Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Some ‘rainy’ thoughts..!!!!

Rain has always brought along with it some realizations and some memories.. It has been like that all these years. There is nothing fake about rain..it just shows things and people as they are..in their true natural self. This monsoon I got myself lucky enough to be staying at home… God’s and my own country ..lol : ) when I just looked outside my window and heard the rain my mind kept wandering looking for some answers which I know that I might never find…

As a kid I have always loved the rain…always wished that instead of raining cats and dogs..it rained pearls and crystals in everyone's lives..even now it doesn’t seem to have changed a bit. Hail stones is something which amuses me even now.. they just look amazing..from far though…still remember getting drenched in rain one day at Bangalore when I was getting back from a movie.. Hail stones were falling…and trust me it doesn’t feel so good when you are out in it.. some situations are such. You just feel that it might be so good to get there.. but yes when you actually get there…you realize that it was much better before.. things were fine as they were. This change was actually not required. But yes, another learning..another stepping stone for you…the only positive way of looking at it..

The rain, which had fallen quietly at first, is now pelting against the windowpanes, driven by a gentle wind..Sipping this piping hot tea and listening to the wonderful tunes rain is composing outside.. I am reminded of the fantabulous track by Ustad Sultan Khan..’ Kate nahin raat’. That was one ‘wow’ song which is soul stirring and will haunt you down the memory lane..Ustad has always amazed me with his unique voice and the way he creates magic with Sarangi..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a7xrlu4kH8&feature

‘kate nahin raat’ is all about the pain of waiting.. the much clichéd..the much discussed..the much written about waiting..but there is something about the lyrics which is so close to your soul…the tune is simple yet serene..and the entire flow of the song will make you fall in love with it.. Someone said it right.. ““Waiting is a trap. There will always be reasons to wait. The truth is, there are only two things in life, reasons and results, and reasons simply don't count.”But yes feelings are not rational or logical..I love to wait : ) yet again rain just washes of my mask off ‘practicality’. The air is resonant with melody..love ..and pain....my words got their voice from the rain..

“There are stars who's light only reaches the earth long after they have fallen apart. There are people who's remembrance gives light in this world, long after they are gone..This light shines in our darkest nights on the road we must follow...and this rain keeps our soul alive..”

12 comments:

Sachi said...

Waiting is a trap..... That caught me! its a trap.. bt its a hope!!! a hope tht keeps us goin. rain//// th very word itself is romantic, cool, nostalgic... angane enthokkeyo aanu! keep rainin!!!

Unknown said...

beautiful song, haunting ..yes. But in past few few weeks I have come to realize that I am not very good at waiting, drives me a bit over the edge :D

Sangeetha Janachandran said...

@ Maash

Let it rain :)

Sangeetha Janachandran said...

@ Jai

We all get restless at times.. nothing to worry about :) quite a natural tendancy

Anonymous said...

Everyone falls for the rain..
Its so beautiful...
The feeling of the cool breeze washing onto your face..
Just takes you away..
But then, you close our eyes and just enjoy the rain..
And you do not look up, and realize, where they are falling from now..
The dark clouds which blew in from the east..
Which is today covering your bright sky and your Sun..
But you just indulge in the rain.. loosing yourself completely..
Forgetting your Sun..not even looking at him..
However bright he shines..
The sole source of your energy..energy for your soul..
Who was there with you..always when you wanted him..
In the monsoons..in the summer..in the spring..in the autumn..
Always with you..always a part of your life...
And when the monsoons are gone..
And the clouds move away..
You look back into your Sun..
Just to realize..
Even your bright Sun had given you what you wanted..
Your summer rain..your most beautiful rain..

Anonymous said...

beatifully written as always :).im yearning to hear tht song..gotto wait till i get net at home :P..aahh rain..they take me in a different journey altogether..there are stars whose light reaches long after they die!! tht jst striked me so much..im borrowing it..if u dnt mind!

R Niranjan Das said...

Each time it rains i dont feel its the droplets of water that is pouring down but its nostalgic memories thats melting down into ur heart...

Nothing can be more serene than having that hot cup of tea and watching the droplets trickling down your window pane...

And to top it all, the calmness that prevails after the rains is something that everyone yearns for...I feel thats when u r so close to mother nature..

So keep waiting till it rains... and get trapped in those nostalgic moments.
the best is yet to come.. :)

Sangeetha Janachandran said...

@ My favorite butterfly

Anytime.. you can borrow those words :) all rights guaranteed...bigg huggg

@ Raj

Thanks Raj.. yes the best is yet to come :)

Sangeetha Janachandran said...

@ Anonymous

Thanks for your thoughts. Once I had written that "I have always felt that the logic to get to know people better is to trust them for who they are …but always we trust them for whom we want them to be and in the end we remain disheartened..." there is no question of getting carried away here then.. thats how things are..

Stay blessed!

sangeeta said...

hmmmmmm......even i love to wait :)

Anonymous said...

Its all a choice we make in life..

Our choice makes all the difference…

Rain has this beauty of bringing a smile in anyone…

But trust me, rain clouds never gives anyone perpetual happiness..

You just close your eyes, enjoy the rain and feel you are happy..

But it was and is always the rain clouds which was covering your sky…

Which you feel today was a blessing, but actually was your curse in disguise..

It blows with the wind to its next destination…

If you ask the sun, he just wants the clouds to move away from your sky to see you..

Because the clouds kept covering him from you..

Which you never realized when you were enjoying the rain..

He tried his best to move the black clouds..the sun became hotter…

Again..the clouds took advantage of it…rain is always anyone’s weakness..

The sun never knew what he was doing, all he wanted was the clouds to move..

And make you realize the monsoon is not where you should find your happiness..

It doesn’t stay..it jus blows away with the wind…

But the sun was missin most of you, because the dark clouds were covering you..

You jus made the sun feel you are stayin away from the heat..

But the sun knew it was never true and it was always the dark monsoon clouds..

Because he knows, even in the hottest summer..however far he is...

He could rain for you..your summer rain..

Today its his commitment, to keep shining, to keep raining..to keep you warm..

Its takes more than little to find eternal happiness in this blessing of GOD

And not to let any rain clouds cover your sky..your sun..

And when you realize it…

You will have your dawn and dusk warm and safe in his arms…

And you will realize the summer rain was and is always what you wanted in life…

And nothing could make you more happier..you jus give yourself to it..

And there are no seasons and colours…without the sun..

- Amazin song.

When you are sure where your going, keep going. You always have a choice to sit back and think, where you went wrong and if you could do something to set it alright. Never make a wrong choice, even if you cant make a right choice.

Good riddance seldom hurts you when you do it!

GOD bless you too.
Have a great life ahead. Keep smiling.

Years will pass by, seasons will change, the sun will keep shining.

G o v i n d said...

Wow ! well said !!
u jus made rain more beautiful than it actually is !!
n for a change..lol..i updated my blog...but u already knw the content !