Shiv..
Shiv?
Shiv! Please! You know..
Shiv, okay.. I'll come with you. Okay?
No.
I need to find my own note.
"The drop in the ocean, everyone knows."
"The ocean in the drop, a rare one does."
"It is"
"known only to a rare person."
Shiv would always say
to sit behind him. But I was always afraid.
When he was little
I would sit behind while teaching him to ride a bike.
But tiny that he was, he couldn't move at all.
Then I'd get off
without his knowledge and let him ride all by himself.
It was very hard for me when Shiv was born.
He was in such a tearing rush to come out into the world!
Perhaps, I was impatient too.
Perhaps, he heard me.
When I was pregnant, I used to read strange books.
A story about a prince
who gave up his kingdom and went away.
Nobody knew where.
Stories aren't supposed to be like that.
Why should someone give up his world?
I burnt that book.
I told myself, it's just a story. Just something printed on paper.
Real life isn't like that.
Later, I would tell that story
to my kids at bedtime.
But I changed the ending.
And yet, the prince left.
The book was burnt down to ashes.
Yet, he left.
That remains the truth.
Oh, pal! This is so boring, man!
My mom would say that when I was a kid, I used to like math!
But now, numbers make my head spin.
Should we go for a trip, to Goa or something? - Yes. Let's go!
Yes.. - Yes, pal.
Imagine an entire week without parents, lectures, college!
Yes, just lie naked on the beach. Eat, drink, and be happy.
That's the whole point! Lie around naked.
Eat, drink, be merry!
But what's the point of all this?
One week later, we're back to the same routine.
What do you mean? Of course, we have to return.
I have a new batch at my coaching class next week.
But the thing is, we are all sad with the entire routine, anyway.
I mean, the whole darn urban hullabaloo. - Yes, pal!
Sometimes, I feel, I should just go back to my native village.
Karwar? - Near Karwar.
Just go there for a year, chill there.
Guys, I'd like to be a milkman for the rest of my life. - What?
I'd work for four hours in the morning
and then, relax the rest of the day.
All crap, man!
Listen, I saw this documentary on Discovery.
Don't start again.. - Shut up, jerk!
Listen, so, I saw this documentary on TV.
It's about a tribe in the Amazon, or in India, or some place.
See.. - What's he saying?
The point is, it's about a tribe
where the women do all the work
while the men just sit back and relax.
You mean, like the lions? - Exactly!
I had lost a doll when I was a child.
Her name was Killi.
I looked for her everywhere. Everyone looked for her.
But she was never found.
I cried my heart out.
I turned the house upside down.
Then, dad bought me a similar doll on my birthday.
But I didn't want her. I wanted my Killi.
My mom said
'this is all you've got. You can keep her or throw her.'
She lay in a corner, all alone.
Dust was getting accumulated on her.
One of her legs broke.
Bits of cotton popped out of her.
She lost an eye.
She started looking ugly.
I grew old. The doll got older.
The day I returned from my first solo performance
I happened to notice her.
I picked her up
held her close to my heart.
Dusted her off.
I sew back her leg stuffing fresh cotton.
Pasted new buttons for her eyes.
I took her to bed with me that night.
I turned off the lights. Under the blankets, I whispered to her
'Sorry Killi, I didn't recognize you before.'
Okay.
Good! Good!
CA is not bad.
I know - Shut up, Shiv!
You know, your mom had called yesterday.
What? - It's time you start worrying about yourself now.
I will..
When?
When I find something of worth.
I mean, you know, I don't want a fancy car.
I don't want a big bungalow. I don't want a huge bank balance.
You're saying this because you already have most of these things.
Tell me. If we get caught up with all this, when will we live?
Don't get philosophical and all.
If we don't get caught up with all this, how do we live?
We'll live, my queen! We'll live a royal life. - Shiv. Shiv. Shiv!
I don't know about you
but I want all these things. And more.
So, you are free to have them.
So, does that mean you are not going to do anything?
I don't know.
You know what I feel?
That any which way this world is going to end in a big tsunami soon.
And you tell me. What's the point?
If I do become a CA
and suppose World War III starts?
Whose accounts am I going to keep? Am I right?
Baba..
There was a rage spilling out of me that day.
I hit him only once. With my right hand.
Just one slap.
Thereafter, I was so restless.
With tears filled in his eyes, he told me
'I'm going to bottle up all my tears and show them to mom when she comes in the evening.'
"Then, she'll get to know how much you've made me cry today."
Where do I find a similar bottle, Shiv? And who do I show it to?
He was going to a riverside on his first school trip.
I was worried as he'd never been out without me for that long.
By evening
I could bear it no longer and I decided to follow him.
I was afraid too, as he didn't know how to swim.
I saw him playing
with his friends, at the river bank.
He looked happy.
I was hiding behind a tree.
That's when I realized
that my son was growing up.
Then, I came back home and decided to wait for him.
But today, I feel, I should have let him see me.
I would have liked to see his reaction
on seeing me there. I should have!
Yes, we're good. We're all fine, Aviral. - Stop it.
Yes. Come back soon this time.
And congrats, again. Yes, yes! Do you want to talk to Aai?
Okay, okay! Okay, you take care, dear.
Okay, bye! Bye.
Good for Avi. He's been trying for this for so long.
Abhaya, you know, that company is thinking of giving him a car
and a flat. - Wow!
Which means more money will be distributed among the impoverished and the needy!
Stop that, I said!
Just because he's been sending you money ever since he went there
doesn't mean it becomes a rule, Shiv!
But I'm just 23! - Exactly. You are 23!
Do you know how much Baba was earning when he was 23?
But he had to! He was a poor Maharashtrian in love with a rich Punjabi girl.
And his elder brother was a rickshaw puller. It's not my fault.
Enough, Shiv!
Do you really understand what you're saying?
He could easily have chosen to be a rickshaw puller himself. Tell him something.
Leave it, Abhaya. Just leave it. - No, Shridhar. He has to understand life now.
His brother has been working there ever since he finished his studies.
But as he's the youngest, he's had all kinds of concessions.
This is not the time. - No, but when is the right time, Shridhar?
We should be rejoicing for Aviral... - No, no. You tell me. When is the right time?
Shiv, life is not as cushy as you think it is, okay?
It is up to us to make it comfortable.
And life doesn't stop there. It is full of compromises, adjustments.
When are you going to start living?
It's all very cozy and secure for you under this roof, with Baba
Avi and me there to pamper you. But for how long?
Tell me. For how long?
Go out and face life, for God's sake!
All hail Lord Ganesha! - All hail Him!
All hail Him! - All hail..
Watch out, old man!
Why step into such a crowd?
You can sit at home and watch the procession on TV.
Sorry. - Sorry for what? Go home now, go.
Where's my camera? - Here, Hold this.
Thank you! - Go home now, go.
No, I'm going to watch this all night.
Why? Don't you watch this every year? It's the same thing.
No, I'm seeing it for the first time.
Suit yourself.
"All hail Lord Ganesha!"
A cup of tea, please!
Oh, it's you!
Why? Can't I stand here?
You seem upset.
Not at all. I feel like dancing. - So, dance. Who's stopping you?
Doesn't this noise disturb you?
Not at all. I love the ambience.
It's a carnival! A great carnival that celebrates life's joys.
It's not a carnival of joy. It's just a way of escaping from life.
Is that so? What are you trying to escape from?
All hail Lord Ganesha! - All hail Him!
So, why don't you join your brother in America?
No, that demands a lot of studying.
Just go there for fun. - The US is a dump yard.
How do you know? Have you been there? - Have you been there?
No. My daughter is in Munich.
Is it? - Her name's Kirtimalini. - Okay. - She's an engineer.
I always wanted to go to Germany and meet Boris Becker.
Really? - Yes. - You are a fan of his! - An ardent fan.
When I retired, there was nothing to do.
I see. - So, I bought a TV. - And?
And as soon as I turned it on, Boris Becker's match was on.
I've watched all his matches.
Really? - Yes.
My grandma likes cricket. She is a fan of Tendulkar.
The great maestro Sachin Tendulkar! - Yes!
Wow! - All hail Lord Ganesha!
I was born in Baroda.
My father was a building contractor.
When I was 12, his business failed.
We went to Mumbai.
I finished my studies somehow
and found work as a radio announcer.
I was transferred six times.
I mean, I sought a transfer six times.
The winters in Delhi.. The dusks in Lucknow..
The colors of Jaipur and..
The delicious snacks in Indore.
Then, Delhi again
where I retired.
I returned to Baroda
to find my roots.
Now, I've come to Pune
to attend the Sawai Gandharva Music Festival.
I love it.
And this Ganpati festival..
You came to Pune just for a music festival? - Yes.
Everyone needs to find their own note.
It brings along joy.
Shiv..
Shiv, where were you all night?
I tried calling you so many times!
None of your friends know where you are.
And I have been just sitting here and waiting for you.
I've prepared some 'Puran Poli'.
I know you like it.
Come, I'll heat some for you.
Sit.
Here.
You must be starving.
Wait. I'll make one more.
So..
We are on the same page!
Do you need some money?
How much?
How much can you spare?
Please!
Then, speak to me. Speak to me.
Shiv!
Fine! Shiv, if you don't speak, I will burst now!
Shiv..
Don't go.
Please don't go.
Shiv, please..
Please! Please.. Please don't go!
Shiv, please don't go!
Shiv, please..
You know.. Shiv, okay.. I'll come with you. Okay?
No.
I need to find my own note. - Oh, God! Stop this crap!
There is no such thing as 'note' that you are talking about.
Shiv, listen.
If there is a note, it's within you, isn't it?
It's nowhere outside.
You stay here and battle it out!
Shiv!
God! To heck with you, man! Go!
Go if you feel like going.
Where will you go?
I know you'll be here.
I'll see you very soon. We'll meet tomorrow.
Right here. Okay?
Shiv, don't..
Shiv!
Shiv.
Shiv..
Take care.
"No one belongs to anyone, to no one."
"In the end, it's each that pays his own."
"My God, my Vitthala."
"My God, my Panduranga!"
"My Lord Vitthala."
"Women of the house wake up and rise"
"in these wee morning hours."
Where to? - Bombay. "Early in the morning.."
What? In a rickshaw? - The station. "Early in the morning."
"Wake and water the life plant in your courtyard"
"the leaves are all withered."
"My Lord Vitthala! The sacred leaves are scattering in the wind aimlessly."
"My beloved God collects them in his shawl in these wee morning hours."
This ant is walking.
She's alone. But still, she's walking.
If she feels like it, she'll turn somewhere.
She'll stop. Then, she'll walk again.
She's walking at her own pace, on the path she has chosen.
She doesn't know what she's doing.. Why?
For whom?
She probably doesn't know that we think she's useless
and worthless.
But we should take her seriously.
We should try and walk some distance with her.
A straight line!
We should go further just to see where this line leads!
Perhaps
it leads nowhere. But we should go and see.
Somehow, people don't seem to like these lines.
They bend it, mend it
and make squares out of them.
Convenient squares.
Aai, Baba, Rukmini, Avi!
Everyone.
I don't want to become a square.
"People visit these palaces."
"Palaces built by the kings."
"Just like you are here at this place"
"there are others as well."
"I extend my greetings to all who are here."
"Greetings it is.."
"We walk alone on these paths."
"With no companions."
"Yet, we go on, with our head held high"
"looking forward to the destination."
Thank you so much. Thank you.
Thank you so much! Thank you.
Thanks a lot! Thank you so much..
Thank you so much, ma'am.
Thank you, sir. Thanks a lot!
Thank you so much! Thank you.
Bye.
Yes. My father is a Canadian.
But I've lived my whole life in the States, so...
I believe in America. America has given me my fortune!
And you?
I'm from Pune. Near Bombay.
Bombay?
Oh, Mumbai!
Yes.
Yes, Mumbai. You've been there?
No.
No, just passed through.
So, never stayed there.
I have lived there. For 3 days.
Where do you stay?
Over at Hotel Saffron.
I was studying back in Chicago.
Ancient Babylon scriptures.
Then, I took a break. I needed a break.
I always wanted to come to India.
So, I came here!
Then, I met Pablo!
We travelled together.
We saw the Taj.
The Sun temple. And then, we went to Goa!
Then, one day when we were travelling
Pablo stopped on the side of the road.
Yes.
Yes, but it was..
It was some time ago. So..
Well, then, I went to Kerala! And it was
so beautiful..
Where's Pablo?
I don't know!
Forgot about him.
Left Goa.
Good.
Shiv, why did you run?
I'm searching!
I'm searching. - What?
I'm searching.
What are you searching? Shiv, what are you searching? Tell me now!
What do you want?
I want a banyan tree.
A banyan..
Tree.
I want a hut
under the banyan tree!
And
I want the sea!
The sea? The sea.
I want a hut under the banyan tree, near the sea.
But banyan trees don't grow near a sea.
So, I want a..
A dog!
Dog? - Dog!
That's all!
And a feline.
I mean, a cat.
And
a tortoise too!
A cat, a dog, a tortoise!
A cat, a dog and a tortoise!
"Save me this time.."
"Mother!"
"The traveler has come to take me away."
"Save me this time, Mother.."
"The traveler has come to take me away."
"Save me.."
"Save me just this once.. Dear mother!"
"The traveler has come to take me away."
"The traveler has come.. To take me away."
"Save me, Mother."
"The traveler has come to take me away."
"Five rooms, ten doors to my house but there's no sanctum inside."
"Alone, I run, I flee, I hide."
"Let me tell you, Mother."
"The traveler has come to take me away."
"Save me this time, Mother!"
"The traveler has come to take me away."
Hi! Come, please! Please come in!
What will you have? - Anything.
No, nothing. In fact, come and sit with us.
No. I'll sit. I'll just get some cold drinks for everyone.
Be comfortable.
So, tell me. How's college? - We have Rose Day on Saturday.
Nothing much, ma'am.
We're winding up our activities.
Now, we are getting a bit serious about our exams.
Ma'am, that's Palash.
Manva, do you want some more? - No, no. Thank you.
How's sir? - Fine. Very fine.
How's Avi? Did he reach all right?
Yes.. He has joined again.
I see. - How long could he stay back after all?
Okay, ma'am. We'll leave then. I have to go for classes.
Okay, dear.
Thank you. Thank you so much for coming.
And come again, any time.
Bye. Come again, okay? Bye.
Ma'am!
They are issuing exam hall tickets.
So, can I have Shiv's Identity Card photo?
Of course. I'll just get it. Wait.
Here.
And if you need anything else just let me know! - Yes, of course.
Rukmini...
Ma'am, this is for you!
What is it? - It's just a small gift.
So.. - Thank you so much, dear.
Not at all.
Bye. - Okay, bye.
Bye, dear.
Go safe! - Yes, yes. You take care.
"The traveler has come"
"to take me away."
"The traveler has come to take me away."
"Save me this time, Mother!"
"The traveler has come to take me away."
"Hands folded, the old woman begs.. Traveler, listen to what I say!"
"Listen to what I say, traveler."
"My little one is young and innocent."
"Forgive him, don't take him away."
"The traveler has come to take me away."
"My little one.."
"My little one is young and innocent. Forgive him. Don't take him away!"
"The traveler has come to take him away."
"Kabir says, listen, seekers.. The traveler claims it all one day."
"Yes, he takes them all."
"Strange is the path to his home."
"Those who go never return.."
"The traveler has come to take me away."
"Save me this time, Mother."
"Save me this time, Mother!"
"The traveler has come to take me away."
Relax.. We will find someone.
We'll find one. Okay?
Are you sure you can't do without it?
No! No. I thought, I had another pack in my bag. God!
I should've checked. I'm such an idiot. - It's fine. Relax.
Hey, mister! Is there a pharmacy around?
No. I never saw it.
Let's go. Yes, come.. We'll go. We'll find something.
Come. We'll do something.
Don't worry, okay? Just relax!
Relax!
It's okay.
And now
we are going to have a special power drink.
A drink that dissolves all the problems one has
no matter how serious.
They will just
vanish the moment you finish the last drop!
Here is the magic potion!
The last drop!
The magic lies there.
To top the magic potion
we have a magic nut!
These are the nuts, which when you chew softly
gently take you into a deep slumber.
You know what?
My brother Avi, he was studying in the 7th grade
and I was in the 2nd!
They were teaching him something about dicotyledons at the school.
So, we both decided to plant a groundnut in our garden.
But me and Avi, both being so impatient..
We used to dig the nut out to see whether it had sprouted and produced a bunch of them.
That's when Aai came and told us
to be patient.
So, we waited! And waited!
And then, one fine day, when we could not wait any longer
and somehow deep inside we knew that we will get to see what we wanted to
we dug again.
And we found that our single seed had produced a bunch of them!
We opened one and put it back inside!
And, ma'am, the magic nut that you just had was from the same bunch!
I will come with you.
Do you really want to come? - Of course.
Fine.
Two cups of tea please. - What is this?
Hey! How are you?
I'm going to my village for the invitations.
Along with that, I thought of visiting my father too.
That's good! - My tea please.
It's cold, isn't it?
Nice tea!
So, where will you go after Banaras?
Maybe go to Delhi..
I don't know.
In about a month or so, I go back to Chicago.. - I like you!
I love you.
I care about you too.
It's just beyond my capacity.
Because you love Pablo?
I exhausted it on him maybe.
I'll come to Chicago with you.
Shiv, we are just two empty bowls.
We can't give each other anything. We can just make a lot of noise!
Okay.
At least, let's enjoy our time at Banaras.
I booked a ticket to Delhi.
For myself.
You, at least, care for me, right?
A lot. Shiv..
A lot.
Are you from Israel?
I'm an Indian.
Do you want a boat?
Hotel?
Car?
Guide?
Are you a guide? - Yes, yes!
What were you doing up there?
Is there a phone booth around? - Yes.
Hello?
Shiv.
I knew you would never forget my birthday.
Are you okay?
Come back, my little one.
Do you have money, at least?
Where do you stay?
Come..
He can't stay here. - Why not?
No. - But he doesn't have a place to stay.
Ask him to check into a hotel. - He doesn't have any money.
Then, ask him to go begging.
He won't be able to do it.
Why does he have to stay here? He can go to other ghats.
He's all alone.
He's scared! He's been crying.
So? - He needs you.
Listen carefully, you have to sell this whole basket.
And only to foreigners. You better talk in English. Good English.
Start at 20, but I won't tolerate anything less than 12.
For Indians, not less than 7. Okay?
Now, get going. Off you go! - Okay.
"He goes by many names."
"Hail Him as Krishna, Narayan, Vasudev.."
"Hail Him.. The glorious Lord Vasudeva!"
"O, Supreme Lord, you alone are everything for me."
"Hail Him.. The glorious Lord Vasudeva!"
"Hail Him as Krishna, Narayan, Vasudev.."
"Hail Him.. Hail Him as Krishna, Narayan, Vasudev.."
All hail Lord Vishnu! - All hail Him!
All hail Goddess Ganga! - All hail Her!
"You alone are my father, and my mother."
"You are my friend and guide."
"You are my knowledge and support."
"You are my everything. I bow to Thee."
"Om, that is full, while the other is also full. From this comes the fullness"
"where all things are full and it remains so."
"Peace, peace and peace to us and all beings!"
"Circumambulate the premises"
"to rid you of your sins."
"Go and circumambulate."
Is this the first time you're seeing the Ganges?
When I first saw her
I realized the reason I was alive for.
This is the holy mother, The Ganges!
If you have ten reasons to kill yourself
you can surely think of one reason to live.
Even if you can't
the mere existence of the Ganges should be reason enough.
I told you! He needs you.
"I got a true Guru, vast as an ocean.."
"He gave me endless wisdom."
"Wherever I look, I see only one."
"There is no second or another."
"There are rubies in your ocean."
"There are rubies in your ocean.."
"A brave pearl diver will bring them up. O, yes!"
"Those red rubies that your ocean hides."
Shall we leave? - Yes, let's go.
Come, Mr. Shiv. Come with us. - Where to?
It's her birthday. We're going to her place.
Really? - Yes, it's her birthday!
Come along please! - No, no! Who's at home?
Her mom's dead. - And her dad is a drunkard.
Shut up! He used to be one but not anymore.
Okay, you go. Have fun, go. - No, no. You must come too.
Even I can't come. I have to sell these postcards.
Golu! Don't act so pricey!
I want to come, but..
What? - Please.
What? - Please. - What? - Please. - What?
Please. - What? - Please. Please.
Please. Look, I'll take you to the other side.
Really?
Okay! Buzz off!
Postcard, sir? God's city, sir. Banaras!
Postcard, ma'am?
Hello! Postcard?
Postcard..
What's with you?
Yoga sage, ma'am. Upside down.
Sir, Burning Ghat.
You buy one, get one free.
Sir, postcard?
You can't sell them so easily. - What should I do?
"Oh, friend, my mind has taken to living free! My mind has taken to owning nothing!"
"A bowl in one hand, a stick in the other."
"A bowl in one hand, a stick in the other, yet, my rule stretches in all four directions."
"A bowl in one hand, a stick in the other, yet my rule stretches in all four directions."
"My mind has taken to living free!"
"The joy you get in singing Thy name.."
"The joy you get in singing Thy name, you won't get it in all the riches."
"Friend, my mind has taken to living free!"
"My mind has taken to owning nothing!"
Anything else you need to sell?
Do you want all the lamps? - Yes.
But why?
"The Jamuna river joins with the water of the Ganges."
"A bungalow on the banks of the Ganges."
"Fulfil my dream, O, beloved!"
'Please fulfil my dream, O, beloved!'
"A bungalow on the banks of the Ganges"
"where the river Jamuna joins with her."
"Where the river Jamuna joins with her.."
"Just a small garden on the banks of the Ganges."
"Fulfill my dream, O, beloved! Fulfill my dream, O, beloved!"
"Where the river Jamuna joins with her."
"Please build for me a bungalow on the banks of the Ganges."
There's absolutely nothing over there!
What's the matter? Where do you want to go? - He wants to go to the other side.
But there's nothing there, really!
I still want to go and look! What's over there?
Nothing! - Did you hear him? It's just a village. Full of illiterates!
And you're highly educated, aren't you?
How does education matter?
Even then I can speak English, Spanish, French and other languages!
Sage, please tell me. What's on the other side?
One bank of the Ganges is full of life. There's a whole city here.
For centuries, it's been like this.
But there's nothing on the opposite bank.
A lively crowd lives on the one side. Mansions..
Money.. Relationships..
But on the other side, an unknown void!
Just like the opposite halves in our hearts.
River Ganges is the life
between these two river banks.
You always have everything on this side
but the opposite bank too stares at us everyday!
You see it everyday.
A vast emptiness stretching out before you!
Besides, if there was a city on the opposite bank
we wouldn't see the Sun rise every morning.
That's the whole point!
And today, like always, we all are going to share these sweets.
But, first, you must tell us what you want to be
when you grow up.
Meaning?
I mean, someone wants to be a doctor. Someone else a cop!
Either this profession or that.
So, what do you want to be?
I want to be Katrina Kaif!
A film star? Excellent!
So, let's see what's in store for you! Here, eat some 'Jalebis'.
I want to drive a road roller! - Wait. Slow down, young man!
Let's see what you get! Oh, you will eat 'Laddus'!
Round little 'Laddus'!
And here's our round little Golu!
What do you want to be, honorable sir?
I want to be an engine driver.
I'll drive the longest trains ever!
And that's why you're going to eat 'Gulab Jamuns'!
I want to go door-to-door, selling soap.
I want to be a foreigner!
I want to be a saint.
You heard me right!
I want to be an ascetic.
Then, stand up and shout it out.
I want to be a saint!
"Since my beloved has gone away, I have lost all my senses."
"Without seeing my love, my mind has become restless."
"O! I am so in love!"
Get lost! You scoundrel!
Are you leaving tomorrow? - Yes.
Take care.
I will! But why tomorrow?
One gets to know in one's heart when it is time for them to leave.
Sage, when had you first come to this ghat?
Ask not the caste of a good soul
ask for wisdom and prudence.
Value only the essence, disregard outer appearance.
I insist. Tell me.
I just walked my way here.
Nothing that's mine belongs to me.
Everything belongs to you.
I return to you what was yours
and now, I have nothing!
My mind has taken to owning nothing!
I had read this couplet by Kabir that day.
I used to wake up early and open my shop.
I used to worship. Then, I used to read a little.
After reading this couplet, my focus wandered
out on to the roads.
There was a small path with tall trees on either side of it.
Covered with dewdrops
the path glistened
at the kiss of the first morning rays!
That's when I realized
that I had never noticed this path before.
And it dawned upon me
that I had never included this street in my list of possessions.
Where could this path lead to?
20 years ago, my father died.
He died when he was at the shop.
He passed away.
My mother and I began to worry when he didn't return home at night..
So, we went to the shop and found him dead.
'Father died', what does that mean? Where did he go?
When exactly did he leave?
What was I doing when he passed away?
When he died, I must have been outside, flying a kite.
My mother must have been
preparing 'Kheer'.
Nothing came to a halt though he passed away.
My mother found out that she could live without him.
I sat at the shop
just like my father.
So, is this what they call 'life'?
Is this how life is?
For two days, I pondered over this question.
I struggled against everything, that I considered belonged to me.
On the third day
I reached the shop.
I just stared at the lock
and then, I walked past it.
I kept walking on that path.
I walked on the path I had paved for myself.
Then, one day, at a railway station
somebody said, 'Sage, have this'.
It was something nice to eat.
Delicious food!
I realized something while eating.
For that stranger, I was an ascetic.
Whether or not I walk on my own path..
Whether or not I know who I am..
Why I exist, where I'm headed..
Whether or not I know where to head..
With questions like these
the world wants to reach out to me.
The world wants to call me an ascetic.
So, I became one!
An ascetic.
You need to be someone.
Shiv..
Even if you want to be no one for someone else
you need to be someone for yourself!
So, Mr. Shiv, who are you?
Are you a television channel, or a post bag number to receive so many letters?
What do you mean?
Don't you know how many letters you've had in the last three months?
And who is Mr. Shridhar?
He's my father.
Abhaya?
My mom!
Rukmini?
Now, what do we do with these letters?
Take them away. Right away.
Do you understand what I'm saying?
I meant, right away!
"When the berries ripen and fall below"
"my little one will collect them and have a feast!"
"They will ripen soon"
"in the little garden behind our house."
"Let us wither berry seeds"
"in the little garden behind our house."
"Let us wither berry seeds."
"When the berries ripen and fall, let my little one gather them and have a feast!"
"When the mind is happy, what do I say?"
"What do I say?"
"When the mind is happy, what do I say?"
"What do I say?"
"When the mind is happy, what do I say?"
"Having the diamond knotted safe, why do I again open the knot?"
"Empty scales at initiation are full, why measure again?"
"When the mind is happy, what do I say?"
"Kabir presents his ideology, pay heed to him."
"Rationality became intoxicated, by drinking."
"When the mind is happy, what do I say?"
"What do I say?"
"When the mind is happy, what do I say?"