Now and then..........what u can all see

Now and then a thought comes to my mind
What if I could the clock unwind!!
Return to being a child once more
Ah! that wondrous age of four!

Then...
Life meant playing and reciting nursery rhymes
Dabbling with crayons and making colorful drawings.

Now...
To play one needs to be organized too
Join a play school at the tender age of two!

Then...
Mummy was my first teacher
Lovingly teaching me values which help in life later.

Now...
Mom's busy - working, socializing, and attending kitty parties
Child seems to be low on her priority!

Then...
If mummy had to go, grandma was there
Showering me with her love and care.

Now...
Left with housekeepers and maids
In front of the television/computer passes the day.

Then...
I had never heard words like failure and rejection
Nor faced gruesome interviews for admission!

Now...
A three year old goes for tuition
To enter a prestigious school - the ultimate mission!

Then...
Holidays meant family get together, fun and enjoyment
At a relaxed pace honing our talents.

Now...
It's summer camps... professional guidance
Ever decreasing parental influence!

Then...
I had no computer games, no mobiles
No rat race to cover that extra mile!

Now...
Under peer pressure, childhood is wilting away
Competing with the Jones... whatever way!

Then...
The choices I was offered
did commensurate with my age.

Then...
The choices I was offered
did commensurate with my age.

Now and then I ponder
why kids are being propelled towards adulthood
Even before they have had a proper childhood?

The beauty

The beauty of a person,
no matter who they are
Can only be measured,
by the goodness of heart
For some the exterior may be rough and weathered
But their true beauty only shines all the better
I have met folks that have the beauty and the bodies
But hearts cold as steel, caring for nobody
Then there are the ones,
no matter their looks
that would give a smile, word, a part of themselves
To help one less fortunate than they
And expect nothing in return, except to say
Thank you for being there, and helping point the way
Its that inner beauty that shines forth from you
It shows in everything you say and do
For I have never heard you ever condemn
Even the smallest and weakest of men
For all that you see you carry a smile
To those that receive it, it lasts for miles
And so it is that true beauty must begin
Not from without, but from only within
The giving of oneself so selflessly
That the whole world can see the beauty in thee

What is Love All About?

What is love all about?
A bond of trust but a little doubt?
An enraged eye still a healing touch?
A broad smile yet a pain so much?
Is it a sunshine peeping out of cloud?
Or a drop of silence in a cry so loud!

Is it a shower of rain in scorching heat?
Or a stream of running heart beat?
A halo of light in the unending dark?
A wound in the heart, an everlasting mark?
Does it mean a yearning embrace,
Or a number of reasons hard to trace?
Is it about unconditional giving?
Or getting in the relation and leaving?

An overflowing wave yet so calm,
A cruel word followed by a curing balm!
An image of patience still desperate,
A bit of bad habit in etiquette?
A common bonding yet so rare?
A magical feeling beyond compare?

I am confused, I don't know.
I wish if anyone could show!
If you really know what love is