Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahi

Robin Diaries /Dec 2025/ Delhi

It feels so good to get back to writing after so many years. And what a topic that has triggered this thought, “Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin.”

Dil aur Dimag are two very essential parts of our life, you can say two sides of the same coin. I feel the same correlation in the compound words like dawa-daru, hawa-pani, roti-kapra, and so Dil aur Dimag. Technically, they are so different, but since ages used together, do not know why. In what logic dawa and daru can be compounded together? One cures and one lures! I feel the same for Dil and Dimag. All critical problems in this world are because of Dil, and still it has got the audacity to remain together with Dimag and supersede. Many times, I feel Dimag is like the stepney in my car. It’s there, but do not remember when last used. Jab tak lagti nahi hai, I mean puncture nahi hota hai. Dimag is not used at all.

Historically, Dil and Dimag are clubbed together so that we can interchangeably and in the right combination use them. Unfortunately, we are not trained to handle this intricacy, and we always go wrong. Jahan Dil lagana tha Dimag laga baitha, aur jahan dimag lagana tha wahan watt lagwa liya. The number of times Dil dominates Dimag is much higher in our lives, and that creates all the hassles and chaos. Dil takes the driving seat in both love and hate, and the stupid Dimag remains a mere spectator. It just keeps analyzing all the consequences, but still allows Dil to dominate, why?

The only place where Dimag surpasses Dil is when it is about our life choices, it is about things that will really make me happy. It is about those desired risks in life when Dimag is in full action and alerting me with all the reasons why I should not take that path. and those who took those decisions by heart are now Bill Gates, Anand Mahindra’s, Zuckerberg’s, and Modi Ji's of the world.

I cannot remember an incident where Dil and Dimag worked like Jai and Veeru of Sholay – an iconic, inseparable duo of best friends. Their contrasting personalities complemented each other perfectly, creating a balance of wit, action, deep loyalty, and accomplishing the task.

On the contrary, Dil and Dimag have always been Ravi and Vijay Verma in Deewar! In all the debates, Dil has been able to shut down Dimag by just one dialogue – Mere Pass hormones hai! And these hormones in Dil have the power to ground you any time, it can paralyse you and deprive you of all your powers, making you look helpless and miserable.

Friends, enough of this Dil and Dimag jugglery. Oh, accidentally I have found the right word Jugglery Juggle primarily refers to the skill of tossing multiple objects like balls, clubs into the air and catching them in a continuous pattern without letting them drop. The success of jugglery depends on giving the right importance to all balls at the right time. Can I be the best juggler of Dil and Dimag!

Let us train ourselves to learn this life jugglery of Dil and Dimag. If we do not learn it soon, the loss will be irreversible. Careers would get screwed, relationships would get ruined, and health would get compromised! To summerise life ki waat lag jayegi!

Happy Living!

Robin