आज, कल की यादों से लड़ रही थी मैं,
आने वाले कल की परेशानियों को भी ,आज जी रही थी
कल और कल के इस कश्मकश में,
मै आज को जीना ही भूल गयी .
Today, I fought with yesterday’s memories ,
and am living tomorrow’s worries also.
In the tussle between yesterday and tomorrow,
I forgot to live today.
Beautifully written, and so true, R! We stay in the present, but we do not dwell in it. Regrets and anxieties take the life out of it…
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Thank you N. Though physically we are present in today, mentally we latch on to the bitterness of yesterday or the anxieties of the future.
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Sahi kaha, kal ki pareshani aaj hi sata rahi hei humme.
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Haan, logo ka aaj kuch aisa hi haal hai 🤷
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A tussle between yesterday’s memories and tomorrow’s future, and life just goes on….
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Yes, Deeksha. We just exist in the today without actually living it.
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Wow beautiful Radhika!! Indeed we are so worried abt the past and the future that we often forget to live in present!
P.s. love that picture 😍😍😍😍😍
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Thanks so much my friend. 😊
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An apt reality of us all today.
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Sadly true Dhiraj!
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Wonderful words 👌💞
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Thanks Deepika
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How often that happens to us humans. With awareness and practice we get
better at living now. What a blessing that is..
miriam
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Ah, if man can practice that and live totally in the moment, it is actually joyful bliss. His life will be so different then.
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Kal aaj aur Kal ke beech mein tum hum air tum.
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Sahi hai Sunith. Bus, jee rahe hai….
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Yesterday is gone…next moment is uncertain…
Live, Here…and Now!! Conveyed a nice message, Radhika!
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Thanks Indira. The power of now is immense, of we understand that!
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Wow. That’s so powerful. Beautifully penned, dear
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Many thanks Shweta!
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My pleasure 🙂
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It’s so beautiful 💙
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Thank you Era ❣️
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My pleasure 🤗
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So beautiful and true Radhika, have a nice Sunday!!!
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Thank you so much Paulo. Hope you had a lovely weekend.
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Powerful message conveyed by this!! We should be living in present rather than thinking about the past and the future.
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Exactly Harsh. Thanks so much!
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The reality of our lives. so well portrayed.
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Thank you Moushumi!
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Powerful truth! 🙂 ❤
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🙏💕
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So true words ma’am, living today is an art we have to practice daily
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Well said Meenakshi 👍🏻
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Good one,!
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Thanks dear!
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सही बात है | इंग्लिश में हमारे एक कहावत : परेशानी मत उधार लो | “Don’t borrow trouble.” and it is so true. We can easily fall down the hole of thinking about the worst things that could happen tomorrow to the point where we don’t even get to enjoy today.
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Thanks Todd. That’s a profound saying. I am going to put that up on my table. Hopefully it’ll remind me every time my mind flies off in that direction. 😊👍🏻
Just curious, Do you know Hindi?
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I’m glad you like it. I find it helpful sometimes. Other time the mind just seems to have a will of its own 🙂
Yes, I speak Hindi. I’ve been studying for a while. I still need to improve my vocabulary a bit but it’s harder to do living in a mostly English-speaking place. Fortunately, though, Toronto has many Hindi and Urdu speakers, and many in my own neighbourhood also speak Hindi so every now and again I do get some practice.
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Bahut badiya Todd. So happy to hear that you’ve learnt Hindi. Maybe you can write a small post in Hindi next time 👍🏻😊.
Have a wonderful day!!
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I’ve done a few on my site already – and a couple in newspaper even. Here’s a recent article for a Raipur-based newspaper: http://www.aajkijandhara.com/news/l2Cmf/corona-in-canada-eyes-opner-reveals-canada's-famous-blogger-and-itian-todd-turtle-qriting-on-corona-lockdown-in-canada-surprised-that-turtle-has-written-this-blog-in-hindi-by-himself
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Bahut khushi huyi Todd yeh jankar ki aapne hindi mein kai lekh likhe hai.
Read the link you sent and I must say your Hindi is very good.🙏👌 Will try to catch up few more on your blog!
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Beautiful thoughts Radhika 🙂
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Thank you Smitha 🙂
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Yes so true and beautiful poem, Radhika. In the chakar of past, future and tomorrow we have forgotten what it is to live in the present moment.
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Thanks Kamal. Kal aur kal ke chakkar mein aaj ko log bhool hi jaate hai !
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Yes completely true and Radhika. Welcome 😊😊😊😊
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Powerful and true lines.
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This is so true…thank you for reminding us to live for today.
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My pleasure Mich 🙏
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That is such an important realisation in life….the value of the present moment! 👍
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Which we often forget to live and enjoy. Thanks Vidur. Have a nice day!
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you put it so beautifully –
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Many thanks Shantanu
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My absolute pleasure
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Love the simple truth of life in your words Radhika
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🙏💙
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So nicely written the reality and importance of today.👌
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Very poignant. It’s so hard to stay focused on the moment, and yet it’s so necessary to do so in order to enjoy our lives to the fullest.
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Absolutely. Thanks for the read Benjamin!
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So true…
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Well said and often forgotten by us, how important it is to live in present.
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