"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends"
Read the above as a signature in an email of a friend of mine. How true!!!
Monday, March 26, 2007
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Pursuit of happyness. Reel and real
I was at the theatres in India today. Sathyam in Chennai. Real good movies and real professional atmosphere unlike anything I have seen before. Impressed.
Pursuit of happyness..a feel good movie. It wasn't up to the level I expected from it. I thought it would be a more down to the grass root struggle about living, life and existence and simple joys or truths gleaned from experience. More a close to heart movie. But it turned out to be a regular masala "feel good".
Hmm..
Talking of simple things in life. Wishing people would be more thoughtful..How mush does it take to be a regular friend?
How much more so to be a good one? I am extremely disappointed with the quality of people I meet in life. Not that I am a great package.
I keep expecting a bit of thoughtfulness and non calculative tendency among people..But no. I am disappointed each time.
I don't want to explain it to anyone. Not tell anybody I feel bad about their gesture. But I want them to realize. Just realize life is just not about money, ime, enjoyment or selfish pursuits. But about living. Living with everybody around us.
If a crow is hurt on the road pavement, I see hundreds of crows crying madly for the poor dead one. Strangers by birth but commoners by creed. I see animal activists crying out aloud for creatures that are left hapless by the indifference of man.
But I see nobody acting nemesis to the countless countless countless number of feelings that get squashed each day, each second on all regions of the earth...
What do we care about the kid who did not manage to see the much awaited cricket game for you wanted to see kolangal, anandam and other mindless nonsense?
What about the granny who did not get to watch bantham for you were too busy hogging the remote space for highlights?
The guy who stands pathetically on the road cleaning your window wipers and you pretend not to notice him?
When you spend 1000 rupees on a big chain of restaurants in the city outside which stands a lady old enough to be your granny without slippers, begging for a single loaf of bread that you throw away?
Of your friends? When you don't even have the courtesy to share your lunch you thought you are going to pay for?
The thought that somebody is ill? unable to step out? Did you even try to call them and make them feel better?
What does the rest of the world mean to us? We who are too busy thinking about ourselves. ME, ME AND MORE ME.
A guy calls you repeatedly to make sure you are alright after an illness or accident.You don't even bother to return his
calls.
What are we?
I don't exempt myself from it. I am making a sincere effort to change.
We don't have to go out of our way to make somebody happy. But we can try not hurting anybody else's feelings.
I really don't think all of us appreciate what it is to know that somebody is thinking of us. We take it for granted.
You may be a popular somebody others worship. We might be so high and mighty that we don't even care about hurting anybody. But God did not give you the right of control over another's tears.
All the incident I have quoted above, they are absolutely true. Some of which I have been the offended and the rest the
offensive.
Pursuit of happiness..Whose? mine, urs or ours??
Pursuit of happyness..a feel good movie. It wasn't up to the level I expected from it. I thought it would be a more down to the grass root struggle about living, life and existence and simple joys or truths gleaned from experience. More a close to heart movie. But it turned out to be a regular masala "feel good".
Hmm..
Talking of simple things in life. Wishing people would be more thoughtful..How mush does it take to be a regular friend?
How much more so to be a good one? I am extremely disappointed with the quality of people I meet in life. Not that I am a great package.
I keep expecting a bit of thoughtfulness and non calculative tendency among people..But no. I am disappointed each time.
I don't want to explain it to anyone. Not tell anybody I feel bad about their gesture. But I want them to realize. Just realize life is just not about money, ime, enjoyment or selfish pursuits. But about living. Living with everybody around us.
If a crow is hurt on the road pavement, I see hundreds of crows crying madly for the poor dead one. Strangers by birth but commoners by creed. I see animal activists crying out aloud for creatures that are left hapless by the indifference of man.
But I see nobody acting nemesis to the countless countless countless number of feelings that get squashed each day, each second on all regions of the earth...
What do we care about the kid who did not manage to see the much awaited cricket game for you wanted to see kolangal, anandam and other mindless nonsense?
What about the granny who did not get to watch bantham for you were too busy hogging the remote space for highlights?
The guy who stands pathetically on the road cleaning your window wipers and you pretend not to notice him?
When you spend 1000 rupees on a big chain of restaurants in the city outside which stands a lady old enough to be your granny without slippers, begging for a single loaf of bread that you throw away?
Of your friends? When you don't even have the courtesy to share your lunch you thought you are going to pay for?
The thought that somebody is ill? unable to step out? Did you even try to call them and make them feel better?
What does the rest of the world mean to us? We who are too busy thinking about ourselves. ME, ME AND MORE ME.
A guy calls you repeatedly to make sure you are alright after an illness or accident.You don't even bother to return his
calls.
What are we?
I don't exempt myself from it. I am making a sincere effort to change.
We don't have to go out of our way to make somebody happy. But we can try not hurting anybody else's feelings.
I really don't think all of us appreciate what it is to know that somebody is thinking of us. We take it for granted.
You may be a popular somebody others worship. We might be so high and mighty that we don't even care about hurting anybody. But God did not give you the right of control over another's tears.
All the incident I have quoted above, they are absolutely true. Some of which I have been the offended and the rest the
offensive.
Pursuit of happiness..Whose? mine, urs or ours??
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Minnows show who are the real underdogs!!!
It has been an extremely disappointing day at least for the cricketing subcontinent.
Pakistan crashed out of the tournament and India probably headed the same way.
I cant help guessing the intelligence of Steve Waugh when he pointed the attitude of Indian players. I promise you : I would rather be an aggressive, foul mouthed delivering team than the meek one that stands destroyed by a team with as much experience as in cricket as India's one year's outings!!!!
Though the general sentiment was against Pakistan, Ireland did really deserve to win, I was wistfully thinking of the elder days. I call it elder for it will never be the same again. It is as though the ages of the middle earth over and the mantel passing on. India Vs Pakistan. The clash of giants. Inzamam, Akhtar, Afridi Vs Tendulkar, Azhar, Jadeja...Man. The quarter finals of the 1997? world cup.
We shall probably never see even the present heroes bat, field or throw themselves against each other ever. In the world cup spirit. It does leave something lagging.
It also shows I am becoming old. :)) Thinking wistfully for has-beens and fighting against will-bes!!! I am wannabe old timer...
Yesterday belonged to Ireland and Bangaladesh. Hats off and best wishes to them..One cant help wishing for successes for these so called minnows.
How is that when it comes to India we are always calculating about other teams prospects than score a clear edge by ourselves? If Zimbabwe fails, Srilanka scores less than 20???? I am sick of this. I would we would follow the example of S.Africa. Pull out of International cricket completely, pick ourselves up, dust off and polish and shine before venturing to the real world out there.
Even when batting against a team that came for the experience!!!!! I am shocked. The score board laughs at us. 2 points given away on a silver platter and all we can come up with is a slew of excuses.
I wish the Indian team would make me eat my words but I know it is going to be otherwise. Atleast let us win the next 2 points gracefully.!!!!
As a half a billion hearts stopped beating..India disappointing as usual.
Pakistan crashed out of the tournament and India probably headed the same way.
I cant help guessing the intelligence of Steve Waugh when he pointed the attitude of Indian players. I promise you : I would rather be an aggressive, foul mouthed delivering team than the meek one that stands destroyed by a team with as much experience as in cricket as India's one year's outings!!!!
Though the general sentiment was against Pakistan, Ireland did really deserve to win, I was wistfully thinking of the elder days. I call it elder for it will never be the same again. It is as though the ages of the middle earth over and the mantel passing on. India Vs Pakistan. The clash of giants. Inzamam, Akhtar, Afridi Vs Tendulkar, Azhar, Jadeja...Man. The quarter finals of the 1997? world cup.
We shall probably never see even the present heroes bat, field or throw themselves against each other ever. In the world cup spirit. It does leave something lagging.
It also shows I am becoming old. :)) Thinking wistfully for has-beens and fighting against will-bes!!! I am wannabe old timer...
Yesterday belonged to Ireland and Bangaladesh. Hats off and best wishes to them..One cant help wishing for successes for these so called minnows.
How is that when it comes to India we are always calculating about other teams prospects than score a clear edge by ourselves? If Zimbabwe fails, Srilanka scores less than 20???? I am sick of this. I would we would follow the example of S.Africa. Pull out of International cricket completely, pick ourselves up, dust off and polish and shine before venturing to the real world out there.
Even when batting against a team that came for the experience!!!!! I am shocked. The score board laughs at us. 2 points given away on a silver platter and all we can come up with is a slew of excuses.
I wish the Indian team would make me eat my words but I know it is going to be otherwise. Atleast let us win the next 2 points gracefully.!!!!
As a half a billion hearts stopped beating..India disappointing as usual.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
A dash of creative instincts
February has been my most unproductive month as a blogger. :)) I know you are smiling your lips off. But I shall call myself a blogger. :))
2 posts and both of them extremely critical and retrospective. I think when the mind is not at equilibrium with the body and the soul..what you get is mediocrity. I am in India for the season. Yes. Season. I am going to be here all summer..till end of May. I wish to get a respite from all my ..... and think about material for kshetra.
I am trying to fit the Ramanathapuram district, Rameswaram, Thirupullani, Kodikarai and the chozha era for this trip. Hopefully I can make a cameraful of incidents.
I have been twenty days into the trip and no stirring from home..Hmmmmmmmmm..purring like a satisfied cat. Happy and contented.
Be back soon with a variety of chennai happenenings.. Worst thing to happen was a serial called Suriyah I chanced/ rather risked watching this morning. APPALLED!!!!!
Hindu(hard copy) + coffee (amma)...hmmm. Heaven on Earth.
Akila arriving from Hyderabad tomorrow for an extended(looong) weekend. Hoping to hit a few spots along the East coast road and view the damage(not the Tsunami)
BE BACK SOONER THAN YOU THINK....
2 posts and both of them extremely critical and retrospective. I think when the mind is not at equilibrium with the body and the soul..what you get is mediocrity. I am in India for the season. Yes. Season. I am going to be here all summer..till end of May. I wish to get a respite from all my ..... and think about material for kshetra.
I am trying to fit the Ramanathapuram district, Rameswaram, Thirupullani, Kodikarai and the chozha era for this trip. Hopefully I can make a cameraful of incidents.
I have been twenty days into the trip and no stirring from home..Hmmmmmmmmm..purring like a satisfied cat. Happy and contented.
Be back soon with a variety of chennai happenenings.. Worst thing to happen was a serial called Suriyah I chanced/ rather risked watching this morning. APPALLED!!!!!
Hindu(hard copy) + coffee (amma)...hmmm. Heaven on Earth.
Akila arriving from Hyderabad tomorrow for an extended(looong) weekend. Hoping to hit a few spots along the East coast road and view the damage(not the Tsunami)
BE BACK SOONER THAN YOU THINK....
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