I chose an intense movie on a wrong day and this blog entry is the result of it! . Today my daughter left to India and she is away from me for the first time after 20 months. And after almost 30 minutes I bid bye to my wife and kid I started missing her on the way back home in the bus. Although it might seem a bit exaggerated honestly its not.
Within a few hours after separation I wrongly chose to see the movie Nandhalala :). The intensity of the emotions in the movie coupled with the loneliness/separation in my mind made me weep. And it’s after a long time I am weeping seeing a modern movie. Let me count how many of them made my weep… Vietnam Veedu tops the list followed by Ethir Neechal and anbe sivam and of course Black and now Nandhalala!!
I have always liked and engaged in movies that portray human emotions. And this movie was one such with a classy screenplay and scintillating performances from the director/hero and the boy. Although the movie derives inspiration from other movies its still a classy creation. It’s far from just saying that it’s a copycat movie.
Contradictions are a part of all our life. And it’s the contradictions that make us change our opinions. Although the human life is considered the most fortunate of the creations it’s a misnomer. To me many times I feel that to be born as a human being is the worst of karma(n). {Mruthyoma amurthamgamaya}
Sufferings are more cruel when you experience them in the mind than in the body. That’s why sometimes Man decides to commit suicide when emotions are running high. The physical pain can sometimes be handled by the mind but the mental agony/suffering is very tough to handle, and needs enormous will power and maturity to overcome.
On the lighter side,
Expectations/Ambitions are quite human and stand as a motivation to drive life. However when they are defeated its very tough to compromise and reconcile. If you have seen both the ends of it, it’s equivocal and easy to laugh at. But if we only see the high, the low is suffocating.
Contradictions, Sufferings and Expectations are the three facets of this movie (to me) and each of these are conveyed In a intense(emotion) fashion. If you can handle the mood please watch the movie!
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Yet Again...
I just happened to read that Devan Sharma the man who had the guts to reveal the state of US economy recently to the world authoritatively, is quitting. On the day the credit downgrading of US was revealed I was pretty sure the US reaction would be in these lines. And foolishly (as the latter reacted) it did happen.
Yet Again US is showing aggression and not showing intentions of acceptance and introspection. After all US is known to do this time and again. By doing so they are just becoming fragile and vulnerable.
Yesterday in one of the local channels of south India I happened to hear couple of speakers analyze the incumbent recession of US. And as they discussed they drew lessons for Indians, from the precarious debt situation US is in. One of the speakers quoted his mature friend say ‘When one gets his salary the first expenditure he must make is to save’ . And I wondered how good it holds for a individual, family, society, community, city and even to a nation. Although spending is essential and constructive it must come after saving what’s essential.
Getting back in line to the topic, yet again the US is pumping dollars by increasing the deficit limits. Unfortunately the dollars are only yielding money in hands of Americans but not creating jobs which will create a more sustainable and inclusive growth. They are not building a sustainable model and just blowing the balloon beyond its might.
Surveys clearly show that the once happy citizens of US of A are no longer happy. Because all the wealth they accumulated over years is now eroding and they are not realizing wealth out of their assets. Fellow citizens are losing jobs and those working are also not enjoying their work for very many reasons.
And…..What’s annoying is, a nation which is devoid of ideas is holding the baton and running without introspection. And the whole world around is lamenting and fearing another recession. The potential in Asian economies is enormous but unfortunately the US hegemony forces us to keep silent and not engine the world to a better path.
There are so many economic forums but none of them think of pulling the baton from US and ask the US to start the retrospective.
Its high time something is done other than have the burgeoning deficits of US
(funded indirectly by Asian economies) put the whole world into a standstill !!!
Yet Again US is showing aggression and not showing intentions of acceptance and introspection. After all US is known to do this time and again. By doing so they are just becoming fragile and vulnerable.
Yesterday in one of the local channels of south India I happened to hear couple of speakers analyze the incumbent recession of US. And as they discussed they drew lessons for Indians, from the precarious debt situation US is in. One of the speakers quoted his mature friend say ‘When one gets his salary the first expenditure he must make is to save’ . And I wondered how good it holds for a individual, family, society, community, city and even to a nation. Although spending is essential and constructive it must come after saving what’s essential.
Getting back in line to the topic, yet again the US is pumping dollars by increasing the deficit limits. Unfortunately the dollars are only yielding money in hands of Americans but not creating jobs which will create a more sustainable and inclusive growth. They are not building a sustainable model and just blowing the balloon beyond its might.
Surveys clearly show that the once happy citizens of US of A are no longer happy. Because all the wealth they accumulated over years is now eroding and they are not realizing wealth out of their assets. Fellow citizens are losing jobs and those working are also not enjoying their work for very many reasons.
And…..What’s annoying is, a nation which is devoid of ideas is holding the baton and running without introspection. And the whole world around is lamenting and fearing another recession. The potential in Asian economies is enormous but unfortunately the US hegemony forces us to keep silent and not engine the world to a better path.
There are so many economic forums but none of them think of pulling the baton from US and ask the US to start the retrospective.
Its high time something is done other than have the burgeoning deficits of US
(funded indirectly by Asian economies) put the whole world into a standstill !!!
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Trance
Embarrassing but true.. It’s been a year since I posted my last blog. Life has been so engaging. No orkut, no facebook and no socializing. Today after a long time I have invested the time and interest to write on something.
Someone recently told me that in life participation is very important. Because when you participate in something you immediately set goals to get to it. Along the way you start equipping yourself for it. So participation is very important to get the involvement in life ON.
And how true is this, in as many angles you can think about it? And thinking about it further, all of us are engaged in one thing or the other throughout our life. Sometimes voluntarily and many a times inevitably :( .
But realistically, in life it’s impossible to be always doing what we like. Each one of us at different point in time through our life are driven by expectations. And we often fall bait to those expectations and do things we might not be completely to our liking.
So to say our life is often driven by external influences and experiences. And at different stages of life we are shaping up with confusing goals and circumstances. The destination is changing and route is changing accordingly. The driver is unaware what to do and the passenger is thinking when and where to get down, thinking selfishly what’s best for him. :)
Although the 4 paragraphs above look disconnected I can derive at least 4-5 instances in my life which can connect them. I don’t want to elaborate , and I want to make them abstract for people to draw the lines when they read this.
The lesson to derive here is to constantly sieve through our participation and interests. And try to eliminate our time wasted in things we don’t like doing. When I said constantly I mean as we age. If we keep doing this religiously then by the time we are absolved of dependencies in life we can truly engage ourself and participate in truly the things we relish doing. It takes different timelines for different people.
Many of the sages in India have been worshipped due to their clarity in thought process. They have mastered the mind and channelized it abstract the truth. And when the mind is mastered the thought process flows like a elixir, the body becomes immortal and the life is absolutely trance….!!
Someone recently told me that in life participation is very important. Because when you participate in something you immediately set goals to get to it. Along the way you start equipping yourself for it. So participation is very important to get the involvement in life ON.
And how true is this, in as many angles you can think about it? And thinking about it further, all of us are engaged in one thing or the other throughout our life. Sometimes voluntarily and many a times inevitably :( .
But realistically, in life it’s impossible to be always doing what we like. Each one of us at different point in time through our life are driven by expectations. And we often fall bait to those expectations and do things we might not be completely to our liking.
So to say our life is often driven by external influences and experiences. And at different stages of life we are shaping up with confusing goals and circumstances. The destination is changing and route is changing accordingly. The driver is unaware what to do and the passenger is thinking when and where to get down, thinking selfishly what’s best for him. :)
Although the 4 paragraphs above look disconnected I can derive at least 4-5 instances in my life which can connect them. I don’t want to elaborate , and I want to make them abstract for people to draw the lines when they read this.
The lesson to derive here is to constantly sieve through our participation and interests. And try to eliminate our time wasted in things we don’t like doing. When I said constantly I mean as we age. If we keep doing this religiously then by the time we are absolved of dependencies in life we can truly engage ourself and participate in truly the things we relish doing. It takes different timelines for different people.
Many of the sages in India have been worshipped due to their clarity in thought process. They have mastered the mind and channelized it abstract the truth. And when the mind is mastered the thought process flows like a elixir, the body becomes immortal and the life is absolutely trance….!!
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