Colonel Jayant Khadilkar
(We proudly welcome Colonel Jayant Khadilkar on e-abhivyakti. Colonel Jayant Khadilkar was commissioned in June 1980 into the Corps of Signals. He is an Alumnus of National Defence Academy, Pune and Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. Academically brilliant, he was awarded Plaque of Honour in Signals Young Officers Course and Army Chief’s Gold Medal in the Signals Degree Engineering Course. He is an expert in Electronic and Information Warfare. He was awarded the first prize for his MBA thesis on the use of Decision Making techniques in Electronic Warfare. Colonel Jayant pursues writing as a hobby, to capture his thoughts on topics of current public interest. Today, we present his classical poetry In Search of Paradise.)
☆ In Search of Paradise ☆
Do you eagerly strive to find
that place known as paradise
Where it’s happiness all around
And its people; caring and wise
But, somewhere along the way
Has that search come to a halt?
Caught up in the daily routine
Have you circled back to the start?
Do the work hours feel like torture?
Impossible deadlines adding to misery?
Your close ones, have they drifted apart?
Is family time, now only a fading memory?
Amenities aplenty for physical luxury, but
Emotional comfort still remains wanting
Entertainment starts with a remote click,
Yet, discovering joy is a task so daunting
Why has life become so stressful?
Who has taken that cheer away?
Those fun moments of childhood
Where have those got tucked away?
Try and recollect those growing years
You shall conclude this without doubt
That although amenities were very few
Your spirits were high, and hopes too.
Never repent the past, it’s already history
Nor worry about the future, it’s still a mystery
Like a child, always live this NOW moment
Life is a precious gift, so treat it as a present
Nurture and protect that child in you
Permit it not to dodge you or slip away
Keep that spirit of enquiry well and alive
And life is sure to respond with a High Five
No more inaction, pray take control
To kick-start your life and put it on a roll
That lost paradise, needs no searching
It’s all around us, and ours for the taking
© Col Jayant Khadilkar, Veteran
Pune
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