What if now,
Dreams are desert?
Even deserts
Form mirage,
Showing glimpses,
Of the thirst in your heart,
So, if you are passionate about it,
Hang on, unleash it onto the world.
Passion means different things to different people. A feeling, a want, a desire… a reason to breathe, a reason to work, a reason to live.
All of my adult life, my family has been my passion. My first thought in the morning and my last thought before I go to sleep. I believed that, till this very moment. But as I sat down to pen my thoughts, the hand wouldn’t move. So, do passions change with time? Do they evolve with age? I wondered.
After 29 years of being happily married and standing on the cusp of fifty golden years of life, I couldn’t write with absolute certainty that my family is my passion. And this comes to me, after being a proud home maker. In this moment, lightning struck and the meaning of my passion became crystal clear. For me, MY PASSION became clear. For me, Passion is Union… Union with the Divine… the desire to be one with Shiva, to go to His Abode and to yearn for one glimpse of the elusive God. To dissolve into Him, to become His, to want Him to become mine like none other. And somewhere my every thought, every word and every act has brought me to this goal.
So, what is it that attracts me to Him? As far as I can remember, I have never been a visible Shiva Bhakt. My connection with Him has been limited in doing a few Monday fasts or visiting the temple in the month of Shravan or hearing about others visit the magical land of Kailash Mansarovar. As I am writing, I’m asking myself, does He stand as The Ultimate Symbol of Masculinity for me? Or the mysticism of His Third Eye holds me to Him, or the power He holds as the God of Destruction, that attracts me to Him. Or is it the majestic abode of Lord Shiva considered the literal Heaven on Earth by many, that fascinates me? I guess, no, I’m sure it’s all of the above. Yes, it’s’ true, everything about this tall, dark and handsome God attracts me to Him.
And today, having come to understand this beautiful passion of mine and having this opportunity of shouting from the rooftops (so to speak), I wish to send this message to the Universe with the intention of manifesting it, that I wish to live in Love with my Lord in His majestic palace.
Written by Simriti Sehgal
Simriti Sehgal is a compassionate homebody on weekdays, and a busy weekend chef in Simi’s Kitchen. She has recently discovered a new found zeal for life, plans to take a solo trip, her first, for her 50th birthday. Having written about her tryst here, she promises herself to now start moving, firmly but swiftly, towards it!
Week 26, July 2021
