Caged Existence

"Kehta ye pal, khud se nikal,
Jeete hain chal, jeete hain chal, jeete hain chal,
Gham musafir tha jane de, Dhoop angan me aane de,
Jeete hain chal, jeete hain chal, jeete hain chal.

Talwon ke neeche hai thandi si ek dharti,
Kehti hai aja daudenge,
Yaadon ke bakson me zinda si ek khushbu hai,
Kehti hai sab peeche chodenge,
Ungliyon se kal ki ret behne de, 
Aj aur abhi me khud ko rehne de.

Ek tukda haseen chakh le, ek dali zindagi rakh le,
Jeete hain chal, jeete hain chal.

Hichki ruk jane de, Siski tham jane de,
Is pal ki ye guzarish hai,
Marna kyu jee lena,
Boondon ko pee lena,
Tere hi sapnon ki baarish hai.

Paniyon ko raste tu banane de,
Roshni ke peeche khud ko jane de."

This song is from the movie Neerja, which has released this weekend. I haven't watched the movie yet, but this song has become one of my favorite scores. I really don't know in what context the song has been used in the movie, but for me the song stands for liberation. You would think why would a strong independent woman even think of liberation. Am I not already the queen of my fate, the decider of my path? Hasn't my life - past and future been and will be the creation of my desires?

A couple of weeks back, me and N had gone to pay respects the great Mughal emperor Humayun at his tomb in Nizamuddin. It was a balmy Saturday morning and there were lots of cute gora tourists appreciating the marvels of the great Mughals. Among them was this hippie, dressed in loose jeans and a shabby old T-shirt. He had an unsteady walk and was roaming around alone quite content with himself. His lifestyle for me is the extreme liberation. But then, was he free out of choice or was he running away from the realities of life?

I have had my share of insane totally random decisions, none of which will pen down here. But, the point I want to put across is that a life too controlled loses charm. There should be times when we dare to let ourselves loose. If this means running away from the realities of life, so be it. Sometimes, we are so engrossed in finding solutions that we don't realize how insignificant these problems are.

So, I have decided that March end will be end of my caged existence. April and May are going to be months of liberation. Of course, I will come back to face the tune of life but only after a bit of much deserved adventure :)