MERRY CHRISTMAS

                                 

MERRY CHRISTMAS..

Oss ne jalti huyi peshaani pe jab haath rakha,

Rooh tak aa gayi taseer masihaayi ki.... Parveen Shakir

( When he   put his hand on my burning forehead,

A feeling of Christ like healing rushed down to my very soul ) 

The core message of Christmas is compassion , healing  and selfless love . It is about spreading joy and goodwill to all . It is about giving without expecting anything in return .It is about renewal of hope and coming together with loved ones . 

In Hindi / Urdu literature,  especially poetry, Jesus Christ  has been presented as a sympathetic healer full of compassion. The progressive poets ( influenced by Marxism ) have also mentioned  Jesus  as a powerful symbol of suffering, sacrifice, and the hope of resurrection/redemption for the oppressed and downtrodden masses. I have found him in the poetry of Jaishankar Prasad, Nirala, Mahadevi Verma, Ghalib, Firaq , Parveen Shakir, Sahir  and many more. I quote :-

Ibn e Mariyam huva kare koyi 

Meray dukh ki dawa kare koyi......(.Ghalib)

Jis ki furqat ne palat dhi ishq ki kaaya Firaq ,

Aaj oss Issa nafas damsaaz ki baatein Karo....(.Firaq)

Wishing  my friends and followers joy, and warmth this Christmas ! May kindness and hope fill our hearts.  Merry Christmas! 🎅❤️"

( Avtar Mota )

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