Desiring, aspiring for joy is a natural given
For all human beings, why for all beings!
We all want to be happy, joyful
Yet, today it’s appearing to be a mirage
In the times that we are living in!
Social media prescribes new norms for “being joyful”
Are you travelling to exotic places of the world?
Are your driving a fancy big car? Wearing branded shirt?
Doing big business? A sought-after sportsperson, movie
star?
At least, In a high place in the corporate ladder?
Yet, we Indians had known for a long time
That ‘Joy’ is not the monopoly of the rich and famous
It’s something that rises like waves from within
It doesn’t need external validation.
The simple things like hugging “my baby to sleep”
Going to a cinema in the village, A big smile
On the face of loved one, reading favourite book
Eating home cooked food, served with love
Can all be sources of great joy, seemingly ordinary
things
Yet extraordinary in its outcome!
NB: This poem was published in the ALS anthology 2025
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