Finally I downloaded some songs on my iPod after three long months of possession. Now you must be wondering what the heck was I doing with it for three months.. Long story cut short is that I didn’t get a hold of a system to download the songs.
Anyways, finally after a long struggle I downloaded some songs. There are fast disc types, some retro music, some sad songs, some philosophical songs, different kinds. The point is there was a song for all sorts of moods.
I was listening to this fast pace number and automatically my feet were tapping, my head shaking and I was totally having a feel like am in some pub. Well its none other that latest “Dhan Ta Nan” from “Kaminey”. And right next number was very introspective kind of song “Tujhse Naraaz Nahi Zindagi Hairaan Hoon Main” from Masoom. The song just shook me out of the blast mood and made me just sit up and relax and listen it with all my heart. It took me through memory lanes of my life and made me feel that the writer of the song has put words to my feelings and poured them in those lyrics.
Wow I mean, few minutes before I was shaking my head and tapping my feet to this amazing number and in the very next few minutes I was introspecting my life. I immediately sent a text of this incident to my friend, and he simply texted back saying that’s “The Power of Music”. Its really amazing.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
Most difficult relation
Who decides what’s best for us?
When we are born into this big bad world, we are provided natural guardians in form of our parents. Right from feeding us to cleaning our poop, they do everything for us. And along with that they try their level best to instill good thoughts and manners. They teach us (or rather try to) what is good and bad. But ultimately what you do when you grow up is totally your will and wish.
No matter how much they try to tell us and teach us that fire will burn and send a sharp pain through you, you still wanna touch it and experience it before you actually believe, ya it really does hurt. (How many times have I tried to catch the burning candle wick. I can still hear my mom's scolding.)
Kids are like an investment parents make. But the profit and returns and risks associated are very different from your Reliance and TATA AIG investments. Here risks are very high. Their kid’s life is at risk if they do not take proper care of their investments. Whereas returns are almost negligible coz no matter how good they might have been we still manage to find faults with them somehow (amazing na). The only profit is seeing their kids live a happy and settled life.
Somehow the concept of "Parents be Child's best friend" doesn't convince me. A child's best friend should be one among his peer, with whom he can relate to easily. Whereas parents should be someone whom he looks upto while growing up and enriching his life with the anecdotes and learnings of life. Parents need to be at authority to make us understand at times the right from wrong. They love us unconditionally and make us feel special each and every moment of our life. We need their tough love and discipline at times to make us a better person. How else can life be transpired through an insignificant wood and make it a wonderful piece of art. And the best part is that even if this piece of art becomes a distorted figure they still love it as if there is nothing more beautiful than that distorted figure.
At the same time close relationship and open communication is most important for this relationship to stay connected life long. They should respect the child's individuality and help him make right choices but not force their choices on the kid. They should say "Enough is enough" at the same time let the kids follow their dreams and passions.
It sounds so tough, I wonder how our parents did it without even showing a strain to us.
How can such a relationship be defined.
When we are born into this big bad world, we are provided natural guardians in form of our parents. Right from feeding us to cleaning our poop, they do everything for us. And along with that they try their level best to instill good thoughts and manners. They teach us (or rather try to) what is good and bad. But ultimately what you do when you grow up is totally your will and wish.
No matter how much they try to tell us and teach us that fire will burn and send a sharp pain through you, you still wanna touch it and experience it before you actually believe, ya it really does hurt. (How many times have I tried to catch the burning candle wick. I can still hear my mom's scolding.)
Kids are like an investment parents make. But the profit and returns and risks associated are very different from your Reliance and TATA AIG investments. Here risks are very high. Their kid’s life is at risk if they do not take proper care of their investments. Whereas returns are almost negligible coz no matter how good they might have been we still manage to find faults with them somehow (amazing na). The only profit is seeing their kids live a happy and settled life.
Somehow the concept of "Parents be Child's best friend" doesn't convince me. A child's best friend should be one among his peer, with whom he can relate to easily. Whereas parents should be someone whom he looks upto while growing up and enriching his life with the anecdotes and learnings of life. Parents need to be at authority to make us understand at times the right from wrong. They love us unconditionally and make us feel special each and every moment of our life. We need their tough love and discipline at times to make us a better person. How else can life be transpired through an insignificant wood and make it a wonderful piece of art. And the best part is that even if this piece of art becomes a distorted figure they still love it as if there is nothing more beautiful than that distorted figure.
At the same time close relationship and open communication is most important for this relationship to stay connected life long. They should respect the child's individuality and help him make right choices but not force their choices on the kid. They should say "Enough is enough" at the same time let the kids follow their dreams and passions.
It sounds so tough, I wonder how our parents did it without even showing a strain to us.
How can such a relationship be defined.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Hue and cry over nothing....
Yes thats what India is all about. We just like jump to conclusions and start an argument without even thinking twice that there can be another view point. The world can be seen from a different pair of eyes apart from your own.
Yes I do agree that everybody has a right to his/her own opinion and we can say it out aloud but why should we condemn and belittle something just because we dont like it or agree with it.
Everyday "Slumdog Millionare" is there in news for good or for worse. Some are condemning it and some are praising it to the glory.
Traffic Signal also a tale of street children goes on to win National Award. Wasn't it showcasing a poor India? Just because it was made by an Indian and it was a more sanitized version, the director was praised to glory for making hard realistic movies. He is regarded as one of the best directors we have now.
May be being a westner Boyle depicts the story with harsh realities raher than a softer approach like Bhandarkar. But isn't this poverty and slum life a reality to be dealt with? Every couple of months the BMC demolishes those shacks. Those shacks which are home for thousands of people. They too have dreams to send their kids to good schools, to feed them 3 times a meal, to provide a strong shelter from rain and sun. But its just that they are born in wrong part of the world, where everyday of life is a struggle. Struggle to find food, to keep the children away from wrong path of drugs, underworld etc....
The biggest and best known slum in Mumbai is Dharavi. It spreads across 600 acres of land and has approximately 90,000 families living there. Isn't that a harsh reality that we have to deal with. There are public toilets and water taps but poor sanitation and open sewers. The director has shown all that about these slums without sanitizing it.
I am not trying to justify that the movie is perfect and it is the best made ever. But lets give it to the director for a well edited and fast moving film. Let the creative people bask in the glory of their hard work. Lets not try to politicize a movie, after all movies are just an extension of somebody's imagination and creativity.
Yes I do agree that everybody has a right to his/her own opinion and we can say it out aloud but why should we condemn and belittle something just because we dont like it or agree with it.
Everyday "Slumdog Millionare" is there in news for good or for worse. Some are condemning it and some are praising it to the glory.
Traffic Signal also a tale of street children goes on to win National Award. Wasn't it showcasing a poor India? Just because it was made by an Indian and it was a more sanitized version, the director was praised to glory for making hard realistic movies. He is regarded as one of the best directors we have now.
May be being a westner Boyle depicts the story with harsh realities raher than a softer approach like Bhandarkar. But isn't this poverty and slum life a reality to be dealt with? Every couple of months the BMC demolishes those shacks. Those shacks which are home for thousands of people. They too have dreams to send their kids to good schools, to feed them 3 times a meal, to provide a strong shelter from rain and sun. But its just that they are born in wrong part of the world, where everyday of life is a struggle. Struggle to find food, to keep the children away from wrong path of drugs, underworld etc....
The biggest and best known slum in Mumbai is Dharavi. It spreads across 600 acres of land and has approximately 90,000 families living there. Isn't that a harsh reality that we have to deal with. There are public toilets and water taps but poor sanitation and open sewers. The director has shown all that about these slums without sanitizing it.
I am not trying to justify that the movie is perfect and it is the best made ever. But lets give it to the director for a well edited and fast moving film. Let the creative people bask in the glory of their hard work. Lets not try to politicize a movie, after all movies are just an extension of somebody's imagination and creativity.
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