Poem Beyod Worldly Relations In life it happens only onceYou truly come across someoneWho completely mesmerizes youAnd turns your world around… You share with one all achievementsWithout a sense of pride or competitionAnd you share with one all failuresWithout a sense of guilt or shame… You share your goals for the futureDreams that may never come trueYou share hopes […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Befriend and Love One can’t really choose eitherYet given a choiceWhat would you vote forTo befriend and loveOr love and be friend! Have a look aroundYou may find manyWho were friends in loveAnd lived happily ever after. But I met this manWho loved and became friendIn consequenceFor the material worldHe remained an accomplishedProfessional and leaderBut in the spiritual […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Attitude Matters Once a wise man said –Sceptics don’t ever contribute,Cynics don’t ever createAnd doubters don’t ever achieveIt’s due to –Their negative upbringing At the home, In the school And surroundings. On the contraryA person with positive attitudeCreates wondersIn respective arenaIn achieving targets and goalsBesides self acceptability At the home, In the organization And society at large. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Artisan In one of those hectic toursI met this artisanAt only thirty fiveHe looked nearly beatenWrinkled face, sunken cheeksAnd wispy frameHailing from a communityNot only marginalizedBut also stigmatizedIn a far flung countryside. But glow on his faceHis expression and toneRings confidentDevoid of that lamentHis clansmen in vicinity haveHe works daily for long hoursWith a grit and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Anatomy of Heart People store their dreams in eyesAnd pray their wishes be fulfilled.Eyes glow and blink with perceptionsOf the changing colors and emotionsBut the dreams often not come trueMay shatter and roll down with tears. People store their dreams in heartAnd pray their wishes be fulfilled.Vagaries of colors and emotions playAnd dreams may still not come trueYet […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Awry During all these yearsWith hard work and endeavourHe earned and accomplishedName, fame and good health…In short, everything in lifeNeeded for a graceful livingThat a man or woman aspires for Yet he thinks, it isClumsy, wrong and sadWith too many demons inside,They keep constantly hauntingDepriving him of peace.Yes, without her in lifeSomething is awry, very very […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020December 16, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Aging Gracefully Mark Twain once observedWhen your friends beginTo flatter you onHow young you lookIt’s a sure signYou are getting old… Women try looking youngerUsing available artificial meansMen often make a statementThat age is a state of mindAnd so often resort to adventure,Mountaineering and hard sports. Aging gracefully is so coolCan’t people stop worryingAbout the anxieties of […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 14, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Adversity Adversity in our lifeIn a way it bringsImmense benefit to usBecause it often ushers inSobriety to persona and mind… And in such an eventWe are able to haveA much clearer visionOf the worldly orderLike a storm purifies the air. 20,991 total views, 19 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 14, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Adaptation Confucius stated it onceAs the water shapesItself to the vesselThat contains it,So a wise man adaptsHimself to the circumstances. Blaming circumstancesOr people in the surroundingsFor our misfortune or miseriesSeldom yields any tangible results,Instead a positive mindsetFaith, hope and courageWith the willingness to adaptLeads to often miraculous outcomesEven in most adverse circumstances. 21,117 total views, 16 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 14, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog It’s Your Choice How You Take Life I have known this gentleman for a very long period through almost our entire professional life of more than thirty years. Only recently he superannuated after more than thirtyfive years service as a senior ranking official in the Government. While in service, I recall whenever we met I mostly found him unhappy with the people […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 9, 2020September 26, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Twilight Saga After a slew of months and daysI got your glimpse in familiar waysA gorgeous attire in pink and blueWith divine aura, an enticing smile. As ever charming, chirpy and livelyYou kept teasing in umpteen waysWavered for long and turned awayTo vanish into oblivion, eventually. Perplexed me got up only to realizeIt was not real but […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 5, 2024November 7, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Who is Liable for India-Canada Diplomatic Downturn? The ongoing India-Canada diplomatic row following the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, an erstwhile plumber, pro-Khalistani Sikh leader in British Columbia, Canada, and a designated terrorist by the Government of India for multiple terror and criminal activities, is a brilliant example how the short-sightedness, improvidence and myopic vision and action of an egoist political dispensation […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 4, 2024November 5, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Ishan In pretty little mouthYou don’t have teethI was in wondermentIshan, how do you eat? Your old great-grandpaIn-a-bowl, he kept teethI was in bewildermentAs to how did he eat? But now I realize… An old man and infantSail in the same boatBoth live without teethYet very well, they eat. Truly, in a cosmic cycleNature takes care […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 1, 2024November 1, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Divine Diwali Editor’s Choice It’s a season of the divine festival of lightsAuspicious Diwali with joy and happinessFor ordinary folks, it’s just a magic of lightsBut for Hindu masses, a “Festival of Lights”Worshipping auspicious deities with delightFor connoisseurs, it’s beautiful and bright. Diwali season is indeed a wonderful timeTo join hands with the family and friendsMutually, to […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 30, 2024October 30, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
कुछ रिश्ते.. सुख-चैन की परवाह किये बिनाएक लम्बा जीवन खपा दिया मैनेंकुछ रिश्तों को निबाहते रहने मेंबनाए रखकर, सजाने-संवारने में. कभी-कभी तो मुझे ऐसा भी लगा हैमानों एक लम्बी और काली सुरंग हैबिना रुके अनवरत दौड़ता रहा हूँ मैंजीवन की इस अंधी व निर्मम दौड़ में. किंतु आज जब मुड़कर देखता हूँतो मात्र एक अहसास भर होता […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 29, 2024October 29, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Twilight Saga After a slew of months and daysI got your glimpse in familiar waysA gorgeous attire in pink and blueWith divine aura, an enticing smile. As ever charming, chirpy and livelyYou kept teasing in umpteen waysWavered for long and turned awayTo vanish into oblivion, eventually. Perplexed me got up only to realizeIt was not real but […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 5, 2024November 7, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Who is Liable for India-Canada Diplomatic Downturn? The ongoing India-Canada diplomatic row following the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, an erstwhile plumber, pro-Khalistani Sikh leader in British Columbia, Canada, and a designated terrorist by the Government of India for multiple terror and criminal activities, is a brilliant example how the short-sightedness, improvidence and myopic vision and action of an egoist political dispensation […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 4, 2024November 5, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Ishan In pretty little mouthYou don’t have teethI was in wondermentIshan, how do you eat? Your old great-grandpaIn-a-bowl, he kept teethI was in bewildermentAs to how did he eat? But now I realize… An old man and infantSail in the same boatBoth live without teethYet very well, they eat. Truly, in a cosmic cycleNature takes care […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 1, 2024November 1, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rajnigandha Touch Now I get tired too soonSo I’m afraid of going farBut all this does not meanI’ve abandoned walks forever… And yes, I often feel lonelyEven amongst my own peopleBut all this does not meanI have stopped caring for all… I often remember our friendshipI still care for our relationshipBut how much I do,I have stopped […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 16, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Greed For Power Among all temptations in life of a man, perhaps the greed for power is the strongest one. The obvious reasons appear to be that when one is empowered, all other luxuries and antiquities of life automatically fall in line. Hence it is not surprising that people craving for the power adopt and exploit all overt […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 7, 2020September 26, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Fairy Tale Like a fairy descended from the paradiseShe was beautiful no less than Snow WhiteLike an angel she was generous and kindThe flowers bloomed whenever she smiled. She was standing my way with open armsAnd I knew well this was real not a dreamYet kept struggling to overcome my inertiaAnd in the process I rendered her […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 21, 2020March 13, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked