Tag: Self Worth

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Know your WORTH

Tanvi_Manisha

Easy is never valued high. Easy is everyone’s cup of tea. Nobody appreciates that. Nobody wants to prove that they achieved the easy.

Accessible is always taken for granted. People come to it, as per their own comfort. People forget about it, until they get bored in life.

People wants to ENJOY the easy and USE the accessible. But they don’t value it. They don’t feel privileged to have it. They don’t feel proud to experience it.

              Never be easy and accessible. You lose the worth.

People appreciate Sunshine during the cold and Rain during summers.

Why is Money so craved?Because it can buy necessities and luxuries. Because it is hard to earn.

Why is Success so chased?Because not everyone can reach the peak. Because it is hard to achieve.

And you my dear,

You shaped into who you are by a lot of efforts you put, struggles you survived, barriers you crossed, and emotions that you guarded so high. You were not created by Easy. And being this was not accessible to you without pain. You are a result of Hardship and Scarcity.

Then WHY should you be so LESS valued. Why should you be so easy, so attainable? You must NOT.

No, it does not mean that I tell to be RUDE, or ARROGANT, or UNAPPROACHABLE, or EGOISTIC. But Yes, I am telling you to respect yourself enough to not let anyone take you for granted. I tell you to carry yourself in a way that everyone respects you and understands the worth of you, your time, your love, your intelligence and everything that is YOU. 

तिनके

अंतर्द्वंद्व

Tanvi_Manisha

नहीं तुमसे, किसीसे, या दुनिया से नहीं है,

ये मेरी खुद से ही है मेरी लड़ाई;

की कब, कैसे और क्यों खोने दिया खुद को,

क्यों खुद ही मैंने अपनी हस्ती मिटाई।

 

क्यों कोई मुझे कुछ समझे, माने, जाने,

जब मैंने ही मेरे वजूद को ना पहचाना;

क्यों कोई मुझसे पूछे – क्या चाहती हूँ मैं,

जब अपने हक़ को मैं खुद ही दरकिनार करती आयी।

 

क्यों सब दिख कर भी अनदेखा सा हुआ,

क्यों हर गलती मैं माफ़ करती आयी;

क्यों सोचा तुम बदल सकते हो कभी,

और उस सोच में बस खुद को ही बदलती आयी।

 

जब कोई पूछता है कहाँ है वो लड़की,

जो सही गलत की छोटी बातों पे भी लड़ने उठ जाती थी;

तो सवाल उठता है मन में – कौन हूँ मैं?

और ढूंढ़ने निकल परती हूँ, अपनी ही खोयी परछाई।

 

लेकिन आज कहना है मुझे भी कुछ,

हाँ तुमसे, हर किसीसे, और इस दुनिया से –

मेरा भी एक सपना है, मेरे भी अरमान हैं,

मेरा भी आत्मविश्वास है, मेरा भी स्वाभिमान है;

मैं भी एक इंसान हूँ, कभी कमज़ोर जरूर पड़ सकती हूँ,

पर खुद को वापस लाने  को, आज फिर उठ खड़ी हो सकती हूँ।

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Language

Tanvi_Manisha

You were not speaking the words, I thought you would speak,

And suddenly you knew a language, That I was yet to learn,

I tried to decipher, But they did not make any sense,

And I left wondering – Why would you do so?

 

Don’t think so much, Don’t think so much

Echoed in my ear….

What does that mean –

Don’t expect so much,

Don’t love so much,

Don’t feel so much,

Don’t trust so much.

 

“I love you”,

“If you are not happy; neither am I”,

And,

“Don’t you trust me?”,

Were the sweet sounds, I still remember,

The lovely words, you carved in my heart and mind.

 

And when I fell, When I fell hard,

When I felt weak, Tired and Lost;

I searched for you,

Because, Yes I trust you;

But I could not find,

What I needed the most.

 

I showed you the scars behind my beauty,

The pain behind my smile,

I told you the fear behind my strength,

Hoping you would brace me tight;

And I will rest a little,

Before I could again fight.

 

For those who love you,

Extend their hands to pull you up,

Every time you fall;

And not just say –

“That’s not the deepest place one fell,

That’s not a problem that grave,

Why are you so weak?

Why is the help you ask?

For we all are busy in life,

And you should be more understanding;

For I could appreciate your smile,

But come your tears and I go away a mile.”

 

Then I realized –

We know different languages,

It is just a matter of time;

Sometimes we speak the same,

Sometimes we don’t.

And in that moment –

Love was my language,

Practicality was yours.

 

I will cross all hurdles

Tiny, Small, Big

But with you by my side………

Let it be,

I know I am strong enough.