My journey – Marriage, Divorce, Subsequent Love & Freedom

I was among the chosen few.
Who was deemed to be of virtue.
So I was married off at 9.
With all the pomp & show that was due.

I was deflowered in full public view.
And I, young & naïve, didn’t know what to do.
I couldn’t understand or relate to anything being done.
So I just sat there and gazed into the endless blue.

And then began those sessions twice a day.
That were an endless pain but I had no say.
They’ll make me a complete being, I was told.
But 3 years without a break, not one fulfilling day.

I was 12 when the wall broke & my faith stood shattered.
My reasoning had failed and my patience was battered.
I rebelled against society, and they hated me for it.
But by then, it was me, and me only that mattered.

Self-destruction was the name of the game then on.
I coasted by on the dark road lit by neon.
Cause something still bothered me, I wasn’t complete yet.
And only the path to completion would usher in a new dawn.

Finally, dawn broke, and I’m on the path to completion.
My gut says its right and it also stands to reason.
I’m in love now, and it feels so great.
Fulfillment is now the flavour of the season.

Ironically though, the path was never far from me.
Cause my love and ex-spouse are descendants of the same tree.
My aversion for my ex-spouse guided me to my love.
I could see beyond religion and find the path to truth – I’m free.

Modern Day Education

The young man dressed dapper for his interview.
Attuned to corporate fashion was he, from hair gel to shoe.
His CV was 4 pages long; it made him look like a King Kong.
But he was still part of a protozoan zoo.
A product of modern day education.

He excelled at everything in and out of class.
He knew he was on his way to fame en masse.
He aced all his tests; for he was none less than the best.
But standing was he on a shallow tower of glass.
A product of modern day education.

For he was bred in a system that thrived on robots.
Where the likes of him were methodically manufactured in lots.
Where he was trained to follow the rule; at home and at school.
Where human creativity was reduced to naught.
A product of modern day education.

“We’re the new IT superpower”, everyone screamed their voices hoarse.
The service industry was the new economic main course.
We need process orientation; so thinking & research can go into hibernation.
And all set to conquer the world are we, with our human workforce.
All products of modern day education.

But wait a minute, my friend, is the workforce really human?
Or is it just an army of trained preprogrammed operators, instead of a thinking man & woman?
We’re well equipped with the HOW and WHAT; it’s the WHY that poses some food for thought.
How aligned is our education with questioning, logic & reason?
That for you, is modern day education.