I return from known terrain
with a fresh perspective
and
cry as a newcomer,
breathe afresh sans the sleep,
sulk in pain, this time more playfully,
soak in the same moist dreams which have transformed from the saline to more dew-like,
smile at myself,
scream at myself,
groan at my own tantrums...
For in this known terrain
All I know is that
Nothing really is Permanent!
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
One life to love
This is one show that I used to religiously watch during my pre MBA days...and it felt so good today to see Simran Bhargava, the same Simran Bhargava on the same show today....
So I thot I should blog about it!
'One life to love' is a serene program on NDTV Goodtimes that discusses various facets of human life such as relationships, leisure, evil, perceptions, etc etc. The show encompasses conversations with noteworthy experts and presents ready food for thought. One thing that strikes me different about this program is that while it discusses issues from end to end - all sides to a given point - it doesnt impose on u, any view.
The show host is a well known writer/editor who deals with each concept in a lucid, bare and simple manner and creates a certain trance that helps you develop your own opinion while questioning it at each stage of development.
Today's theme was - The Paranormal....and needless to say, my mind's now open to discuss even this, which was obviously not the case before. I would either brush this off as utter crap or change the topic out of sheer fear.....now of course, its a different story altogether! :)
So I thot I should blog about it!
'One life to love' is a serene program on NDTV Goodtimes that discusses various facets of human life such as relationships, leisure, evil, perceptions, etc etc. The show encompasses conversations with noteworthy experts and presents ready food for thought. One thing that strikes me different about this program is that while it discusses issues from end to end - all sides to a given point - it doesnt impose on u, any view.
The show host is a well known writer/editor who deals with each concept in a lucid, bare and simple manner and creates a certain trance that helps you develop your own opinion while questioning it at each stage of development.
Today's theme was - The Paranormal....and needless to say, my mind's now open to discuss even this, which was obviously not the case before. I would either brush this off as utter crap or change the topic out of sheer fear.....now of course, its a different story altogether! :)
Saturday, March 12, 2011
SleepResistant!
Dig deep in the debris,
There's kith, there's kin, there's company,
One level down,
Ah! those lovely little intelligent readings,
Next down,
Its life's lessons that loom large in the name of experience,
High tide like memories
Turbulent conversations
Abandoned love
Ongoing love
Unyielding cries
Forgotten doom
Sorrow, grief and other synonyms
Clawless fingers clenching onto nothingness
Piece
Peace
Melancholy.....sigh!
There's kith, there's kin, there's company,
One level down,
Ah! those lovely little intelligent readings,
Next down,
Its life's lessons that loom large in the name of experience,
High tide like memories
Turbulent conversations
Abandoned love
Ongoing love
Unyielding cries
Forgotten doom
Sorrow, grief and other synonyms
Clawless fingers clenching onto nothingness
Piece
Peace
Melancholy.....sigh!
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Sunday, February 6, 2011
The Sixth Sense
When they say that a masterpiece is one that envisages new meanings at different points in time, I always thought of it as a misnomer. Coz its not wot u see that has new meaning....its just that you, as a changed person tend to attach new "thinking"to it.
One of the things that "The Sixth Sense" did to me when I watched it the second time was that it proved that a work of art has a meaning that changes...with or without you.
Subtlety, simplicity, silence, steadiness and style with substance are what characterize the movie. Bruce Willis proves why he is considered so formidable. But the star of the show is the young kid "Cole" who is effortlessly real and endearing. Anger, frustration, fear, helplessness are emotions that the director personifies through Cole's facial expressions and body language. Shyamalan's concept blends into the extraordinarily engaging background score which is intercepted by well scripted dialogues.
The Sixth Sense came as a breath of fresh air when I was desperately looking for some in life. I watched it to break away from all the clutter in my head since it was a different theme. The movie did more than that. It was refreshing, revitalizing and an absolute treat for my sore, rusted brain.
Scene of the movie -
Cole - I'll tell you my secret
Malcolm - (nods)
Cole - I see dead people
Malcolm - In your dreams?
Cole - No
Malcolm - How often do you see them?
Cole - A.L.L T.H.E T.I.M.E
They're everywhere...walking around....
They dont know they're dead!!
The last line made more sense to me than it did earlier.....Strongly Recommend....Watch it!
One of the things that "The Sixth Sense" did to me when I watched it the second time was that it proved that a work of art has a meaning that changes...with or without you.
Subtlety, simplicity, silence, steadiness and style with substance are what characterize the movie. Bruce Willis proves why he is considered so formidable. But the star of the show is the young kid "Cole" who is effortlessly real and endearing. Anger, frustration, fear, helplessness are emotions that the director personifies through Cole's facial expressions and body language. Shyamalan's concept blends into the extraordinarily engaging background score which is intercepted by well scripted dialogues.
The Sixth Sense came as a breath of fresh air when I was desperately looking for some in life. I watched it to break away from all the clutter in my head since it was a different theme. The movie did more than that. It was refreshing, revitalizing and an absolute treat for my sore, rusted brain.
Scene of the movie -
Cole - I'll tell you my secret
Malcolm - (nods)
Cole - I see dead people
Malcolm - In your dreams?
Cole - No
Malcolm - How often do you see them?
Cole - A.L.L T.H.E T.I.M.E
They're everywhere...walking around....
They dont know they're dead!!
The last line made more sense to me than it did earlier.....Strongly Recommend....Watch it!
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Unexpected enemies!
I think -
This time when there is dialogue,
I'm gonna make it clear to life's meandering ways that it cant spill over its boundaries and make a mess of the vegetation that grows so peacefully.
I think -
Now is the time to clarify my stance,
That I choose not to remain a mute spectator like the sand on the beach loosened by the continuous onslaught.
I think -
Its either this way or that now,
I'm either the sea or the land
I'm suspended in air or sunk in the mine
I'm heads or tails
I'm scalp or toe
I'm jumping in the realms of joy or trodding on the razor's edge weeping in pain.
And in my thought,
I'm enveloped by that one thread of life that swirls like a whilpool with velocity that beats the head heart and everything in between and that one link disrupts my thinking -
Hope plays spoilsport!
When hope knocks, prudence flies out of the open window.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Taking Stock - II!
Fear.
Thats been a key constituent of my life. And despite it being that way, I've never felt it touch me as much as it has in the last 2 months.
Its not the fact that I've always been in control of my life thats responsible for this state of mind. Neither is it the perfect coherrence of whats happening in my professional life.
No. Its a conflict.
Its a dependency issue. Its a nasty dependency issue.
And its something that I'm unable to do anything about.
Its a situation that could make your life irreparably messy and/or unacceptably miserable. Its a feeling of complete surrender to an external force which in your heart of hearts may not evoke the kind of trust that you expect something like that to. Its a bad feeling.
The stars that blink
The moon that glitters
The thick black sky that protects you in silence
Suddenly turn mystically against you.
"No", they say, "we think this is wrong".
"We adore you, love you, protect you and we need nothing from you
except your happiness".
Now heavens, I urge you to answer,
What fault of mine is it if you determined my life's unbending curves on the night of my birth?
Where perceptions determine errors,
Where time decides destiny,
Where wrong is just the other side of right,
My soul's heavy, my head spins and my heart bleeds!!!
Thats been a key constituent of my life. And despite it being that way, I've never felt it touch me as much as it has in the last 2 months.
Its not the fact that I've always been in control of my life thats responsible for this state of mind. Neither is it the perfect coherrence of whats happening in my professional life.
No. Its a conflict.
Its a dependency issue. Its a nasty dependency issue.
And its something that I'm unable to do anything about.
Its a situation that could make your life irreparably messy and/or unacceptably miserable. Its a feeling of complete surrender to an external force which in your heart of hearts may not evoke the kind of trust that you expect something like that to. Its a bad feeling.
The stars that blink
The moon that glitters
The thick black sky that protects you in silence
Suddenly turn mystically against you.
"No", they say, "we think this is wrong".
"We adore you, love you, protect you and we need nothing from you
except your happiness".
Now heavens, I urge you to answer,
What fault of mine is it if you determined my life's unbending curves on the night of my birth?
Where perceptions determine errors,
Where time decides destiny,
Where wrong is just the other side of right,
My soul's heavy, my head spins and my heart bleeds!!!
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Thought Geometry!
Between two
points
of view
lies a
line
of thought.
When there is no line
there is a
curve
and thats why they say -
Dont beat
around
the bush!
points
of view
lies a
line
of thought.
When there is no line
there is a
curve
and thats why they say -
Dont beat
around
the bush!
PS - Every poet has a bad poem....some like me have a despicable, digusting one....such as this one!!!
"I took the road all travelled and that, that, that, my friend, has made alllllllll the difference!!!
Here's to cheap thrills - Cheers!!
Taking Stock - I!!
Its been a while since I wrote and I'm kinda disgusted at the rate at which I have denigrated as a regular blogger. I remember the frequency of updates when I started this blog and feel ashamed now. So I guess its time to get back to old days and this is the first of the series of new posts that you wil c....:)
Its 2 months to go before I sign out of the b-school and college life for good and suddenly I feel a lil unsettled. Yeah, well, its serious life in the big bad world out there n all that....but I've never feared that and history stands testimony to that. But whats getting to me is the pace of life that I'm gonna be living, you know, the work at work at home on weekends on weekdays - I mean its not gonna be lazy anymore. Now thats scary!!
All of a sudden I feel like doing nothing - the kinda feeling you get when you know the answer to a question but you're bored to answer. Suddenly, I wanna cling onto this moment that is and never let it pass and then do nothing in the everlasting err moment.
But just when I'm trying to do that, thoughts about the lack of such feedom to laze envelope me and I go back to not enjoying the moment...
I'm like confused and like "ayyooo"....but yeah I guess I always was like this so its nothing unusual...so I waste time aimlessly like this...
....and crave for the liberty to do so in future also....(sigh!)
Its 2 months to go before I sign out of the b-school and college life for good and suddenly I feel a lil unsettled. Yeah, well, its serious life in the big bad world out there n all that....but I've never feared that and history stands testimony to that. But whats getting to me is the pace of life that I'm gonna be living, you know, the work at work at home on weekends on weekdays - I mean its not gonna be lazy anymore. Now thats scary!!
All of a sudden I feel like doing nothing - the kinda feeling you get when you know the answer to a question but you're bored to answer. Suddenly, I wanna cling onto this moment that is and never let it pass and then do nothing in the everlasting err moment.
But just when I'm trying to do that, thoughts about the lack of such feedom to laze envelope me and I go back to not enjoying the moment...
I'm like confused and like "ayyooo"....but yeah I guess I always was like this so its nothing unusual...so I waste time aimlessly like this...
....and crave for the liberty to do so in future also....(sigh!)
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