहना - कुछ न कहना

है कोई जग में ऐसा 
जिस में कोई कमी नहीं है ?

हर बशर में होती है
कोई न कोई ख़ामी - कोई कमज़ोरी
किसी में ज़्यादा - किसी में थोड़ी
छोटी सी भूल - या कोई संजीदा
कहीं पे ज़ाहिर - कहीं पोशीदा

जहाँ में ऐसा कौन बशर है  

जिस में कोई कमी नहीं है
जो लगता है पाक पवित्र -
बस उसमें अभी - दिखी नहीं है

कभी कुछ हसरतें -
बातों बातों में हो जाती हैं बयां
या कभी किरदार में कुछ हो जाती हैं अयां
और कुछ रह जाती हैं
दबी दबी सी - ज़हन में ही पिन्हां

सब  की ज़िंदगी में कुछ वाक़यात
हर इक के ज़हन में कुछ तसव्वुरात 
ऐसे होते हैं -
जिस पर किसी न किसी को तो ऐतराज़ होगा
कोई नुक्ताचीं होगा - कोई नाराज़ होगा

कुछ ऐसी बातें - कोई ऐसी हरकत 
जिसे हम समझते हैं वाजिब नहीं है
नाक़िद निगाहों से देखें अगर 
तो दुनिया में कोई भी सादिक़ नहीं है

हक़ीक़त तो ये है कि
जिस से मोहब्बत हो -
उसकी हर कमज़ोरी हो जाती है नज़रअंदाज़
और जो किसी वजह से अच्छा न लगे
उसकी हर बात पे होता है - ऐतराज़

अक्सर हम ये कहते हैं
कि कौन - कहां, कब, क्या करता है -
ये रब जानता है -
क्यों करता है ?
किस इच्छा से - किस लालच से ?
वो सब जानता है
मगर वो जानते हुए भी चुप रहता है

अच्छे बुरे हर इक काम को
नेकी बदी के हर ख़्याल को
छुपी या ज़ाहिर - हर इक बात को
हर बंदे की हर हरक़त को
हर इक रग को -
वो पहचानता है -
किस के दिल में क्या छुपा है -
वो सब जानता है
मगर जान कर भी चुप रहता है
कुछ नहीं कहता

ज़रा सोचें --
कि अगर वो चुप है
तो हम क्यों बोलते हैं ?
क्यों अपने तराज़ू में
सब को तोलते हैं ?

अगर तुम्हें भी रब से प्यार है
अगर उसका रहम-ओ-करम दरकार है
तो जब भी किसी में कोई ख़ामी नज़र आए
तो रब की तरह ही
चुप रहना - कुछ न कहना

सहनशीलता और विशालता
यही तो सब ग्रंथों का सार है
सब का 'राजन ' यही है कहना
चुप ही रहना - कुछ न कहना
कुछ न कहना - चुप ही रहना
                            ' राजन सचदेव '

पोशीदा    =  छुपी हुई  Hidden 

अयां        =  प्रकट, ज़ाहिर,व्यक्त हो जाना  Revealed, Open, Clear, Expressed  

पिन्हां       =  छुपी हुई  Hidden - Concealed  

तसव्वुरात  =  विचार , ख़्याल, तसव्वुर का बहु वचन, Thoughts 

नुक्ताचीं     =  आलोचक -आलोचना और एतराज़ करने वाला Critic, Caviller, hypercritical

वाजिब       =  सही, ठीक, Appropriate 

नाक़िद      =  विश्लेषण ,विश्लेषणात्मक Critical, Analytical, fault finder आलोचना और परखने की दृष्टि से 

सादिक़      = सच्चा, पवित्र, पाक-साफ़ , Pure, Honest, Sincere 

दरकार     = वांछित , अभिलाषित , Desired, Required, Wanted 

Enjoy Yourself

This morning, a friend shared a beautiful old song - from 1950

sung by Doris Day

                  Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)

https://youtu.be/paRj_Pp3okk
                                
You work and work
For years and years
You're always on the go
You never take the minute off
Too busy making dough
Someday you say
You'll have your fun
When you're a millionaire
Imagine all the fun you'll have
In your 'ol rocking chair

Enjoy yourself
It's later than you think
Enjoy yourself
While you're still in the pink
The years go by
As quickly as a wink
Enjoy yourself
It's later than you think

C'mon now, you gotta have fun!
You're gonna take that ocean trip
No matter come what may
You've got your reservations but
You just can't get away
Next year for sure you'll see the world
You'll really get around
But how far can you travel when
You're six feet underground

Enjoy yourself
It's later than you think
Enjoy yourself
While you're still in the pink
The years go by
As quickly as a wink
Enjoy yourself
Enjoy yourself
It's later than you think

Get out and see the world!
You worry when the weather's cold
You worry when it's hot
You worry when you're doing well
You worry when you're not
It's worry worry all the time
You don't know how to laugh
They'll think of something funny when
They write your epitaph

Enjoy yourself
It's later than you think
Enjoy yourself
While you're still in the pink
The years go by
As quickly as a wink
Enjoy yourself
It's later than you think

(Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Carl Sigman / Herbert Magidson)

                       Found another verse from elsewhere:

There's another thing I want to tell you too.
You love somebody very much
You'd like to set the date
But money doesn't grow on trees
So you decide to wait (Foolish Fellow)
You're so afraid that you will bite off
More than you can chew
Don't be afraid, you won't have teeth
When you reach ninety-two.

Enjoy yourself it's later than you think
Enjoy yourself while you're still in the pink
The years go by as quickly as a wink
Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy yourself
It's later than you think.

Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy yourself 

it's later than you think