God's Child

We, all of us, have a habit of saying - 'Why did you do this to me God?' and we usually ask this question, when something happens that is... uh... not in accordance with our wishes. But, how many times, do we stop and think about the situation and try to see, what is it that God wanted to teach us with this... Or how many times, do we stop and thank God, for making us his favorite child and making us go through these difficult times to teach us something valuable...

They told me...

I was a lucky person;

They told me...

God was on my side;

They told me...

I was the blessed child!

But,

They never told me...

Being lucky ain't all that good;

They never told me...

God was testing me;

They never told me...

Being blessed wasn't easy!!

Being a 'God's Child' means...

A tough situation on every step;

Being a 'God's Child' means...

A new exam every day;

Being a 'God's Child' means...

A difficult choice on every bend!!!

I have learnt it all...

Though the hard way;

I have learnt it all...

Though by making mistakes;

I have learnt it all...

Though by facing failure!!

But I have succeeded

But I have realized

But I have learned

Its not easy being

'God's Favorite Child'!

But again, 

Hidden in his tests...

Was his love for me;

Hidden in the obstacles...

Was his faith in me;

Hidden on this difficult path...

Was his way of strengthening me!!

Yes,

I am his lucky child...

I am his favorite child...

And I am thankful to him...

For choosing me to be his child!!!

Lonely Princess

Well, there's an old English proverb - Grass is Greener on the Other Side. Most of us think, that rich people are so happy, because they got money to buy them happiness, but we tend to forget that - money only buys you materialistic happiness and not true happiness... And thus we need to learn to remain happy with whatever we got and not envy others, but of course, that certainly doesn't mean we should stop aiming for higher achievements... Just that, we should remain grounded and not envy others of their achievements...

This poem is about one such girl, a princess... who truly understands what it means to be happy as the riches aren't the things that are making her happy!!

This bright day outside

Is of no use to me,

Because the pain and darkness inside

Has blinded me...

I seem to be walking

On a long dark road, 

All I am staring

Is this long road....

Screaming for help

I call out to somebody, anybody,

But for my help

Comes nobody...

I'm cold and I'm lost

And lonely beyond words,

To everyone, playing a host

But no one to help me in this whole world...

Does anyone care -

About what I want,

At their blank faces, I stare - 

Freedom is all I want...

This palace, this gold

Is not what I want,

I don't want to be like this, when I grow old

Yes, freedom is all that I want...

In this palace, I study

I play and I have to behave,

I don't have a single buddy

I'm trapped in this never ending cave...

I lost my childhood

I never played in rain, 

Or hide and seek in the woods

It is too much of the pain...

I want freedom

From this over-protected world,

I want freedom 

From this make belief world...

I want to fly free

Like others of my age,

I want to live my life

I want to get out of this cage...!