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| SITARA |
Posted
on 24-Sep-02 07:44 PM
Discovering the joys of motion….
They called it the dance of the heavenly bodies. A cosmic dance, that only Newton could explain. …The laws of the universe applicable to all and sundry.
And yet,
In my personal universe, I had forgotten the joys of motion, of beat, tempo, rhythm; ..of dance…in keeping with the music. Music: soothing, slow at first, picking pace as it races through my pulse, steadily rising…heady, and intoxicating. In a blur of motion, I move with the irresistible flow of life’s vitality, charged up high at an electrifying speed, faster and higher until …..As I close my eyes and breathe deeply; I realize, music was to my soul as motion is to my body!!!!!!! Yet, I had erased from my memory the joys of free will, of deliberate action,…. of moving to the beat… to match the rhythm ….in my being…. Of moving my hands…. to the pulsating drums…… of swaying my hips…. to the sound of the flute….. of moving my lips…. to the joyful lyrics!…of my upturned face in a breathless stance…..And yet,
Nobody, could fathom why the music had died, the body had stopped , the life had ebbed…None could diagnose, the joyless motion of dragging feet, of pace-less living,.. of a tuneless hum, …None could predict the pause in mid air, the halt in mid song….. of a humdrum existence on the brink of annihilation…..
And then,
I saw the little girl dragging herself by her arms, her motion erratic, her arms flailing, her movements stilted as she groped around for her way. She was sightless, born blind, with lifeless legs, with slurred speech, she crawled into my classroom, as I watched in awe …. SHE had discovered the joys of motion in her awkward pace, her unwavering faith in her sightless eyes, …..the joys of living which brightened her smile when she entered the room, that one dismal morning.
And when she left , I Re-discovered the joys of motion …of Newtons laws …of the heavenly bodies,….of the secret of living with what you have…when you don’t have much!!!!!
Written for Elizabeth (the blind girl suffering from septo optic dysplasia) in my class.
Sorry I had to post twice...could not open the other one
Ebony ji and Dumbasse ji Just wanted to thank you for your kind words...
Becareful what you wish for I might just stay....if Sajha stays!!! :)
Sajha HAS to survive this crises!!
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| czar |
Posted
on 24-Sep-02 08:28 PM
Thank you for sharing a part of your soul and giving us a glimpse into it.
I am thankful for this joy.
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| bhedo |
Posted
on 24-Sep-02 08:40 PM
Wow, **sniff **sniff** You know how a baby cries when mothers denies it its god-given right to suck on her teat? I feel like that baby right now. Oh goodness! I can't control myself! What are these watery things I'm shedding from my eyes? Oh GOD!!!!!!! Tears!! What's wrong with me??? I feel so.......feminine right now ( please don't let anyone else know that I cried heartily after a long time. It's about perception...you know how guys are...those who cry are a bunch of wussies, my friends tell me)
By the way, my offer still stands. $5,000/egg. You willing to sell one healthy egg??? I want my child to be a prodigy, you know, not a dimwit like moi....Please understand my woes.
You could be the next Naipaul. I'm serious. It's cool to know someone who is fervently serving her community. Nice to meet you... even though this is just a virtual world.
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| SITARA |
Posted
on 24-Sep-02 09:09 PM
CZAR...Thank you, you are kind!
Bhedo ji.......Like I said, the perceived intelligence is from experience! :)
My egg, which is devoid of eggsperience will not serve your purpose!!! And the Better Business Bureau will bust me for spam scam!!!! ;)
But thank you for your creative writing!!!! :
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| SITARA |
Posted
on 25-Sep-02 10:08 AM
Dirk ji
I meant to thank you. You know you are a good writer...have been reading your haikus and poetry!
Wit's end ji,
Thank you for asking...but I can barely hold on to a thread, let alone a column!:)
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| oys_chill |
Posted
on 25-Sep-02 10:36 AM
do i need to comment again?? GUESS NOT, ITS REDUNDANT :p
ANYWAYS NICE TO SEE THE *SOUL PROVOKING* PIECE AGAIN :)
SAME OL MC
OYS ;)
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| Dumbao |
Posted
on 25-Sep-02 12:28 PM
SItara, as long as I am alive , no lack of wishes.:)
At this time of trouble, My wish is Sajha regain her strength and you always jhalmalai rahu in Sajha,
That is what I wished before also.
Artha ko anarth nalagos :)
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| czar |
Posted
on 25-Sep-02 01:12 PM
The school I attended used to run a special ed class for children during the vacations. At the start of one winter holiday the program director asked me if I wanted to help out. I agreed, somewhat hesitantly.
One chilly winter morn I stepped in to the class and introduced myself to the teacher. Nothing in my life had prepared me for this moment: this was a class for a group of mentally disabled children.
I was confronting a different reality. A world where two and two didn’t add up so easily, even at age 12 or 14 for some in the class. I was transported to another world, those chilly winter mornings.
A shy smile, a puzzled look, a frown, the dawning of comprehension in myriad minds. These were joys of my day. Each day an adventure, a new horizon to aim for. It didn’t matter that they could not get all the sums right. It was the journey that was important, reaching the destination wasn’t the only aim.
It ended up me being the pupil for they taught me patience, compassion. I was never the same again.
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| Deep |
Posted
on 25-Sep-02 03:08 PM
Sitara ji,
Aru kuro malai tha chhaina hai tara DC tira aaipugya bela ma chahi darshan dina paryo yo deep lai bhane "the sky is the safest place for me to be.." ootai aakas tira hernu bhandai "aakas ko fal aankha tari mar" ko mala lagaidina chahi painna hai....binti chadako chhu ahile nai.
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| anepalikt |
Posted
on 25-Sep-02 03:33 PM
Stand in line, Deep!
I've been waiting for ever and Sitara won't have coffee with me!! Now if she starts granting audience, know that I got first dibs!
:)
Czar: nice.
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| SITARA |
Posted
on 25-Sep-02 09:49 PM
Czar: Thanks for sharing ...I understand what you mean really
Dumbao ji; and oys Ji....Thank you
Deep ji....... Darshan ta hajur ko lina parne... I am just a "Rooky in the sky".")
Anepalikt.... About that kwoffee... "is it free-trade stamped or fair trade"? :)
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| anepalikt |
Posted
on 25-Sep-02 10:06 PM
Fair trade, baby! And if that isn't good enough, how 'bout if I tell you I'll brew you up some sweet Jamaican.
:)
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| Rusty |
Posted
on 26-Sep-02 09:17 AM
Sitara Ji,
Very nice:) As usual, I am amazed by your writing. Actually, I am re-replying in this thread.
Your writing reminisced my own joyful past and joyless present. It really inspired me to strive towards rediscovering the same joy of motion that was remaining still for long time in my life.
A wasted and wounded turntable’s just turned on. I can hear a soothing serenade echoing from the worn out walls. I gently step on the bumpy floor, trying to evoke my moves. But, I can barely recapture the same movement I had in the past. Slowly at first, then faster and faster, the tempo of the music picks up its pace as my body twists and twirls. My hands are all stretched out in the air and my body’s spinning freely with the cadence of music. Wow, I regained the same rhythm of my life, which was buried long ago. I can feel the same joy of motion and the same ecstasy of life.
Felicitations!
suivez votre bon travail!!!
Rusty
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| ebony_firefly |
Posted
on 26-Sep-02 11:20 AM
read again...still felt a whirlpool within...
blac_
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| bisun |
Posted
on 26-Sep-02 04:29 PM
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| SITARA |
Posted
on 26-Sep-02 04:52 PM
Anepalikt.....
That sounds wonderful!
Rusty ji...Nice.
Eboni ji...thank you! You are one heck of a poet ni!
Bisun ji...Thanks for visiting the poem!!! Actually was missing your presence in Sajha! :P
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| Arnico |
Posted
on 26-Sep-02 04:54 PM
... joining Bisun as a silent visitor (well, almost silent)... just happy to be able to post again :-)
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| anepalikt |
Posted
on 26-Sep-02 05:01 PM
Lovely will not do! When and where is the question! Don't worry, try as they may, I will not let the hordes of tadpine souls who are your fans follow me.
:)
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| SITARA |
Posted
on 26-Sep-02 06:26 PM
Arnico ji,
You too have graced this thread!!! hehehe! :) I know what you mean!
Anepalikt...
Bring them on...we'll have to entertain them wont we? I will do the dance of life and you can sing the "fat lady's song" while we sip our afternoon tea! :)
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| Suna |
Posted
on 26-Sep-02 06:56 PM
thought it was coffee...now its "high tea"??
Oh gals, dun do this w/o me pulez? I am a thirsty ole one as well!!
On a side note beer sounds oh-so-much-better!
;)
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| anepalikt |
Posted
on 26-Sep-02 07:25 PM
Beer? I think we just "graduated" to gin, dahlings!
Hehe
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| Suna |
Posted
on 26-Sep-02 07:30 PM
we had??
Okay gin it is then.........SITAAAAAAARAAAAAAAAa come out of your hiding :) lest you get one from me :).
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| Dilasha |
Posted
on 26-Sep-02 07:37 PM
sharp! crisp! riveting!
may we have some more Sitara?
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| bisun |
Posted
on 26-Sep-02 09:02 PM
heehe I was just being speechless above. :) the poem made me so.
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