Own It...

As I was sitting in one of the sessions my boss was taking on leadership and motivation, my mind tumbled upon a few thoughts and after a very long time my pen yielded a few words on my perspective about life and how we live it in these demanding times, and how I believe we should live it. Seldom have we planned to succeed, most of the time we are busy thinking of scenarios we will fail in. we keep trying to find out ways to avoid those situation, rarely do we look t finding solutions to those hindrances. If at all we accept the uncertainty and prepare ourselves with an open mind and owe the responsibility of getting a task done, then we wouldn’t be deterred by any challenge. One of the weasy way to get out of such situations is to find loopholes in what depends on others, but the success isn’t met by walking on the easier path. You need to recognize the fact that trying to control scenarios and drive outcome would lead you to a path of uncertainty, instead if you try to control your own actions, thoughts and how you plan to drive yourself through times, then you would increase the probability of achieving the desired outcomes. You should work on expanding your sphere of influence, when you have the gift of influencing others, you don’t need to control them.

The only thing that we tend to get consistent with is digressing. Often it is taken as negative characteristics, but I ensure that I digress from my chain of thoughts so that I can explore even more ideas. But I try not to forget that I still need to control when I digress. It’s important to time your thoughts in a manner that you don’t lose your concentration on important things. After all we need to be aware enough to apply our views to situation and that will only happen when you have a rational and open minded approach to things. Challenge your mind to digress so that it is sound enough to challenge others minds as well. The strategy should be to be intelligent enough not to blindly questions others just for the sake of it but to analyze their point of view and understand it in a what to align it to the goals you have for yourself or collectively for the group. People say that trying alone is not enough, you need to perform but I suggest that trying isn’t that bad either to start with. Not get bogged down by the pressure of performance, try it out and see if you even intend to perform and in case you don’t, make it clear. You may suffer a bit, but that would solely depend on your choice of right and wrong and what you deem as valid for yourself.

At times it may happen that people would ask you to share your point of view and when you do so, they will try to convince you with theirs, It is your choice to accept their thoughts or make them understand yours, the key is to be assertive and not adamantly try to beat them down to agreeing your views. They eventually may agree to your stand but it is up to you to drive them to that stage. Through experience I have learnt or rather agreed to an adage “Silence in Golden”. It is in the best interest of the team to speak up and share your experiences but you need to be careful to assess if you are in a position to do so, to be confident about the fact that others are open to your thoughts and you yourself are not defensive towards those who challenge your thoughts.

A problem I face is that I am constantly thinking when someone else is sharing his thoughts, probably this is how I became addictive to my own opinions but I am surprised to see that I still have enough bandwidth to absorb what other have to say and try to align it to my views. I may accept or challenge them but I am glad enough to receive those views as they propel mine, they feed and provide manure to my stream of thoughts. We often ask others to speak up, promising not to be judgmental but we tend to fail to stick to our commitments. Be practical, assess the weight of what people say as most of the time you may encounter lost minds that merely tend to say something and do something else. I am not saying that everybody you come across will be opinionated, but you need to be careful to pick those who have a frank and honest opinion. I reiterate, don’t let this particular thought deter you when you approach any situation. The point is to be rational.

If given a chance to do something again, I am sure many of you would chose to do it differently in a different frame of time, the questions I why? The answer is simple, because you have thought of it a thousand times and come to an explanation why it didn’t work out the way you desired the first time itself. Maybe you do get a chance to do it again, hopefully you will succeed but what if you fail, would you find another explanation for your failure, if the answer is yes, then you need to do a bit of self analysis. Is it really worth to look for an excuse if we would still be looking for even more excuses? It’s good to analyze your mistakes and not to repeat them but it’s not worth it looking an excuse for your failure. If its tough for you it can be tough for others too. The challenge and oppurtunity is to Own it!

Mohit Chopra
mohitchopra1@gmail.com
7th Dec 2009

words that prevented me from shedding a few drops of saline water...

mere aansuon ne mujse puchna chod diya,

ke ab tum rote kyu nahi ho,

ke maine intezaar unhe itna diya,

ke bhool gaye vo mujhi ko,

dard ke paigaam mil jaate hai roz,

aur hum fir rusva ho jaate hai,

ke raaste khud b khud mud jaate hai roz,

aur hum tanha safar me reh jaate hai,

sekdon baar khud ko roka hai,

wahi galtiyan dohrane se,

samjhaya khud ko ke vo to ek dhokha hai,

dhundla ho jaayega paas jaane se,

par insaan bhi to yun nakara hun main,

ke us dhundli tasveer ko khojta hun,

dar dar firta maara maara hun main,

aur kuch aur khud se dur ho jaata hun,

muskurata hua chehra liye,

ek boond aansun bahata hun,

ke khwab hai ye jiske liye,

usko hi nahi bata paata hun...

Love One Love All...

Mohit Chopra

10 Dec 09

11:55 pm to 12:01 am Central Time

Random thots of u...

You often tell me,
How well I play with words,
You let your mind free,
And with it my heart flirts,

You ask me how my day was,
You let me know about yours,
And then there’s an inadvertent pause,
As we encounter some closed doors,

A few questions left unanswered,
A few doubts in the mind,
You feel as if I never bothered,
And I just turned blind,

To the idiosyncratic ways,
With the way I live my life,
Looking for a few bright rays,
Overcoming the strife,

I have troubled you a lot,
A bit possessive I may have been,
Tensions were brought,
When we ventured on paths unseen,

But relished holding your hand,
And at times you in my arms,
But you slipped out like sand,
Without the slightest of alarms,

Still we lingered,
As I hoped for us,
Though I never figured,
If there was a way for us,

I still remember how beautiful it was,
The time when we begun,
We never looked for a cause,
There was no task to be done,

The pristine self was so simple,
Not a glimpse of trouble,
Each smile carried a dimple,
Always pulling me out of the rubble,

For the first time I gave up,
On life being just about myself
For I was too deep in love,
And I was looking for your help,

People tell me,
No matter what happens,
There would be good times to see,
Even though life saddens,

You just need to stick on,
And love as much you can,
As light comes with dawn,
Life will help you with your plan,

But I chose to give up,
As it was too much to take,
As I felt I was stuck,
And there was too much at stake,

I don’t repent,
Neither do I regret,
But sometimes I miss your scent,
And the way you fret,

Maybe I was too close to you,
And you never reached that stage,
I wont lie I do miss you,
But I have lost the rage,

May you do well,
And I come over things,
And have another story to tell,
And songs that my life sings…

Love One Love All

Mohit Chopra
24th Oct 2009
11:05- 11:25 pm

Darkhwast hai is raat se

darkhwast hai is raat se,
khamosh kar de mere khayalon ko bhi,
ke chain nahi mila hai in ankhon ko kab se,
udhaar de de kuch neend inhe bhi,

ke ojhal ho jaaye uske khayal chupke se,
pata na chale mujhe bhi,
aur main fir ja milun zindagi se,
na jagaun is raat ko bhi...

Ke ab main...

ke ab main aatish ki tarah hun,
ke ab main dil me lagi jalan ki tarah hun,
ke ab main baarish ki tarah hun,
ke ab main dil pe lage marham ki tarah hun,

ke ab main ek aansu ki tarah hun,
ke ab main mazboot kaandhe ki tarah hun,
ke ab main mehkti sason ki tarah hun,
ke ab main sab hun par khud nahi hun...

Kisi ki chahat hai...

Kisi ki chahat hai,
Ya khud ko hi dhund raha hun main,
Ye nahi mohbbat hai,
Ke bas ek dost dhund raha hun main,

Jise keh sukun,
Kya dil me hai,
Jis se puch sakun,
Har baat main,

Ke chod diya saath unka,
Jo the mere saath,
Ab karta hun intezaar kiska,
Failaye apne haath,

In viraani galiyon ko,
Khud hi to maanga tha maine,
Zehan sochta hai kisko,
Gam ka cholla pehne,

Ke baat nahi koi karne ko,
Jayaz bhi nahi ab koi guftagu,
Ke gumraah sa ho gaya hun ab to,
Kho gayi hai meri rooh,

Kis mugaltim me jita hun,
Ke sab nahi hai mere bas me,
Kyu nahi samjhta hun,
Ke nahi nibhayi jaati hai sab kasme,

Kuch to baat hai mujme,
Jise main nazarandaaz kar deta hun,
Dhundta hun main chain tujme,
Aur apne hi noor ko andekha karta hun,

Par fir bhi zarurat to hai,
Kisi ajnabee ki,
Ke adhuri meri kahani hai,
Mukamal nahi zindagi,

Ke dua ab to bas hai yahi,
Ke mila de ye hawaaein tujhse,
Dur na ho jaun tujhse kahi,
Ke chup na ab tu mujse,

Mil ja mujhe, Mil ja o ajnabee, Mil ja...

LOVE ONE LOVE ALL
MOHIT CHOPRA
29 April 2009

I want to get back

I want to get back,
To the person I was,
I do want to get back,
To each of my lost cause,

I just want to smile,
As pristinely as I did,
So that things no more pile,
And break off the lid,

Well on second thoughts I don’t want a lid,
To bound me anymore,
No desire should anymore be hid,
No dream should turn sour,

I want to cherish the beauty,
Of each little moment,
Not to go running behind any booty,
And give up what time lent,

I want to see the joy,
That I saw when I looked at the sky,
Not thinking of some ploy,
Or just asking everyone why?

Why was it I to suffer?
Why was it I to blame?
Why was it I to flounder?
Why was it I who was lame?

I no more want to write about the pain,
I seem to know what all I don’t want to do,
I don’t want to hide my tears in the rain,
But about my future I seem to have no clue,

I want to set out,
Jump off that building,
To efface all doubt,
It’s not about self-killing,

It’s about enduring each day,
Each minute is a gift,
It’s like a child’s play,
Where everything moves swift,

The innocence hides all dismay,
The simplicity makes them giggle,
Chances are you’ll forget any fray,
And there’s always someone to mingle,

So here I end this story,
As its better to act than plan,
As in there’s no hurry,
But I would do everything with élan…

LOVE ONE LOVE ALL

Mohit Chopra

11th April 2009

Will i ever be with you again???

one day i saw you,
another i didn't,
and before i knew,
i just couldn't,

probably i shouldn't have said goodbye,
maybe i was just looking for a reason to fight,
maybe i was too dumb not to try,
and let you go off my sight,

i know i had issues,
but so did you,
but you were my only muse,
pure as the morning dew,

i no more seek any answer,
i have let go off many things,
i have dropped my armour,
have cut my wings,

i know i shouldn't miss you,
i know i shouldn't go back on my words,
but i no more have any clue,
my mind is like the flocking birds,

and as i see you passing away,
i just want to feel the innocence again,
that i saw when you did play,
on the swings,though a bit inane,

i dont know if i should,
but i dont wanna give up,
i have done all i could,
and there have been many a hiccup,

but i kept moving,
as i had said i will,
but times have been testing,
not the same old run of the mill,

I just want to try again,
so that we can remember each other with a smile,
i dont want our relationship to go in vain,
coz it was more than just a while,

i know it is difficult for you to trust,
but you know that i can adapt,
our memoirs may have caught rust,
but some have been well kept,

i dont want much,
just the chance to cherish my past,
i dont hope much,
but i believe these things would last,

so please give it a thought,
not litter the beautiful times,
the hapiness they brought,
are much purer than our crimes...

Love One Love All

Mohit Chopra

1-4-09

tHE PaInFuL dAYs

tHE PaInFuL dAYs

22.5.08

in the silence of the night,
i am eager to hear a voice,
the voice of my inner plight,
why is it not able to make a noise?

i seldom give myself a chance,
to make peace with my soul,
i just give it an inadverdent glance,
and wander away from my goal,

but was it that i seek,
beacause i just beat around the bush,
my fortune seems a little bleak,
very badly needing a forward push,

every thought seems so shallow,
each emotion so fake,
failure after failure to swallow,
putting my life at stake,

no more can i take the pain,
no more the thought of losing it all,
no more can i let everything go in vain,
it's high time for me to make a call,

to stand up,
and tell myself,
no to give up,
and believe in self,

it's i who made it here,
it's me who will go burning down,
it's me who has nothing to fear,
it's me who will have to frown,

i see all of it going away,
the radiance changing to dim skies,
no one looks like is here to stay,
the world is full of lies,

the friends i thought i had,
the people i was counting on,
are the ones making me sad,
it's like life's singing the wrong song,

i no more expect much out of anyone,
i don't do much myself,
i think my golden days are gone,
and i have become an elf,

no more able to reach,
evrything seems so far away,
it's something time had to preach,
taking away all the gay,

but i will bounce back,
at least i wish to do so,
and once again i'll be on the track,
and that day everyone will know,

that i can do it,
alone, if i may have to,
their eyes may not be lit,
but they'll surely get to know...


LOVE ONE LOVE ALL

MOHIT CHOPRA

Do you have the time?

Do you have the time,
is this how you want to live?
i know you are not mine,
but don't u have anything to give?

a moment of yours,
is a day to me,
get over the scars,
somethign new to see,

letting go off it all,
is not something that i seek,
but baby when we fall,
on minute things, we give a peak,

and then we realise,
how beautiful it all was,
and the heart cries,
coz it's too big a loss,

i dont know,
if i'll ever forget about you,
i dont know,
if it was too gud to be true,

but i know a thing,
that i did spoil it,
and i have been wondering,
did i lose all my wit,

i just wanted you,
to ask me once more,
did i knew,
you will show me the door,

but still i took the chance,
and went the other way,
you didn't give me a glance,
and i stepped into dismay,

i wept and cried into the night,
i waited for you,
to efface my plight,
but my pain grew,

and you never showed up,
you never looked towards me again,
did i too give up,
hiding my tears in the rain,

i just wanted you to hold me,
just let me know you are there,
it was as difficult a time as it could be,
i just wanted you to show me, that you care,

tear down the mountain,
not to give up,
tell me that it is all not in vain,
it's just another hiccup,

but there i was,
stranded all alone,
life hit a pause,
all good was gone,

and now i look at you again,
to ask you if you want to start afresh,
i don't know if i sound lame,
but i want to get out of this mesh,

would you hold my hand,
and show me the way out,
i am lost in an unknown land,
loosing every bout,

no more would i ask,
as i may digress and say something i dont want to,
i want to shed my mask,
just answer this, only if you want to...


Love One Love All...

Mohit Chopra

27th Feb '09

There is a lot to say...

There is a lot to say,
But words won’t suffice,
My heart's in dismay,
And my hopes don’t rise,

I want to tell you everything,
But have an inherent fear,
What results it would bring,
Repercussions one can’t bear,

So I conceal myself from everyone,
And act like someone, I no more am,
And all my life is undone,
All the while it has just been a sham…

Shayar nahi main to ek diwana hun...

shayar nahi main to bas ek diwana hun,
firta hun jaane kin galiyon me,
jaane kin khwabon me kho jaata hun,
puchta hun jaane kis se,
aur sawaal bhul jaata hun,
ruth jaata hun khud se,
ya tere intezaar me shayar ban jaata hun,
ke mohbbat karegi kya tu bhi mujse,
is soch me doob jaata hun,
fir keh deta hun khud se,
shayar nahi main to ek diwana hun...

Ek darkhwaasth hai upar waale se...

kyu mujhe har pal,

har lamha teri yaad aati hai,

karvate badal badal,

neend intezaar karati hai,

har subah ek sazaa,

har safar anjaana,

khud se hun khafaa,

tujhe kyu maine jaana,

ab to khud ko dur kar liya hai,

phir kyu tera saaya chu jaata hai,

ab to teri bewafai ko bhi maan liya hai,

phir kyu tera khudgarz hona yaad aata hai,

guzarish hai us upar waale se,

ki ab to mujhe baksh de,

maana bahut khatayen hui hai mujse,

rutha hai vo kab se,

par mauka to de mujhe,

ke main bhi ubhar sakun,

ke main puchta hun tujhse,

main bhi to tera hi banda hun,

tere rehmo karam ka shukrguzar hun,

ke tu hi mera malik hai,

main to bas tera ek auzaar hun,

jo is khel me shaamil hai,

ab to rang bhar khushi ke,

arsa ho gaya zindagi jiye,

na mauthaaj rahun main kisi ke,

jiyun to bas apne liye...

May God Bless You..

Love One Love All

Mohit Chopra

29th Jan 2009

Save Fuel Save Money

Well one of my friend gave me a topic and asked me to write a poem on it...
So this is wat i wrote...

I live in an age,
Where I see everything getting automated,
I see the rage,
When everyone’s breath is bated,

As they foresee their demise,
As money no more suffices,
The world is full of cries,
Like life’s a game of dices,

The sooner we act,
The better we’ll be,
Lets sign this pact,
As it is the key,

Let’s consume less of fuel,
And the coming days will be sunny,
Let’s make it our main goal,
Save Fuel Save Money…

May God Bless You…

Love One Love All…

Mohit Chopra

26th January 2009

Muskurata to hun... par....

Naino me athru nahi,
Khwab saare dhundle ho gaye,
Labon pe tera naam nahi,
Jaise tujhe pukarna hi bhool gaye,

Teri tasvir bhi dekhte nahi,
Kaisi dikhti thi tu,
Tere didar ki aas bhi nahi,
Yun ojhal ho gayi tu,

Yaad hai to bas lamhe,
Lamhe kuch takrar ke,
Jinme hum dekhte the tumhe,
Lamhe vo kuch pyaar ke,

Aks hi tera ab saath mere,
Pehchaan bhi kho gayi hai,
Shayad hua ye intezaar me tere,
Zindagi hi rus gayi hai,

Sab lagta hai viraana sa,
Jag suna sa ho gaya,
Tu hi to tha apna sa,
Tu bhi begaana ho gaya,

Kisi ko chahne me,
Waqt lagta hia mujhe,
Usko phir bhulane me,
Dard hota hai mujhe,

Chupa leta hun sab,
Muskurahat ke piche main,
Bardasht nahi hota ab,
Ke teri zindagi me kuch bhi nahi main,

Tere khayalon me bhi kya main aata nahi,
Kya kuch bhi nahi tha main tere liye,
Kya kabhi mera chehra teri Nakhon se takrata nahi,
Kya main hi deewana tha tere liye,

Din bhi hote hai,
Raat bhi aati hai,
Par na hum sote hai,
Na neend aati hai,


Yun to pehle na tha main,
Kya iska bhi ilm nahi tujhe,
Kyu guzarish kar raha hun main,
Ki tu bula le mujhe,

Jab main jaanta hun,
Ke wafa tu kar sakti nahi,
Haan main maanta hun,
Ki mohbbat tune mujse ki nahi,

Aur bahut si baatein reh gayi ankahi,
Par dosti me bhi kuch had tak pyaar hota hai,
Zindagi bhar ka saath na sahi,
Waktiya hi, kisi ki khushi ka khyala hota hai,

Tujhe sab hai pata,
Fir bhi kuch kehti nahi,
Kya thi meri khata,
Jo yun teri aankhen mud gayi,

Jaise main bhid me khada,
Koi anjaana hun,
Mujhe kyu di ye sazaa,
Ye khud se puchta hun,

Kyu kisi aur ki tarah mujhe samjh kar,
Har lamha mera imtehaan liya?
Kyu nahi tune mujhe samjh kar,
Meri baaton ka jawaab diya?

Shayad kismat thi ye meri,
Ke tu mujhe na samjh saki,
Ya kismat thi teri,
Lauta di tune mujhe kisi aur ke hisse ki berukhi,

Jo bhi ho,
Sawaal to rahenge,
Kahin to,
Hum intezaar karenge,

Na aayegi tu,
Ye pata hia mujhe,
Chali jayegi tu,
Na rokunga tujhe,


Par barso baad kabhi yaad karegi,
Agar mujhe tu,
To tujhe shayad sachai dikhegi,
Par kho chuki hogi tu,

Main bhi jaane kis manzar pe honga,
Jaane kya khalish hogi tab man me,
Par tujhe to humesha yaad rakhunga,
Shayad dil ke kisi andhere kone me,

Alvida kehna sikh raha hun,
Berukhi zindagi se kar raha hun,
Nahi ab tujhe pukar raha hun,
Ab bas khud se hi sawaal kar raha hun...

May God Bless You...

Love One Love All…

Mohit Chopra

15 January 2009

I am still the same...

I am still the same,
Looking for a reason,
Bit crude, a bit inane,
Bitten by treason,

Acting lame,
Making the same mistakes,
Hard to tame,
Blind to what the world fakes,

Caught in the same memoirs,
Looking for a way back,
As if my mind never tires
Is it just you who I lack?

In love I am still naïve,
I couldn’t learn,
Maybe that’s why I still crave,
And my eyes burn,

Never blinking,
Waiting for you,
Heart’s sinking,
Having no clue,

If you even remember,
Of the times I cherish,
What you did render,
Or was I just too mulish,

But still I gave so much,
More than I could,
Waiting for that pristine touch,
I thought you would,

But it has been so many days,
You didn’t even look back,
Were we just about the frays?
It’s more than love that we lack,

I wonder why you don’t see that I still the same,
As I was when we first met,
You have just stopped looking beyond the pane,
In callousness you have become deft…

May God Bless You
Love One Love All

Mohit Chopra

15 January 2009