Oh! You AI!

Artificial intelligence!

Human intelligence ?

Super intelligence!

Emotional quotient? 

Deep neural networks!

Real nervous systems?

Large language models teaching everything!

How about small words of kindness and care

From a real human?

AI,

No longer words,

But a way of life,

Standing still,

Looking around,

Things moving faster than a blink,

No time to fill and drink,

Water just flowing from tap to sink,

Overwhelmed, with so much content,

Gadgets, pictures and words,

Underwhelmed, with my own self,

My abilities, brain and heart,

My creativity and logic,

I doubt if I’m really smart !

I’m the same, as I was before,

Smart enough, intelligent enough,

To face the world, move ahead and get go,

Then all these AIs came up,

Oh ! You world! You full of silicon cells!

Why you don’t let me be myself,

And let me believe I’m enough, 

I’m still smart and confident,

And can function on my own ! 

I can write emails on my own!

I can cook new recipes

Write new poems on my own!

I can do my stuff and learn and grow on my own!

Yeah you maybe able to help sometimes

Assist in some redundant stuff

But you will never master over my brain

My creativity and logic, my body is mine to train!

A machine learning on its own!

Or A child learning on its own!

Asking questions, cheerful emotions,

What is more fun to watch!

Which is more creative and smart !

Cognitive growth playing with mud and water

The feel of curious eyes, 

and the light of innocent smile,

Running around us, talking all the while,

Wondering will that all be gone !

If they were around artificial voice AI,

A robot saying thank you and sorry ,

That doesn’t really understand,

Doesn’t fight or cry, just pretends,

And doesn’t prepare the kid to face the real world,

Hope we go back to living with humans,

Talking to and listening to real humans,

And cherish the wonders of nature - ourselves !

तस्वीरें

पहले की तस्वीरें कुछ ऐसी थी

जो कभी भी बिन बताए, बिन मांगे,

बिना ढूँढे ही सामने आ जाती थी,

और खोल देती थी मन के उलझे तार,

याद आ जाते पुराने पल, और उनमें भरा सारा प्यार ।

पहले की तस्वीरें कुछ ऐसी थी,

कभी पर्स में, कभी कोई दराज़ में सामान ढूँढते हुए,

कुछ किताबों के पन्नो के बीच में ,

कुछ छिपी हुई अलमारी में कपड़ों के नीचे,

यादों की बारात लेकर,

मन को मुस्कुराहट दे जाती थी,

अचानक से आकर दिन बना जाती थी । 

नई तस्वीरें कुछ अलग है,

हैं पर काली स्क्रीन के पीछे छिपी हैं,

जो बस ढूँढने पर मिलती हैं,

उन्हें देखने के लिए तारीख़ ढूँढनी पड़ती है,

उन्हें छूकर महसूस नहीं कर पाते,

नई तस्वीरें अपने आसान होने का गर्व बड़ा जताती हैं,

उनको शेयर करने की apps हमारे मन को बड़ा सताती हैं,

हमारे कितने सारे पल बस तस्वीरें लेने में गुज़र से जाते हैं,

और यह नई तस्वीरें ,

फिर से कभी खोलकर देखना भी मुश्किल सा हो जाता है ।

पहले की तस्वीरें कुछ ऐसी थी, बहुत ख़ास थी,

कुछ अटैची में बिखरी हुई,

या फिर एल्बम में सजी हुई,

एक बचपन का पिटारा बना कर रखी होती थी,

की छुट्टियों में सब साथ बैठकर देखेंगे,

पहले की तस्वीरें कुछ खास थी,

कुछ तस्वीरें सामने दीवारों पर लगी फ्रेम्स में,

या कुछ बिस्तर की साइड टेबल पर,

यह वह हैं जो हमेशा हमारे सामने रहती हैं,

अकेले ना होने का एहसास करती हैं,

पुरानी यादें और खुशियों में नई जान ले आती हैं, 

मन करते ही बस ठहर के उन्हें निहार लो,

खुश हो जाएगा, मन जैसा भी हो,

पुरानी तस्वीरें खास थी, 

सबके मन के बहुत पास थी,

सबको जोड़ने वाली, यादों को पिरोने वाली उनमें बात थी, 

पहले की तस्वीरें कुछ ऐसी थी ।

Signals!

The heart

Beats fast enough

The stomach

Growls loud enough

The eyes 

Sparkle wide enough

The face

Shines and glows enough

The rush in our blood is evident enough,

When we take a step to follow our dreams

Doesn’t matter, tiny or big, just a step is enough

When we are about to make a decision

Or about to voice our opinions

Or create an art, pursue a hobby

Or do something for any of our hidden passions

To do what feels right,

The body gives enough signs

Never ignore any of these signals

Because its the voice from the inside

No matter how it’s perceived from the outside,

Just smile wide 

And move ahead

If the inner self feels bright,

The path is always right !

I am you, You are me

I am you

You are me

We are one and the same

Do you see?

Do you really see?

We are all together

In this world forever

Just different souls and bodies

But all creating the same stories

Of life, nature and this earth

Working to make this a better place to live

For humanity

Not for just the self, or one

But really, for all of us.

What one does,

Affects the other,

And is also affected by the actions of other,

We all are parts of the same system

Just different pieces of a big puzzle

With every piece having its purpose

And incomplete without any other.

So I ask now,

Why treat anyone else 

Differently than ourselves 

Homo sapiens we all are

Equal and the same we all are

So why even think color, race, gender or any bias

Rich or poor, fat or thin, tall or short, 

Why matter,

Why talk about superficial things,

Bring in judgements and make lives complex,

Because deep inside, we all are just human beings,

When it’s as simple 

As being and treating everyone just equal.

So let’s live responsibly,

With humility, respectfully,

Conscious about our actions,

Because it impacts all of us.