392 Run without being chased
Are we run?
Without being chased by none
Are we hiding?
Without anyone seeking us
Are we singing?
Without anyone listening
Are we searching?
Without losing anything
The world is
Running much fast
There is no time
For others
When one cannot find
Time for herself
There is no
Place for others
Once many
Comforts have come in life
We lost the life
And run after them
Even after
Receiving them
We are unable to
Live because of them
Each day
New comforts are coming
What we received yesterday
Now becomes old
When they are not
Useful even for today’s need
Surely they will only
Go to the dust bin tomorrow
We search today
For tomorrow’s need
And threw away
What we received yesterday
Each day this
Become a constant problem
Therefore we run
Without being chased by anyone.
Gurukulam, 15-10-2017, 11.50 pm.
I came to the ashram to remain quiet and enjoy my time alone. But to meet some of my basic needs, and to do my regular works of reading and writing I need a computer, net connection. To know what is going around me I need a T.V. with some news channel etc. So even this life as a recluse becomes a very busy life. But as I cannot have proper net connectivity I cannot do the anti-virus update, I cannot send and receive mails easily, I cannot check something using internet etc. etc. become now a problem. The modern inventions though give so many comforts, yet they also become a burden in many ways. Particularly the electronic gadgets need to be upgraded and updated. Otherwise we cannot survive. Recently when I went to the bank to get the current status of my account, the branch-manager clearly said that in future I have to check it only through net and for that I need to download some program in an Android phone etc. etc. When I asked what about those who cannot handle them, her answer was clear, ‘either learn or struggle’.
When Whatsapp group was started I saw so much enthusiasm in various groups sending and receiving so many messages, videos etc. Sometimes it was overwhelming and we cannot read all of them. But after the initial enthusiasm died down, now in most of the groups rarely comes any message (which is one way good).
So as I was reflecting about it, I wrote this song as we lost our life by seeking the comforts to live this life meaningfully. Now it is like catching the tiger’s tail. Neither we can hold it for long time, nor can we leave it. And we are running without anyone chasing us.
392 துரத்தாமல் ஓடுறோம்
ஒடுகின்றோமா நாம்
ஒருவரும் துரத்தாமல்
ஒளிகின்றோமா நாம்
ஒருவரும் தேடாமல்
பாடுகிறோமா நாம்
ஒருவரும் கேட்காமல்
தேடுகின்றோமா நாம்
ஒன்றுமே தொலைக்காமல்
அவசர கதியிலே
ஓடுது உலகு
அதிலே பிறருக்கு
நேரமும் கிடையாது
தனக்கே நேரம்
இல்லாத போது
அடுத்தவர்க் கெல்லாம்
இடமே கிடையாது
வசதிகள் ஆயிரம்
வந்த பின்னாலே
வாழ்வினைத் தொலைத்து
ஓடுறோம் அவைபின்னே
ஓடித் தேடிய
வசதிகள் கிடைத்தும்
வாழத்தான் காணோம்
அவைகளினாலே
நாள்தோறும் புதிய
வரவுகள் வந்தன
நேற்றுநாம் பெற்றவை
பழசாகிப் போயின
இன்றைய தேவைக்கே
உதவாது போனபின்
நாளைய குப்பையாய்
நிச்சயம் மாறின
நாளைய தேவைக்கு
இன்றுநாம் தேடுறோம்
நேற்றுநாம் பெற்றதை
துக்கியே போடுறோம்
அனுதினம் இதுஒரு
தொடராகிப் போனபின்
ஓடத்தான் செய்கிறோம்
ஒருவரும் துரத்தாமல்
குருகுலம், 15-10-2017, இரவு 11.50