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My Story , My Life


My Story , My Life


Hey ! my mother ,

Hey ! my father ,
I never wanted you to go
But you were just the wind that blows
Regret is a feeling that I feel everyday;
God took you away from me, and I didn’t say –

You didn’t deserve to die;
Did not deserve to be in pain,
Only to leave me here asking you why –
Night after night when I cry in vain.
Thinking of the parents I’ve lost
Knowing of the pain and misery it’s cost.

Lush green forests, Singing streams, Eternal snows,
Dancing birds, Verdant vales, &Emerald meadows.
Apple’s trees, Pilgrims’ faith;
Story they narrate – all merge into them –
MY Grand Father! & My Grand Mother!

You come to me like heaven’s caring arms;
I would say just like the schoolmarms.
I remember days when troubles were high ;
You wanted to smile but you had to sigh.
Your faith, your care, your love gave me strength
To face the world without fear and with strength.

You kept me safe & strong
And sheltered from the storm
You were my might when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You said no star was out of reach
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach

Seventeen years I kept you in my sight.
Now all I can do is hold the memories tight
The day your soul drifted high
My heart knew, and all I could do was cry
You both have gone far away from this land,
I miss the precious touch of your loving hands.

As a son, grandson and brother;
I lost Ma, Pa, Sis , Grandma & Grandpa;
As a son , grandson and brother;
If the choice was mine I'd rather
Had not lost either one.

My grandpa ! My grandma ! , My father !
My mother ! My sister !
You all I do miss -
But we shall meet someday
On the great judgment day
To chase the clouds away.

A mild wind blew cross the land
Reaching out to hold a hand
For on the winds the angel came
Calling out my adoptive mother's name.
She gave me wings and made me fly
She boosted me up I could touch the sky
She gave me everything
When I had nothing
She stood by me and I stood tall
I have her love I have it all

I’m fighter tested by destiny & setbacks
But I always found my own way back
My victories are small and few
Each day the fight begins anew
I have chosen the road that I’m on
I have joined the fight for excellence
Until the war is won

So what if the beads scattered
The problem is resolved per se
If your tears are auctioned off
Then your penance is complete

Nothing gets lost here
The book changes its cover
Like the night peels moonlight
In the morn to be sun-ray lover

Many, many pots n pails have broken
Not a crease on the well's face o muscle
Many, many boats have sunk
The shore has the same hustle-bustle

***************************************

Kumar Anil

In India, corruption is something we all learn to live with.Corruption is silently eating into the vitals of our nation like termite .Bit by bit, it is denting our dignity & compromising our soul. Corruption has afflicted all the organs of our society. Let’s talk about MNERGA, the most ambitious social sector scheme launched in Independent India’s History. A recent CAG survey report stated that only 3.2% of the target households of the MNERGA have benefited from the scheme. This means 96.8% of the corpus spent on this most ambitious scheme might be going down the drain. Decade after the famous confession of then neophyte Rajive Gandhi that for every Rupee spent by the Govt. only 15 paise reaches its intended recipients, things have only gotten worse. I have personally experienced the malfunctioning of MNERGA’s work at Panchayat level. We elect so called PRADHAN SAHAB, but actually we elect a Ruler, who can do whatever he wishes, including transferring a part of the public revenue to his own pocket.


All the rhetoric about caring for the poor is just that- rhetoric. These schemes are nothing but ingenuous mechanisations of the politicians, by the bureaucrats for their cronies. Govt. spending in India has become the fountainhead of corruption and any benefits to the needy sections of society are largely cosmetic and unintended.


We might begin by asking ourselves: Am I incorruptible? If an opportunity comes my way, would I desist? It is easy to be a person of steadfast integrity until a temptation presents itself. What if... will I... may be... only if nobody got to know... only if I needed the money for something urgent... only if it were a life-and-death matter... Carry on. Some of the answers might surprise you for you may not really be who you think you are.


If things have to improve, more and more technology needs to be brought into the distribution progress. Just like freedom movement our nation today is in the need of a Corruption Free India Movement. The greater use of technology should be backed by a sustained publicity campaign to educate the common man to take advantage of the RTI Act in the tracking the progress of various scheme in their locality. Let’s join the fight with me to expose the emperor. Let the emperor stand exposed with no clothes on.