Philosophy of life in simple words

Zindagi ke safar mein guzar jaate hain jo makam, woh phir nahin aate 

The above immortal lines penned by redoubtable Anand Bakshi, composed by maestro R D Burman , soulfully rendered by all time great Kishore Kumar and lip synced on screen by the then ruling super star Rajesh Khanna, most effectively sum up the philosophy of life that all the gurus and seers are trying to convey to ordinary mortals like us- “ Live the moment”. The times that have gone past us are never relived. Our present and future could be better than our past, but it would never be the same. Therefore, many of us indulge in the nostalgia of our days gone by, especially those of our childhood and youth. But either way – by getting lost in the nostalgia of the days of the yore or dreaming about a bright future tinged in the expectation of fulfilment of our ever expanding needs – we refuse to live in the present and while away all our life in this conundrum.

Last week’s Indian Idol was “ Kishore Kumar special “ in which one of the participants rendered the aforesaid evergreen song that moistened the eyes of all present there and provoked me to pen these few lines.