Monday, December 19, 2005

From a dreamer's heart..

"The poorest of all men is not the man without a cent, it is the man without a dream."
- Henry Kemp


One who has not known what it is to live life for the purpose of a dream can never understand the profundity of the moments he lives..
For how vain must be that life that lives for no reason at all.. satisfied in moderation.. with no urge to grow.. to spread the wings and roar to the skies as though all were thine.. how aimless.. how unadventurous.

Life is I believe..To have a passion, a fervour, a heartfelt desire.. a longing.. a crave, a zeal, an urge, a thirst. And to let these feelings drive you, drive your life, that's living!

I have but one life.. conforming to a canvas.. and I paint my dreams on it.. embracing them with every colour I can from the palette life offers to me.. knowing that apparently it may not be beautiful to the world, for I ain't an artist.. I am only a dreamer.. and I do not fear to be ugly.. I fear not to dream.. for I have but one life.


Nature's mysterious paths stir in me the desire to expand my vision.. for though the eyes are small.. the vision is in accord to my own self.. my zest to explore.. to discover and re-discover.. the untapped, uncomparable beauty of life. And it is nature that teaches me that the strongest stands that which stands against the flow of the stream.. cutting through the tide.. standing against the storm.. for that's courage. Not to be a rebel but to stand up for dreams.. for desires.. knowing that they may never be a part of reality.. that they may never even come close to being anything more than just feelings. It's courage.. to dream, despite the fact that they may be broken, keeping them close to the heart.. for they instill an elation.. ecstacy for whatever little time they dwell in the eyes..

"I would rather be ashes than dust, a spark burnt out in a brillant blaze than be stifled in dry rot. For man's chief purpose is to live not exist; I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them; I shall use my time."
- Jack London

11 comments:

Varenya said...

I don't have words...(Your writing is beautiful)

Sonika said...

:) thankss.. just heart felt

Prateek said...

Its a nice piece there, and I especially agree with you on the part that life becomes what you make of it. Its our way of looking, our vision which shows us just how beautiful things around us are. Ever appreciated the number of eyes that a common housefly has, cause that's the beauty I'm trying to point out.

Sonika said...

eyes of a common housefly.. never really noticed.. not atleast when they are on the food!!! :D but yes.. beauty can be found anywhere.. even where we least expect.. and it's all because of our own perceptions..

Prateek said...

True you'd not have noticed it when they're on the food. As for me, I noticed that while one of my friends back at Ooty was dissecting a housefly out of boredom ;)

Rohit Nag said...

hey rungta wen wazz dat dissecting happening???
anyways sonika....>>>>awesome. the only word i have for your writings.
seriously i dont want to say anything more....it'll jus ruin my expression of how wonderful your writings are.

Sonika said...

Prateek that guy was really bored man it seems!! lol! thank god I have never reached that height of boredom!! :D
Rohit.. thanks !! that's all I want to say.. else it'll ruin my expression of how thankful I am ;)

Rohit Nag said...

sonika......stop copying me

Prateek said...

Oh there're wilder things people in hostels do out of boredom. This was, if I remember rightly, during Std.8 when our entire batch was in a fly catching frenzy with competitions being organised to decide the best fly catcher!

Swati said...

amazing niks! a life widout a passion or an aim or a dream is jus like existing n nt living...
n life is da gift v gt frm god.so da least v cn do is LIVE it!if u wanna kno da worth of a life ask a person dyin..tryin 2 increase his lifespan by one breath...

Vithal Mittal said...

Peter Pan...

The embodyment of the eternal child within all of us... the yearn to be forever youthful and never ever grow up...

Though he may have been a kid...(but kids have the profound insight into life...) he said (and i heard in the movie Peter Pan :P ) " I do, I do , I do beleive in fairies.... " and his friend, tinker bell ( a fairy ) came to life...

the lesson to be learnt is... "Beleiving is the key" we must beleive in our dreams..beleive in them dearly and stubbornly...for only then will they come to life..
Cheers sonika...for the beautiful insight into dreams and their importance...:D
and oh yeah... great writing as usual... i Dont know you do it.. *AWED*