Black Vs White

When i born,i black.

When i grow up,i black.

When i go in sun,i black.

When i scared,i black.

When i sick,i black.

when i die,i still black.

& you white fella...

When you born, you pink.

When you grow up, you white.

When you go in sun, you red.

When you cold, you blue.

When you scared, you yellow.

When you sick, you green.

And when you die, you gray...

& you

calling me colored??

"This poem was nominated for the best poem of 2005, written
by an african kid"

Awakening

Awakening, dawn's chorus

Welcoming,

The day new, untouched

Waiting to be filled.

And will we paint a rainbow

With all its promise

Or dull the canvas

Sadly seen?

Each day brings its own colours

To be chosen, mixed,

Pigments of joy,

Happy moments,

Smiles and laughter.

And which will you choose?

For life is choice,

We are all painters

In our own way,

All needing to create

Something of worth,

Of lasting beauty,

Marking our journey,

Footprints in the sand.

The sky today is azure,

The sun warm and golden

A filigree of light and shadow-play

Through the gently swaying trees.

I clean my brushes,

Choose my palette

Of vibrant, living colours,

And begin to fill

Today's blank canvas.

Take A Challenge Everyday

Take a challenge everyday
That tomorrow should be better than today.
When I fight my innerself, I do lose battles sometime
But the war with myself, is what I win everytime.

I crib not, about what is gone 
I forget the nights, start afresh every dawn. 
Present, is what, I create and enjoy 
Content am I, like a child with his toy.

What it is! matters, not to me 
Coz I believe to see what can be. 
Not blaming others, faults in me, is what I see 
Coz I believe if it is to be it is up to me.

I just not know how to smile 
But I believe in spreading a smile. 
Its not easy to spread a smile, 
For this, one needs to walk an extra mile.

Step by step, step by step, is how I tread the path 
In sea of failures, to reach success, I took a bath 
The fun lay, not in the destination 
But journey itself was a fascination.

Nothing came free, but with success in mind 
I payed the price, not just money, but in every kind. 
What it is to successful, had I known 
To reach it, double the efforts, would I have sown.

I counted not the seeds in a fruit 
But counted the fruits that came from every root. 
I hit the iron when it was hot 
But ridicule in return is all I got.

BUT

When I touched the pinnacles, I saw the viewpoints alter 
Concern in return for a little hard work, I think was a good barter… 
Concern in return for a little hard work, I thought was a good barter…

Don't Quit

When things go wrong as they sometimes will,

When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,

When funds are low and the debts are high,

And you want to smile, but you have to sigh.

When care is pressing you down a bit.

Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns

As every one of us sometimes learns.

And many a failure turns about

When he might have won had he stuck it out:

Don't give up though the pace seems slow -

You may succeed with another blow.

Success is failure turned inside out -

The silver tint of the clouds of doubt.

And you never can tell how close you are.

It may be near when it seems so far:

So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit

It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.

Secret of success: Think like an ant!

Sometimes the biggest lessons in life come from the smallest folks around us. Read on to find out how:

All of us tend to look up to big people for lessons on how to get better. We are keen to learn the secrets of their success. But we forget that sometimes the biggest lessons in life come from the smallest folks around us. Now that's a good lesson to remember!

Take ants for instance. Would you believe those small creatures could teach us how to live a better life? Jim Rohn -- the great motivational guru -- developed what he called the 'Ants Philosophy'. 

He identified four key lessons from the behaviour of ants that can help us lead better lives. Jim Rohn is no more but his messages continue to inspire. Here then, are the four lessons from Rohn's 'Ants Philosophy'.

1. Ants never quit.

Have you noticed how ants always look for a way around an obstacle? 

Put your finger in an ant's path and it will try and go around it, or over it. It will keep looking for a way out. It won't just stand there and stare. It won't give up and go back.

We should all learn to be like that. There will always be obstacles in our lives. 

The challenge is to keep trying, keep looking for alternative routes to get to our goals.

Winston Churchill [ Images ] probably paraphrased the ant's mindset when he offered this priceless advice: "Never give up. Never, never give up!"

2. Ants think winter all summer.

Remember the old story of the ant and the grasshopper?

In the middle of summer, the ant was busy gathering food for the winter ahead -- while the grasshopper was out having a good time. Ants know that summer -- the good times -- won't last forever. Winters will come. 

That's a good lesson to remember. 

When the going is good, don't be so arrogant as to believe that a crisis or a setback cannot happen to you. 

Be good to other people. Save for a rainy day. 

Look ahead. And remember, good times may not last, but good people do. 

3. Ants think summer all winter.

As they suffer through the unbearable cold of the winter, ants keep reminding themselves that it won't last forever, and that summer will soon be here. 

And with the first rays of the summer sun, the ants come out -- ready to work and ready to play.

When we are down and seemingly out, when we go through what looks like a never-ending crisis, it's good to remind ourselves that this too shall pass.

Good times will come. It's important to retain a positive attitude, an attitude that says things will get better.

As the old saying goes, tough times don't last. Tough people do. 

4. Ants do all they possibly can.

How much food does an ant gather in summer? All that it possibly can! Now that's a great work ethic to have. Do all you can!

One ant doesn't worry about how much food another ant is collecting. 

It does not sit back and wonder why it should have to work so hard. Nor does it complain about the poor pay!

Ants just do their bit. They gather all the food they can.

Success and happiness are usually the result of giving 100% - doing all you possibly can.

If you look around you, you'll find that successful people are those who just do all they possibly can. 

Follow the four simple steps of Jim Rohn's 'Ant Philosophy' and you'll see the difference. Don't quit. Look ahead. Stay positive. And do all you can. 

And there's just one more lesson to learn from ants.

Did you know that an ant can carry objects up to 20 times their own weight?

Maybe we are like that too. We can carry burdens on our shoulders and manage workloads that are far, far heavier than we'd imagine. 

Next time something's bothering you and weighing you down, and you feel you just can't carry on, don't fret. 

Think of the little ant. And remember, you too can carry a lot more on your shoulders!

Kahan gaye woh dost ...

कहाँ गये वो दोस्त, जो हरदम याद किया करते थे...,

जान - बुझकर न सही, मगर भूले से भी मेल किया करते थे...,

खुशी और गम में हमारा साथ दिया करते थे...,

लगता है सब खो गया है ... प्रोजेक्ट्स की डेड्लाइन्स में...,

न अपनी न हमारी, जाने किसकी यादों में...,

ज़िन्दगी को भुला चुके हैं, नौकरी की आड में...,

हरदम फ़ँसे रहते है, अपने पी.एम. के जाल में...,

कभी आओ मिलो हमसे, बैठकर बाते करो...,

दर्द - ए- दिल अपना कहो, हाले - ए - दिल हमारा सुनो...,

क्या रंजिश, क्या है शिकवा, क्या गिला और क्या खता... ;

हम भी जाने तुम भी जानो, आखिर क्या मंज़र क्या माजरा...,

बस भी करो अब...

कह भी दो, अपने दिल का हाल,

क्या करोगे खामोश रहकर

जो चली गई ये ज़िन्दगी, चला गया ये कारवां...;

जागो प्यारे...! अब बस भी करो,

सिर्फ़ काम नही, थोडा ज़िन्दगी को भी महसूस करो...,

खाओ, पिओ, हँसो, गाओ, झूमों, नाचो, मौज करो...,

हकीकत में ना भले पर कम - से - कम ...

.. भूल से ही सही हमें याद तो करो...

हम तो हरदम देंगे यही दुआ आपको..

याद न भी करो तो क्या, चलो, एन्जॉय ही करो।

"मंजिल" Manzil

अगर चाहोगे
मुश्किलें हट जायेंगी
हौसला है लडने का
हर जंग जीत जाओगे

मत देखो पहाडी को
कदम बढाओगे
चोटी पर पहुंच जाओगे

गर हौसला है मजबूत
आग के दरिया को
तैर कर निकल जाओगे

अगर डर गये कांटों से
तो फ़ूल कहां से पाओगे
चाह बनेगी दिल में
तो राह मिल जायेगी

मत रुको डर कर
मत रुको थक कर
चलते चलो, बढते चलो
"मंजिल" को पा जाओगे
अगर चाहोगे ........... ।