You and your love for yourself

We, the people who are searching for love outside have ever thought that there is a beautiful person just living close by us that we can love? Do we know that even to seek love from others it is so important to love ourselves? We want people to love us, to care for us, to hold us in bad times, to be there for us when we need them, to hold our hand and say. " It's ok I am here, and will always be there for you". Why we haven't said these words to us? Why have we never recognized the person living inside us is lovable?

These are the few questions I am asking myself for the past 4 days. I thought I need a person in my life who is going to be there for me, who is going to take care of me, who is going to hold me in bad times, and never going to let me down. There is one more important thing that I thought I am getting and have taken for granted is respect and understanding. 

I misunderstood myself, that I am not capable enough, that I am not enough for myself and I need love from the outside world. Currently, I need to work on myself. I need to understand myself. I need to know how amazing person I am and, how amazing I can be.

मेरा बचपन

मुझे तुमसे कहना बहुत कुछ है,

मुझे ये कहना है कि

तुम अपने साथ मेरा बचपन लेके गई।

हर रात सोने के पहले

कहानियों का सिलसिला लेके गई। 

अंगीठी के ताप में पकती

लिट्टी लेके गई। 

महना से मक्खन लेके गई। 

चूल्हे पे रखे बर्तन से 

घी की खुशबू लेके गई। 

कटोरे में पड़ा मट्ठे का स्वाद लेके गई। 

चैत्र के महीने से नीम लेके गई। 

कार्तिक से अमरूद लेके गई। 

त्योहारों के गीत-संगीत से अपना रंग लेके गई। 

खुले आसमां में खड़े चांद की चांदनी लेके गई। 

मेरे कमरे से अपनी खुशबू लेके गई। 

हर बात पे अपनी शिकायत दर्ज करने की आदत लेके गई। 

तुम अपने साथ मेरा बचपन लेके गई।