I am delighted to introduce my guest blogger, Madhavi Sood, who shares her near-death experience and a poem from her book, From The Silence Within. Her story, gift of writing, and faith are all inspirational to me.
I Believe ...
Sometimes our deepest desires are the ones that push us to move on and
do, and become all we want to in Life.
I have traversed a long and painful journey and there is a lot I had to
overcome to be able to walk and run again, although I have yet to cross
many more miles and many more books to pen down. Life has given me a second chance - to live,
to dream and to fulfill and I treasure, and hold close each moment of it.
I have seen Life at close quarters from being a high achiever at school
& college and later at work.
Every thing some how came to a stand still when I almost died in my prime, struck with disease and bed ridden. I had a NDE- near death
experience.
When I was in pain, Light and Nature beckoned me to pen poems and words, which flowed down like a cascade while I
was still lying down on my bed scribbling and looking through the open window
at the sky and green trees by my bedside.
Sometimes sketching or painting or simply writing down all that I wished to do in Life...
I watered the plants in my small garden patch, perched
so uncomfortably at times on a chair, trying to wash all the leaves and
sprinkle them with the watering can. I hoped of
being able to sit down without pain and enjoy the little joys of nature and of
life!
Each day was a challenge, as I surely recovered with Allopathy
and Homeopathy medication from my Doctors and a lot of Praanayaam and Meditation.
And of course a lot of love and understanding from my Dad and Mom and my Family and the support of my husband,
who all in their own wonderful ways stood by me and still do like pillars of
strength.
Sometimes, in despair I would cry out in my sleep, for my joints had swollen with fluid and I could not fold my fingers or knees properly. At such moments, I would listen to the Gayatri Mantra and pray for strength
from the Almighty God to make me alright again so I could fulfill all my
dreams.
I yearned to be a mother, when all my systems had almost
halted and my hormones had gone haywire. Traversing and crossing the boundaries of spaces and times, my poems reached out to me and my own soul and helped me move my
body engulfed as it was in aches, pains and ailments. Writing and reading books truly
set my soul free and helped me recover faster – for here I could explore the
written word and even express my innermost thoughts and feelings and simply be.
I Believe ...
If one truly and earnestly believes in all that one
can or wants to be, surely a miracle begins the minute we start believing in one’s
self and ones own abilities. After a
close NDE, I realized that the Universe we live in is
full of radiant energy.
After all the
sun always shines and pushes the darkness away at all times.
The poems in this book, From the Silence Within,
were written by me whilst I was bed ridden and ‘fighting for life’ some time back. Most of them are soul
stirring, inspiring and motivating the self. Some poems are funny, a few
lyrical and some romantic too. Yet most
of them are motivating and dealing with Life in its different shades and hues. I hope these poems move you, touch your soul and spirit as much as I loved writing them, for they eased me from pain and gave me a hope to survive.
“From the Silence within, shall bloom a thousand flowers.
Showered on life’s path, colourful and radiant like the stars.
And as each petal shall unfold.
A brand new verse, a poem, a new story unspoken will be told.
And as you browse through each page.
A mystery, some wisdom sprinkled will uncage.
For in my silence you will find.
My feelings, my joys and my sorrows hidden behind.
And when I am gone and lost.
These few words do treasure and keep fast.
Just close your eyes and listen from the Silence Within.
For I’ll be there with you forever, through, thick or thin”.
(© Madhavi Sood alias Madhavi Mohandas 2012.
Published in From the Silence Within)
In deep appreciation and gratitude to Life and to my Creator....
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