Covid phase mein kai baar aisa hua ki hausla toota, mera aur mere doston ka bhi. Ab toh 3 se bhi zyada mahine ho chukey hain ki hum is problem mein hai, main bhool bhi gaya hoon ki mera ya mere dost ka pehla breakdown kab hua tha.
Its happening a lot these days, when someone is spiraling down to being stuck and not willing to untangle things. I have been talking to many people and I hear this a lot,
" Nahin ho raha hai yaar"
" Main pakk gaya hoon "
" Mujhe kaam chahiye"
" Aur kitne din ghar pe baithna padega "
" Ho Jaye toh ho jaye"
I am sure aapke dost aur aap bhi khud pareshaan honge is helplessness se. People are losing hope. Everyday we hear atleast one terrible news that shakes us. Also literal shaky earthquake news is around the corner. There's not much to be motivate about around us. True! Main khud kai baar blank out ho jaata hoon ki bhai ye chal kya raha hai.
Pehle mujhe laga ki sirf freelancers dukhi hain
But I know people who are working from home and I often tell them
" How lucky are you ! Being Busy is amazing"
Trust me
Ye work from home wale toh alag level pe dukhi hain.
Maine kai logon se baat ki hai, kuch maan gaye, kuch nahin maane. If I trust my observations, people are looking for reasons to get sad. Maine kai baar unko bola bhi hai aisa same, aur usi same din pe main dara bhi hoon, ki ye kuch zyada ho gaya. When a person is down usko daant lagana, us pe chillana is not the solution. Par mere saath aisa kai baar hua where I lost my patience and was fed up of explaining my friends to look at the brighter side of things and they used to be like " Boss ! there is no brighter side to this"
That's when I realized ki main kisi ko bhi ek hadhdh tak hi samjha sakta hoon ya help kar sakta hoon.
I used to become very mean to them, saying things like
"Look around you ! People are dying of hunger, people don't have a roof to sleep under, people are not getting beds in hospitals, what the hell are you crying about? Consider yourself Lucky that you are living comfortably, your landlord is not an asshole, people are thrown out of their rented apartments and jobs, What are you crying about? So ja chup chaap! Roz naya natak leke aa rahe ho"
After this high toned screaming session I used to legit get scared for them and repeat the same in slow motion with a lot of "Hmm?" " Are you getting me ?" " I hope kuch khaya hai " and then ultimately suggesting them this
" See, if its getting too difficult for you, please seek professional help"
Yes
Kaafi logon ko ye suggest kiya hai maine
Not because I was fed up
But because I knew I couldn't help them further and who am I to help anyway? Main khud kai baar atak jaata hoon ye sochte sochte ki aagey kya hone wala hai
And its absolutely alright to seek help
Those are learned people who know exactly how to untangle you
How do I know this?
Because know people who have recovered and I myself got sorted with professional help. And you know what's the best part? That these people are helping people Online too.
So there might be a fair chance to conclude that If there have been less breakdowns in Lockdown Era. Its because these people are talking it out with the needful.
These people who?
These people : Psychologists,Therapists,Shrinks,Counselors. Stan Lipschitz from Suits or Shahrukh from Dear Zindagi
Ye sab toh theek hai
"Main kaise survive kar gaya yaar?" Main khud aisa sochne baitha ek din
Tab my sister called me and she's like " Balcony mein aa jaldi" ( She stays in the same society)
Toh 1st instinct after an urgent call is " Meri buri phatt gayi"
Main daudke balcony mein gaya toh superb wala blue sky, white clouds, random textures.
Maine usko balcony se ishara kiya aur phone pe chillaya " Kya hai ? Dara diya mujhe"
She's like " Wo dekh!" (Pointing finger towards the sky)
That's when I noticed. There was this small tiny area in the right side of that sky scene which was not just blue and white.
"RAINBOW" 🌈
Now technically speaking, I am 30+ years in age. My sister is 25+. Her in-laws are 50+
Toh rainbow dekhke hum sab ek jitna hi excite aur pagal kyun hue ?
May be because all this natural beauty is an instant recall to our childhood, how? because tabhi hum kaafi velle the to observe all this.
May be because we have aged, sky is the same ?
Okay Sky has changed too.. May be because Rainbows are visible once in a while, that's why this level of excitement
Or
May be because today we have the time to appreciate it, which in usual life, would've been impossible at 4pm on a weekday.
So that's the brighter side to being at home and this lockdown. Yay!
Mazey ki baat pata hai kya hai?
Wo koi itna bada rainbow tha bhi nahin
isiliye toh mujhe nahin dikha tha
ek right corner mein chota sa tha kahin
par dhundhne pe mil gaya aur smile bhi aa gayi
bachpan bhi aa gaya
toh moral of the story ye hain
Ki chahe jo ho jaye
We have to look for that right corner filled with colours and we will be fine.
Lucky hoon main ki meri behen same society mein rehti hai
Aur hum aisi random baatein share karte hain
Agar aap dhoondhna chaahoge toh aapko bhi mil jayenge reasons jis se aapko pata chalega ki aap kitne lucky ho.
Aur ye zaroori nahin hai ki aapko ye reasons balcony ke bahar aasmaan ki ore dekhne pe hi milenge.
Aapke lucky hone ke bohot saare reasons aapke andar aapki yaadon mein bhi mil sakte hain.
Jaise main apne aapko supremely lucky ek reason ki wajah se maanta hoon - Meri Family
Lockdown phase mein hum log pata nahin kahan kahan duniya ke alag alag kono mein atke hue hain,phasey hue hain. Koi Paris mein hai, koi bandra mein koi banglore mein hai koi bombay mein koi gujrat mein hai toh koi hyderabad mein. Aur main yahan thane mein.
Ek din aise hi khayal aaya ki hum sab ko lockdown mein apne hometown Akola mein hona chahiye tha. Agar aisa ho paaata toh ye lockdown kisi summer vacation aur diwali vacation se kam na hota. Wo din jahan hum sab ek saath ek chhat ke neechey rehte the.
I am sure aap logon ko bhi same lagta hoga aur agar same nahin lagta hoga toh kuch aur lagta hoga
But I am sure "Kaash Factor" toh sabki soch mein kahin na kahin hoga. Na?
Haan bhai! Kaash Factor ka sirf lockdown se lena dena nahin hai, pata hai na?
Kaash factor relates to whole life and " What if" thoughts are always there in our minds.
Par main aapke lockdown ka " Kaash Factor " Jaanna chahta hoon. Toh comment section mein batayiye ki agar aap " Kaash aisa.." ye sochte hain toh aapka pehla thought kya aata hai.
Anyway coming back to Family
Main jab paida hua toh ghar mein almost 17 log the
Haan 17
Phir jab main full fledged bada ho gaya toh hum 25 se bhi zyada log us ghar mein rehte the. Toh aap soch sakte ho ki summer vacations mein kya mazey aate honge.
" Dost" ye concept aur iska actual need bohot late samajh mein aaya. Kyunki hum cousins aapas mein hi itne mast rehte the. Aapko main ye bataunga ki hum apne ghar mein events aur competitions aur fashion shows organise karte the toh aapko lagega ki main mazaak kar raha hoon right?
Par hum actually aisa karte the, aur usmein humari badi daadiji se leke sab ke sab participate karte the. Iska closest reference agar main aapko de sakta hoon toh wo hai, Suraj Barjatia ki Hum Saath Saath Hai. Usmein Tabu ko welcome karne ke liye jaisa function hota tha, almost waisa same hum har vacation mein karte the.
We used to call it a " Program "
On any random day Dadaji used to call us in his room
" Beta suno, parson ghar mein mehmaan aa rahe hain, toh program taiyar kar lo"
Aur bus! Humein mauka mil jaata tha celebrate karne ka. Ye mehman mostly
" Jijaji,Phuphaji,Samdhiji ya koi politician bhi hota tha" par us se humko kya? Hum bachchon ki gang ko sirf naachne se matlab tha.
Politician matlab?
Matlab mantri
Matlab neta
Hmm Grandpa was a big shot.
Ye humko tab nahin samajhta tha. Par dheerey dheerey pata chala what a stud he was. Chote the tab toh hum nautanki karke manwa hi lete the unsey apni zidd aur maangey. Baad mein pata chala kitne usoolon wale the aur samaaj ke liye kya kya nahin kiya. Etc.
So! The stage was set. Date was decided. We had 2 days to prepare.
Aap yakeen maaniye. Hum kisi event planner se kam nahin the. Everything used to be on paper. Games,competitions, dance battles, skits,stand up comedy,etc. Ek proper host hota tha who used to entertain you between two performances. Aur hum is preparation process mein apne aap ko itna dedicate kar dete the ki humari mummiyan pareshaan ho jaati thi, " Khaana Kha Lo!"
Unko humare peechey bhaagna padta tha to get us to eat, if nothing worked, their final weapon used to be Papa Shree. Aur hum sab ko pata hai, ghar ki kisi situation mein agar Papa ji ko involve kar diya, toh maamla wahin serious ho jaata tha. Humare paer restlessly hilte rehte the ki kab khaane ki plate khatam ho aur kab hum phir se taiyari mein lag jayein.
Aisi random family mein paida hua isiliye kaafi lucky hoon main. Abhi bhi, jab se lockdown start hua hai, all of us make sure ki hum minimum hafte mein ek baar Zoom call ke zariye milein.
I used to be shy to these things, but the first time I joined this video call, it went on for 3 hours. I laughed so much,my stomach was aching by the end of it.
Itna hasey hum ki sab bhool gaye.
The best part is, this Zoom call is like a day in our summer vacations where we all used to sit in the living room and just laugh, talk and eat.
Akola - My hometown used to be so hot during summers, sometimes it touched 50 degrees. Almost all my memories from summer vacations are from inside the house in that living room. Ek table thi, jahan hum subha se shaam tak baithe rehte the, khaana aata rehta tha, hum khaate jaate the.
I Miss those days! But that weekly Zoom call is the brighter side to this lockdown for me.
Bhai wo sab toh theek hai ! Par ye personal baatein tu humsey kyun kar raha hai aur blog pe kyun likhe ja raha hai.
Kyunki, aisa ho sakta hai ki aap is dauran bohot down bohot low ho rakhe ho. Aas paas koi bhi cheez motivate nahin kar rahi ho. Aapke dost aapse pareshan ho chukey ho. Aapki family shayad aapse duur ho filhaal.
Toh agar in sab jagahon pe andhera hogaya ho toh apne andar dhoondh lo bright spot? past mein jaake bachpan mein jaake dhoondh lo bright spot? Nostalgia mein best bright spots hote hain, that's my personal opinion. Aur meri bachpan ki baaton mein kahin na kahin kuch na kuch toh match hua hoga, I am sure. Bataiyega wo kya tha. And Remember
"YOU ARE EXTREMELY LUCKY" 🌈
Comment 1 : Bachpan mein main ghar wapis jaane ke liye school ki pant mein susu kar deta tha
Comment 2 : Mere Naak mein ek baar yellow colour ka crayon phass gaya tha
Comment 3 : Main patang ke peechey bhaagte hue daldal mein phass gaya tha
Comment 4 : Colony ke fashion show mein mera wardrobe malfuction ho gaya tha
Comment 5 : Main chalk khaata tha
Comment 6 : (Anonymous) I used to dig my nose and also taste it 🙈
Comment 7 : Ek baar mera saamaan zip mein atak gaya tha
Comment 8 : My teacher beat me so badly once, unki choodiyan toot gayi. Her name was 9-9 choodiyan Henceforth
Comment 9 : I was Modifried today, but this nostalgia trip made me smile
Comment 10 : Modi is love
Comment 11 : Benedryl pi le , Zukaam ka mausam hai
Comment 12 : Bhak B#0$@^*__