MY EXPECTATIONS

The world has changed with passing time,
Yet my hopes for it remain sublime—
A yearning deep, a quiet plea,
For a world where love flows endlessly.

I dream of days when tears don’t fall,
No cries of terror, no fearful call.
Eyes no longer frozen, petrified,
No guns to shatter dreams inside.

I long for a day where people don’t
Stand in queues, stretching out their hands,
For a packet of food, labeled a refugee—
A name forced upon them unfairly.

I long for nights where no one waits
For shops to close, to find a place
To rest upon a cold veranda,
Cursing fate’s cruel, heavy weight.

I long for days when hearts unite,
Where people speak of union true,
Hand in hand toward the light they walk,
To build a world both just and new.

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THE RAIN

When the sky is draped in rain clouds gray,
My heart leaps up in joyful play.
Drops fall softly from heaven’s height,
Taking me back to childhood’s light.

I still hear whistles from the bush near the pond,
An invitation from boys to bond—
To celebrate the monsoon’s cheer,
And swim toward a world sincere.

Herons and storks, patient and still,
On paddy fields by the water’s will,
Shiver in drizzle, fishing with grace,
Dreaming of a delightful feast to embrace.

Beneath the clouds’ protective dome,
The earth lies draped in wet green home.
The western wind blows soft and slow,
Presenting her a diamond shawl’s glow.

At my village door, I stand and see
Their union through the rain’s soft spree.
Trees sway and dance in the storm’s embrace,
He returns home with a smiling face.

Children run to gather mangoes sweet,
Scattered beneath the trees’ retreat.
Our elder brothers plan with care,
A monsoon feast, friendship to share.

Those days have passed, yet monsoon’s near,
Time changes all, but rain is clear.
It pours from heights with harmony,
A gift of sweet childhood memory.

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LOVE MAKES MIRACLES

Which is the most beautiful thing of this world? I think it is difficult to answer this question. Since beauty is relative, it depends on the situations. It varies from minds to minds. We can feel the beauty of this world through our senses. What I like, you don't. Even then, we can feel an equality, if I say in a broad sense, unity in diversity in everything, if we use our senses properly. We decorate a prominent place among all living beings of this earth. Our brain is so strong in decision making, planning, making inventions, exploring the unknowns. But what about our approaches.

      If we have good approaches and selections, the world would not be like this. We spend more time for disputes, never give a chance for adjustments. We are not ready to hear from others. We want to become first always forgetting whether we are merited or not. We want only our children to win the game and do anything for it forgetting the ethics of a healthy competition. We smile, artificially. We don't know the real meaning of an honest smile. We don't know who is our neighbour, for the reason we are busy, perhaps pretends so. It is very easy to blame on time. We make mistakes and want to justify it. We have forgotten to make good relationships. Instead of it, we blame, hurt, separate and kill. We don't know how to love. Selfishness has covered our minds. 

We make walls to part this society. We have grouped ourselves. We have forgotten about that beautiful culture, its essence like the elixir trying to light up our hearts to see this entire world as a single family. We are not aware about it. We are not so broad about it. We work, only for us. We must work for the betterment of this society. We must help others. This world belong to everyone here. Each living being has its own right to live here. What we need is a good mind to understand the real warmth of love. Mother earth has created everything beautifully. We must understand this. Whatever be the cast, religion, nation, never bother about it. Love each other. Only love can make miracles here. We are all brothers and sisters. Never forgot it. We can assemble on this courtyard for a better tomorrow. 

LET US MAKE OUR LIVES BEAUTIFUL...............

One's life is so precious. The journey that connects birth and death, may have ups and downs, bends and twists. Whatever it may be, one should approach each moment so positively. Being positive helps a lot to make the life beautiful.  Never hurt others. Learn the lessons of true love. Always replace hatred by sincere love. Using the elixir of love, strengthen the relations. Be satisfied with what we have and never upset for what we doesn't have. Being patient and humble, by uttering good words. being a good listener, having a mind to help others let us make  our lives beautiful.

Being jealousy and selfish, what will be the reward a man is going to get. I think nothing. Instead keep the right track of virtue. Millions of people are here. Among which we know about, sometimes below hundred. 

Here anyone can do one thing. Can love the hundred people. Can start loving his neighbors. Can offer a helping mind. If each and every person on this earth is doing like this, no doubt, our world may become a paradise of love. There starts the origin of a new world, a world without discrimination. 

We may differ from each other by personality, language, dressing style, complexion, rituals, belief etc., Whatever it may be let us do one thing. Let us discover the heavenly beauty of UNITY IN DIVERSITY.

The differences is only in appearance. But we are all having the same heart. We can fill our heart with essence of love. We can try to see everyone as our brothers and sisters. We can do our best to make this world as like a native house where our beloveds are live in. 

We have freedom. We have the right to select our own life style. But before our selection we must think that we are not alone. We have a family. We have a society. We have someone to protect. WE ARE THE GUARDIAN ANGELS OF SOMEONE. Hence think twice before doing something. Look carefully before each step. A good step, a good decision, a good work, a good word has a good result. Therefore select such a life style, which may light the lamp of goodness. 

LIFE IS LIKE…….

Life is like a precious treasure

Only when we live for making

Others dream a reality.

Life is like a love song

Only when we share our hearts

Without expectations

Life is like an eternal flame

Only when we devote our lives

For the betterment of mankind

Life is like a beautiful rose

Only when we smile for others

To make them always happy

Life is like a heavenly garden

Only when we start walking

Through the path of virtue

Let us say life is beautiful

Only when we try to know 

Others in the name of love

SHADOWS…………….

The winter lanterns softly glow

Through curtains of misty snow.
The breeze carries flakes of white,
Painting the evening silver-bright.

The road stretches toward the horizon,
Vanishing where the woods lie frozen.
Night stitches her enchanted gown,
For a dance with shadows, swirling down.

Venus and stars adorn her hair,
The moon weaves veils with tender care.
The sky braids clouds like silken thread,
Lining her cloak with silver spread.

Long shadows, like hags, await her near,
Stretching claws in twilight’s sphere.
They circle round like a fierce tornado,
Welcoming her in delirious bravado.

Frenzied spirits hide in shade,
Demand their part in night’s charade.
With magic wands, they whirl and spin,
Mesmerizing all who wander in.

As twilight perches at night’s door,
Shadows stretch across the floor.
Like octopus arms, dark and wide,
They cloak the land where secrets hide.

Their reign lasts only till dawn’s light,
When golden rays break through the night.
With casket bright, the sun appears,
Chasing shadows, ending fears.

THE TRAIN

              This train comes always slow

              But goes very fast,

              Have many destinations,

              But never stops for a moment,

              No guard, no signals

              Red and green has nothing to do

              Easy to predict its arrival

              Nothing can say about the end.

              Never obeys orders,

              For keeping a time schedule,

              It comes from very farther

              Going towards unknown future

              Who will be a way farer?

              The destiny makes it clear.

              Comforts of the journey,

              The works decide it well.

              Anyone will be on board,

              At any time from anywhere

              It is not on one’s wish

              It is the driver who decide

              While looking out beyond time

              One may feel three phases of time,

              The events with which he attached

              Determines always the results

              May have permission to play a game,

              May be honoured with a reward,

              One may feel as in heaven or hell,

              Depending how the rules he obeyed

              To get a seat of contentment,

              One should have some blessings,

              Love and patience value for this,

              Have it by a pure mind.

LIVE FOR A BETTER TOMORROW

To where this world is going on today. To where the time is leading us. Are we losing our morals? Love and kindness is giving sideway to hatred and revenge. A peaceful life on this earth becomes a dream. Everybody is longing for a peaceful life. Does it mean violence and the sequence of bomb blasts? The minds are burning here for unknown reasons. Especially of the youth. Everybody is having their own justifications. But the truth is hidden somewhere else. To whom we should blame for all these. The awakening of a new era will bring back the serenity. Let’s wait.

              Don’t cry my child:

              How can I give you solace?

              Someone will be there in this world,

              Only for to love you.

              Seeing tears on your cheeks

              My heart is paining oh dear,

              There will be a day of hope

              A day of love and peace

              Stars are shining in the sky

              Where is the guiding star?

              To show the birth of a prophet

              May he come to sing a song of love?

The people here are grouped into several compartments. Cast, color, creed, religion and other social factors which influence this segregation. The man made boundaries and walls cause social discriminations.  When the hearts are filled with selfishness, the minds become very narrow and it is easy to sow the evil seeds of communalism, racialism, terrorism and it will negatively affect the healthy growth of a society. Never allow for it. To make this world beautiful we should act sincerely. Love is a powerful weapon to make every body link together. Why should we forget this? To light a lamp in the darkness and a deed of kindness have better results.  One should understand this and to walk towards the light of virtue.

              Singing a song for you,

              And you sing with me too,

              A song for the day,

              A song for tomorrow           

             

              The raging minds search an evil spirit

              Pervades everywhere its evil powers,

              The bells of death are ringing

              Breaking the silence of peace.

              Wake up my world from your sleep

              It is the time for good deeds

              Do something special always

              To block the storm of hatred

Everybody has the same right to live here. Nobody is superior or inferior to each other. Even then we are sowing the seeds of hatred here. Friendship and relationship has become meaningless. Why is it so? Secessionism and the state of anarchy may lead to the total destruction of human race. We must be very careful about this. To take a harvest of love, we should saw the seeds of love. Love makes lives meaningful. Love and patience can heal the wounds of the minds. We must love each other. We must share good thoughts and feelings and thus help our community to cherish.

              Waiting for the spring

              To write a lovely song

              To tell you not that way

              Come on this way of love

              They, those veterans made here

              Trails leading to heaven,

              Someone is making here

              Paths lead to hell.

              Follow the paths of our ancestors

              Sustain the tranquility on earth.

              See a friend everywhere

              Never an enemy to hate

              Burry those trifle things of jealousy

              That makes you uneasy for ever

              Here are the flags of peace

              Makes this land a paradise.

Imperialism and colonization had made this world to suffer a lot. The time witnessed for two great wars. Thousands were died and thousands became orphans.  The brutality of wars wiped out precious souls from here. Always the helpless losses a lot. Never support wars, support peace and love. Hundreds of countries are here. Each one is having their own culture and civilization. We should respect each other. We should love our neighbors. Our ancient civilization and heredity clearly reveals the success of truth and love. One must be truthful to his consciousness, to his society, to his nation and to the world. As like little drops of water makes the mighty ocean, each individual makes a society. As like we love our families, we must love this entire world. We must try to see the whole world as a compound family.

              Once again he will come

              To take us to a new dawn

              To teach us the lessons of love

              To make our lives beautiful

              As a guiding star he will lead us

              To a world of ecstasy 

              To a world of serenity

              To a world without discriminations

              To a world filled with fragrance of love

              You may ask about his existence

              Whether he is a mere imagination of the mind

              Whatever, he is on his way

              To spell a word to our fingers

              The precious word of love

              Since we have become deaf and dumb

Man is a social being. We can not live here without depending others. We should love our neighbors. We must have a heart to listen the problems of others. Nobody born here as culprits. It is his backgrounds or situations that make him as it is. All the problems are originated due to certain causes. Once the causes are cleared there are no questions of problems.  Without expecting anything we should help others. Never do anything harmful to others. Instead starts to wipe out the tears of the needy, heal the wounds of this world using love as a medicine. If we start loving our neighbors, no doubt the world will change into heaven of love.

              Rise brothers the apt time to act has come,

              The world is seeking your presence

              To heal the wounds with love

              To mould her for a better tomorrow

              Stretch your hands for the needy one

              A helping hand for the scared

              To lighten their souls free of fear

              To make them your own friends

              Allow them to share a smile with you

              Give them your heart to forget sorrows

              Bring back those repenting souls for,

              Being taken a birth on this earth

              To your own world as one among you.

              

BRIGHTEN DREAMS

Some people are   like that. Always devote their 

lives for the betterment of the society Being with little means they will make huge results. I am saying this by thinking of Mr.Chandrakumar Pradhan, a retired school principal, still runs a school with weak infrastructure.

Our country is well known for her versatile nature,unity in diversity. For thousands of years she is carrying and pervading aculture with which nothing can be exchanged. Gurus and sages here made the educational system divine. Being educated shows enlightenment of the soul by knowledge and the knowledge is divine. Such an important was given to education by the ancient people of India,during the ages of Vedas. Ancient universities like Nalanda and Thakshasila clearly reveals the thirst of ancient people towards being educated. The time witnessed for the metamorphosis of modern India through generations and still being proud of our country’s educational system. Alas, there are a lot of people here struggling for to quench her thirst for being educated. It is the right of a person; it is the liberty of a person to acquire knowledge.

In the very remote area of Indo-Nepal border, a place called Megma,  Mr.Chandrakumar runs a three roomed school and teaches his children even after his retirement. Students reaches there by traveling kilometers by walking through the rough and tough mountain valleys filled with rocks and stones. The school is lack of proper facilities needed for an school. The teachers use faded and crack blackboards to write on and students’ sits on the shaky benches and have no proper stationary which are needed for a student. Being standing with his limitations Mr.Chandrakumar is saying that he will teach his students since he was very much fond of it.

It is our duty to help others. Knowledge is everlasting. It is the elixir of life. It makes a man more civilized. We have to support those needy people as much as we can. The concerned authorities also pay attention to this matter. Lets make better tomorrows by little deeds of kindness.  

LOTUS

I may need your time
Need your five minutes,
For nothing but to make you know
How much this world like you.

Being on your chariot,
Wearing armor and sword.
To conquer new worlds,
You are ordering new troop.

What do you want to see again?
A new breed of aristocracy,
It is only a mere imagination,
Since lotuses come from the mud.

We are here for centuries,
Never look for a well pedigree
Born on dirt may grow on dirt
Never let you to rule over.

See our hands cracked on labor,
Bleeding for a day’s bread,
Still love each other and love you,
Come here to make one among us.

The way you have made is being shut,
The wheel of time did it for this age,
To arouse a second thought in you,
To sanctify your repenting soul

Turn your chariot and throw the sword,
We are here for the welcome song,
Let us sow the seeds of love
Rise brother for a better tomorrow.

FRIENDSHIP

Friendship is a sweet link that connects people. Net works like face book, twitter etc., all are based on friendship. A friend in need is a friend indeed. It is true, but one thing is real. It is not easy to get a best friend. There are people who may come to us for their needs, once their needs are fulfilled they may throw us like curry leaf. Betrayal and cheating is also common among friendship. I think that friendship is a most precious link that tightens relationships. We have to make the friendship more colorful and beautiful. According to me one should follow certain ethics in friendship.

1. Never disclose the secrets of our friends to anybody.
2. Never betray or cheat any of our friends.
3. Never put hand in the personal and family matters of our friends without his permission.
4. Try to see the friend’s family as like our family.
5. Never think like ‘I have done that much to him, but he is not doing any thing to me’.
6. Never expects anything in friendship.
7. Be with our friend in the difficult situations and help him as we can.
8. Always keep a limit.
9. Always think that a friend is a person having his own taste and thoughts. Never try to overcome him. He is he and we are we. If by chance he and we  meet each other  it is friendship. 

PLEASE....DON'T.......

We know that in a society lot of women decorating the status of housewives. Among them so many women have to face domestic violence and other types of tortures from their house holds even then they are protected against this by law. I am saying this by seeing a woman’s miserable life. I used to see her on my way. She is in her thirties, walks with quick steps carrying one or two plastic bags always in her hand with a sweated face. One day I noticed her sitting under a tree near the river bank and sobbing. On asking her she told me her story. Her husband is a drunkard spends each penny of his earning on liquor. She looks after her family by working as a house maid in two or three houses. Continuous working and torture from her husband and related tension leads her to depression. She doesn't know what to do except weeping. Drinking or not drinking is ones personal thing. Before doing it one has to think that some one will be there looking towards him for their protection, for giving their lives a meaning. Never take the habit of drinking or never make it a factor that destroys the happiness of a family. 

TENSIONS..............TENSIONS...........

Two days back my friend Risha came to see me. He was very gloomy and sat beside me keeping silence. I knew he would tell about his problem and so I let him to be silent. After 5 minutes he told me that he had failed in his anatomy paper. Why should he so depressed about this? I wondered. Teenagers are always like this. They are unable to bear a tiny problem. Since failure is the pathway to success, why should he so tensed. In a man’s life one has to undergo through various difficult situations. Everyone will dream about reaching a good position in his life. For achieving this he has to work hard, write a lot of tests, face a lot of interviews. While looking around we can see that someone will be always winners and others losers. Have you ever thought about this? The losers always blame on their misfortune. The winners praise their luck. But what is the reality. I thought about this when I found my friend Suhail's nervousness at the time of his final exams. Only a short period was left behind and he had to cover the whole syllabus. He was in dilemma. I think a time tabled hard work is necessary for getting upgraded in any exams. Whatever may be the subjects one should have confidence about his own knowledge in that subject. Also he needs a systematic approach with a competitive spirit and also to face the situation with a clear mind. Then definitely the ball will be in his court.

Am I right??????????

PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESS

Selection, approach, planning - I think these three principles plays an eminent role in a man's life. Especially in the case of teenagers, it will work out soon. I am saying these by thinking about Iyan a teenager from my neighbourhood. He was a very good boy till his seventh standard. But when he promoted to the high school classes he became addicted to tobacco items and later to drinks and drugs. When I got a chance to speak with him, I knew that it was from his friendship circles he got these habits. Somehow, I managed him to get rid of these habits.

But one thing is very clear here. If he knows about the importance of selection and approach that leads to success, he won't be like this. Since a person is the basic unit of a society, the development of the society is also starts from each individuals. One should clearly know about this. Here selection, approach and planning will help a person to achieve success and thereby bring progress to the society also. So I think these three management principles should be taught to the students from the upper primary itself. What are you thinking about this?????????????

NO WAR, NO FIGHT

Who can be so cruel to human beings, there is no doubt, only man can. Who can bring changes that promote the development of humankind,only man can. It is a common truth. From the very long past, till today there are so many instances for it. The ancient world fought among themselves with swords and arrows to make themselves the supreme power. Their tendencies gradually changed to imprealism and colonisation which opened the doors for first and second world wars. Only selfishness and racianalistic thoughts ruled over the world then. Thousands of people wounded and died in the wars and riots. People divided among themselves and splitted into groups and races. As like the story of  the fox which tried to make the goats to fight, someone took the role of devils and started working behind the curtain in order to grow hatred among these groups. Where will be an end of these types of evil activities. To put an end to a living being is easy. but to make it alive, it is difficult. So lets long for a world without wars and partialities, walls and groups, lets wait for a world which gives everybody to feel love, safety and protection. Lets wait for the world emerges into a new renaissance that leads to peace to humankind. Lets hate wars, lets wait for love and peace. LETS DO AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO MAKE THAT DAY A REALITY

RULES ON THE ROAD

Dear friends,

I think it is our duty to strictly follow the traffic rules. Everyday a lot of people loss their lives in road accidents. A minor mistake leads to a major disaster. Our lives is a boon from God to us. It is so precious. Since man is living in a social network, we depend others and we have dependants too. We should not forget about this. While driving a motor vehicle we should be very much cautious. We should follow certain ethics on the Road. Never keep the wrong side, don’t overcome other vehicles without giving signal to the drivers, always keep a moderate speed. It is a fashion now a days to say that I like rash driving. I don’t think that it is right. Bike riding has become a craze for the youths. We can admit it. But only with much attention. Never forget to wear helmet and seat belts. Always think that only the steering is in our hand, not the wheels. It is flexible, means can go to any direction. So be careful while driving. Everything will be alright only when everything goes in the right way..   Otherwise, I think u know that………..

Enjoy your driving by following the RULES ON THE ROAD. What would you say about this……………

With love and regards

 Yours Sivadasan M

THE ROAD THAT CONNECTS US

Since I value you very much, respect you very much, like you very much, I would like the road that connects us should be clean and beautiful. But what I am seeing now. It has become like a dustbin now. People spit on it. Pass urine on it sides. Digs here and there. Throwing wastes on its chest. Why is it so?. I think the roads are the landmarks of history. They are the symbol of proud. Helps a country to become being developed. We know all these things. Even then we spit on it. I have seen a lot of guys wearing fashion dresses, driving latest motorcycles, giving the expression of most modern, spits on the road while driving,and the splash formed by it not only makes the road dirty also wets the passerby.

While waiting for someone we makes designs on the road by spitting. In the same way I have noticed, the drivers of some vehicle, while waiting for their passengers also makes the same designs on the road near the seat by spitting.  If we are in any foreign countries there the rules are strict, we don’t do this. But once we stepped into our native land,we starts this habit again. We think that we are well educated, modern and so and so. Then we should have some good habits also. Individual hygiene is also a factor that determines ones character.So let us  take a decision not to spit on the roads. Let us makes the roads that connect us more beautiful since they are the milestones of a beautiful journey from the past to future that made us civilized..    

ELECTION A GATE WAY TO A REAL DEMOCRACY

It is our duty to use our voting right. It is our freedom to choose any candidate of any political parties. But before using this right we should think, think about past, present and future of our country. As a citizen of India, we are all like to live in an India free from  poverty, communal ism and terrorism. We should think of an India enriched with peace. We should think of an India where women can travel without fear. We should think of an India free from all types of exploitations. We should think of an India where bribe has no role in getting a work done. Who can mould an India like this select him by using your voting right. The world is changing. We also need to change. We have to live in a more developed India. We  should make it a reality. For this purpose we had better think before we expressing our voting right. We need a change from those country roads filled with gutters. We should make our journeys a new experience forgetting those trips in the crowded buses and trains. We should demand all those facilities a modern society need in a fast moving world. We should make our country to compete with any other developed countries of this world in any sector. We have man power, skill, resources everything here. We need good leaders who can lead us through the right path to a better tomorrow, can lead our country towards prosperity.  Understand the right persons and select them. Beyond politics think of ideals of a person, his capabilities, leadership quality, by taking all these select them who can rule our country, lead our country, can return the real value of a vote. 

SHOW OF REALITY

Dear friends,

It was an ewe of  Bakrid. I and Risha were on our way to city. He wanted me to buy a jeans for him. When we reached near the bridge, we saw Nasreen, carrying a bag in her hand, coming from the opposite side. I know her, belongs to a low middle class family, the fourth girl of five sisters, her father was no more. She was fair in complexion, beautiful, but there were dark layers below her eyes. The time has started to taken back the colourfulness  of her youth. Among the five sisters only the elder one was married. Whenever I asked her about the marriage, she would say we don’t have gold and money to give as dowry, so how is it possible.

 It is a harsh reality of the girls of the poor families to face. The dowry has become an inevitable obligation of the bride’s parents of  the Indian sub continent.  When the boy’s family demands dowry in the form of gold and money, what will the parents of the middle class families do. Last week, when a boy came to see my friend Niyas’s sister they asked openly Rs.2 lakhs and 40 sovereigns of gold. In such situation the parents of the girls may forced to sell even their houses to conduct the marriage of their daughters. This is the reality show which has been continuing its episodes for a long time in our society.

     Everybody may speak about religions, faiths, morals etc., but never copy the good aspects from the holy books and make it practical in their lives.   According to Islam religion, The mahr (dowry) is something that is paid by the man to his wife. It is paid to the wife and to her only as an honour and a respect given to her and to show that he has a serious desire to marry her and is not simply entering into the marriage contract without any sense of responsibility and obligation or effort on his part.  It is a wonderful thought. Since marriage is a sacred relationship between two souls, the bride herself will be the most valuable dowry for the groom. We should think that way. So my dear friends on this good day we should promise, never ask dowry, never seek dowry, never go behind dowry. What do you think about this?

WHEN THE CURTAIN RISES

It was a Sunday evening. The world outside was seemed very gloomy due to heavy rain. There were the sounds of breaking of twigs and slashing of window frames in the strong wind.  I was correcting the strings of my guitar. Since it was not an apt time for outing, I decided to spend the evening at my house itself. Then Risha came in. He was completely wet. His jeans and shirt laid stick to his body. I felt as like he was not bothered about it.The expression on his face seemed to me as like he was burning from something.

Breaking the silence after a few moments he asked me “how can be a man so cruel to others? Everybody is selfish. Only thinking about them” He continued.  He was just come to my house after watching a film which narrates the suffering of a house maid. His question was a right one. Now days the violence towards women has been increased.

Circumstances made women to go abroad and work for their family.  But against their expectations they have to suffer a lot. They have been tortured in different ways. We can know it from the newspapers. We read about reports of women brutally raped and killed.  Now here is a question. Can anyone think about a life without women?. As a mother, sister, wife, daughter, friend, we all experience her love. So, it is our duty to protect her. Respect her.  Help her to get a good atmosphere to live with us. What would u say??????????