परिपक्वता

The serene calmness and quietness of a candle (diya) gets more and established only with time!

 

तब ज़िद्दी बच्चों-सा

मांगता रहा तुमसे
और ये भी पता न था
कि माँगना क्या है!

अब समझ है इतनी
कि चाहिए क्या मुझे,
और जानता हूँ ये भी
कि माँगना क्या है!

फिर भी नहीं मांगता!
क्यूंकि मन में तुमने
विश्वास जो भर दिया है,
कि भला माँगना क्या है!

शायद यही परिपक्वता है!

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I used to ask for everything
like an unyielding child
without even knowing
what is that I actually need!

With time, we grow and realize
what should we actually ask for.
Now I know what is that
I really really need.

But I won't even ask you
to give me what I want!
For, you've bestowed me such a faith
that I can get it, whatever I want.

Perhaps this is what maturity is!
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Picture Courtesy: Santanu Sinha