Who am l…?

[Suryanarayana Ambadipudi]

After retirement,

with no job,
no routine,
and a quiet house echoing with silence…
I finally began to discover my true self.

Who am I?

I built bungalows,
raised farmhouses,
invested in ventures big and small,
yet now,
I find myself bound within four simple walls.

From bicycle to moped,
bike to car,
I chased speed and style —
but now, I walk slowly,
alone, inside my room.

Nature smiled and asked,
“Who are you, dear friend?”
And I replied,
“I am... just me.”

I’ve seen states, countries, continents,
but today,
my journeys stretch
only from the drawing room to the kitchen.

I learned about cultures and traditions,
but now,
I simply long to understand
my own family.

Nature smiled again,
“Who are you, dear friend?”
And I said,
“I am... just me.”

Once I celebrated birthdays, engagements, weddings in grand style —
but today, I count coins
to buy vegetables.

Once I fed extra bread to cows and dogs,
today, even my own meal feels like a challenge.

Nature asked once more,
“Who are you, dear friend?”
And I answered,
“I am... just me.”

Gold, silver, diamonds, pearls —
sleep quietly in lockers.

Suits and blazers —
hang untouched in wardrobes.

But now,
I live in soft cotton,
simple and free.

I once mastered English, French, Hindi —
but now, I find comfort
in reading my mother tongue.

I travelled endlessly for work,
and now,
I reflect on those profits and losses —
measured in memories.

I ran businesses,
nurtured a family,
built many connections,

but now,
my dearest companion
is the kind neighbour next door.

I once followed every rule,
strived in education —
but now I finally see
what truly matters.

After all of life’s highs and lows,
in a quiet moment,
my soul whispered back to me.

Enough now…
Get ready,
O Traveller…
It’s time to prepare for the final journey…

Nature smiled gently,
“Who are you, dear friend?”
And I replied:

“O Nature,
You are me…
And I am you.
Once I soared in the skies,
Now I touch the earth with grace.
Forgive me…
Give me one more chance to live…
Not as a money-making machine,
But as a true human being —
With values,
With family,
With love.”

     

A.SURYANARAYANA

The less you speak,the more you are listened to

[Markendeya Yeddanapudi]

I am a verse of the Universe,

Versatile in feelings and experiences,diverse,

Divergences converge and converse,

In symbiotic Feelings,Understanding the Multiverse.

Aging is wisdom learning,

Smiling blocks withering,

Every nano second of life bigbangs revelations,

Trees,Plants,Flowers,Birds,Bees,every form of emotion in association,

Spacejets into lightnings of the ultimate education.

YM Sarma

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[Seshadri Vellimedu]

Ultimate reality.

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