As the Moon shines upon Us...

Blessed be those who go out to sea,

For it is rough out there,
It is tough out there.

And it is not the place,
They ought to be.

For the man is for land,
Not for sea.

As the moon offers hopes for revival,
Blessed be those who fight for survival.

Her First "Woman's Day" and "First Sailing"

"My LADY"

Time moves on, the world moves on… everybody does.

After a few, inconsequential, ladies in my life… I too, back in mid 2008, wanted to move on.

So I thought of taking a step forward, but instead took a leap and tied the knot and so in 2010, the lady I was going around with became my ‘Woman’.

Metaphorically speaking, since then my life’s graph seems to be changing from a logarithmic to an exponential one.

Before her, I was just my ‘lesser half’.

But with her hand in mine, I became more confident of venturing into uncharted waters, discovering, realizing and potentially creating.

She has over the past 3 years proved to be my lifeline, without which I was comfortably numb in my void and sinking down an abyss.

She is the Moon of my universe… without whose reflection even the Sun would be unaware of its capability of producing light… and its potential of bestowing life!

The reflection of myself in her has been all the inspiration and has shown me all the aspects of life on Earth and beyond.

I Love Her… my spouse… Shivangi Abhinav Srivastav.

The one who will not let go of me in the worst of storms... and with whom I believe I can sail across not just rivers but entire Oceans...!!
And ofcourse... Dig Deeper in life...

PS: A response on being asked to pen down about the lady who inspired me and who showed me different aspects of life on the occasion of Women's Day.

Sometimes I see the Ocean..... so wide, all around..... boundless it seems.
And if you plop... it won't even notice, that someone not belonging is sinking in its womb.
Its a hostile world beneath. It doesn't accept you & ignores your needs comepletely.
With no regards to you, the ocean will continue in its serene yet ominious grace. & if you didn't get noticed by the handfull of those who relate to you, they too continue to penetrate through the ignorant or furious behaviour of the ocean, to the far off lands where they belong.

At first you resist, but then you are made to surrender & you bubble out your needs, forget your pains, you shed your responsibilities, give up your desires, you loose conciousness... & you discard your life... and get Adapted !

P.S. - It depends on you, how you wish to adapt. Either in the moralistic sense of the words or literal ?!
Read the para again and decide for yourself.
but adapt, you must !!

The most important decision I have made, till date…!!!

Summers were nearing its end.
I was at my home relaxing when the postman delivered the mail to me…
"a call letter from Training Ship Chanakya" – it changed the course of my life…(at least from what I had visualized till then).

I had prepared for engineering for two yrs and was decently dedicated towards studies. had given quite a few competitive exams, had a lot o plans, etc etc.

Well there it was, in front of me – a choice… engineering or merchant navy…???
I was aware of such a possibility occurring in my life but I kind of never wished to confront the situation. I had just wished to take what comes my way, not that I believe in destiny or fate… but because of the fact that for a person who finds deciding between two t-shirts difficult… this task was gigantic…!!

I was torn between two major sects of desires (for I kind of just knew that these two cannot be brought down together, at least not wholly) … the ideal one, in which you wish to yield something productive out of your career interests to do things which you believe appear interesting to you, and secondly to Experience life… in the maximum possible worldly scenarios… that is to enjoy and to suffer…!!

I chose navy…yes I did.
and was it a difficult task for me to decide?.. a tough decision?.. (well I've even understated the question…) … I had a traumatic time deciding.
standing on the roof… getting drenched in the rain…staring at the pastures, the fields… the water.
Weighing down options… calculating the amount of happiness, sadness and satisfaction each option will imply…

I had a liking for science… theoretical physics… wanted to study the several dimensions man has forged for himself from which he can observe.
but then I first wanted to actually experience… experience the ambience we have created for ourselves, in contrast with the raw nature… experience by myself this one life we're aware of(!) without any preconceptions, before I start forming my own beliefs.

and it was not until recently that I could put all this story (the introduction, the final take, and kind of justification) into just one line…

"Experience transcends Belief"

Meet the third kind…


So…How do you categorize people in this world…..emm, thinking?
I’ am talking about the most basic categorization…..still thinking?
A heavy question indeed.Anyways let me tell you, as rightly said by Capt. Heer –
- Good people,
- Bad people, &
- Sailors…?!
Sailing is indeed a tough job.It demands a lot. The amount of sweat and trauma you have to put in?But then it is one of the best things you can do, and probably that is why I’ am here.This is one profession where you get to see Life!I say this because I feel that “Lack of pain and struggle makes you loose the sense of happiness.”In here you get to enjoy the worldly pleasures with adversity trailing you.Now that is Life!You start viewing the world from a different perspective. Because sooner or later, willingly or unwillingly, you get induced with that – ‘different perspective’.And it is obvious. We deal in places where man is not made for. We tread and trade in places where there is no solid ground to step on.The Oceans affect you.
It gets into you.
We become a part of the oceans…..we become Oceans!Yes, it’s not just a metaphor.We, indeed, become like oceans.We absorb its calmness, its rage.Its persistence, its perseverance.We get instilled by its aroma, its aura of mystery.
We add up in dimensions.
We deepen up.
Broaden up, broad enough to link all the continents…..the whole World.Above individuals & sects, We see the world ‘At Large’ !