Pardon me for writing the title of my blog in Hindi language. It means to take care.
It is about a particular scene in the movie, taare zameen par, I am embedding the link for the benefit of others..(If you havent seen the movie, it will be a spoiler, unless you are tempted to watch the movie after reading my article :)
The gist of the movie is that the kid, has been a slow learner and as a result has let down his parents expectations. As the movie progresses, the kid becomes a recluse, he has no friends, his parents are not there to care for him, share his life..and all the kid does in the movie is keep crying.
In the climax of the movie, what we see here is a drawing competition, where the kid makes a drawing and so does his teacher. It is his teacher who takes the kid under his wings and does everything possible to ensure that the kid joins the mainstream.
All the TLC, effection and care the teacher had for the kid is depicted in the drawing he makes, when you see, the teacher has drawn a portrait of the kid, but with a small detailing, it shows the kid smiling away to glory. It shows all that the teacher can do/ is doing just to put a smile on the kid. And when the kid sees the picture of himself smiling away gayily, he starts crying.
I wish I had a similar teacher (albeit in my office) my boss who would go to great lengths to put a smile on my face in my office :).. That is wishful thinking !!!
It is a beautiful scene, fit to be a climax.
http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#FavoriteVideoView.aspx?uid=5248706451242626112&ad=1212103867
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Talkative Person
I am sure each one of us has a notion, that x is a talkative person, y is not , zee is a shy person and so on and so forth.
Up until say a decade/half a decade ago I had the notion or the wrong notion that I am a very shy/quite person, someone who is always hiding in a corner, always quite until a friend of mine pointed out during a conversation that I am a chatter box.
It took me by surprise, who me, a chatter box, well nuh, not possible. In my family its my siblings who occupy the coveted slot..
I happened to discuss this with my colleague, hey do you think I am a talkative person, you know nidhi mentioned that I talk a lot, is that true. He explained to me that Pooja, see one behaves differently with different people, and maybe you are more comfortable talking to Nidhi, and she thinks you are a talkative person !!
(Or maybe Nidhi is a quite person, hence she thinks you are talkative ?? Well I would like to go with explanation number 1# )
Point taken, so guys, lets start asking around, am I talkative person ??
Up until say a decade/half a decade ago I had the notion or the wrong notion that I am a very shy/quite person, someone who is always hiding in a corner, always quite until a friend of mine pointed out during a conversation that I am a chatter box.
It took me by surprise, who me, a chatter box, well nuh, not possible. In my family its my siblings who occupy the coveted slot..
I happened to discuss this with my colleague, hey do you think I am a talkative person, you know nidhi mentioned that I talk a lot, is that true. He explained to me that Pooja, see one behaves differently with different people, and maybe you are more comfortable talking to Nidhi, and she thinks you are a talkative person !!
(Or maybe Nidhi is a quite person, hence she thinks you are talkative ?? Well I would like to go with explanation number 1# )
Point taken, so guys, lets start asking around, am I talkative person ??
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Random Thoughts
Sometimes, some people are so near, yet you feel they are very far..
Sometimes, some people are so far, you just want to pluck them from the pictures !!!
Sometimes, some people are so far, you just want to pluck them from the pictures !!!
Nagging Rights
Recently I read a book, which mentioned something about nagging rights. Let me explain it.
The book explains that one needs to be disciplined in ones lives, have some personal goals/objectives which one shud strive to achieve. It also explains the concept of giving someone the nagging rights. What it means is that it is a good idea to share your gs and os with your close family/friends. And also give them some nagging rights. In case you lag behind in your targets/objectives, your spouse/friends can always nag.remind you about it.
So have you identified who will you be giving the nagging rights to ? Believe me these help a lot. Unknowingly a few of my friends had given themselves the nagging rights. And invariably when we would talk they would be like, did yu update your cv, did you do this, did you do that !!
Many a times their nagging would irritate me and I would do the things just to ensure that they stop nagging. But now I realise how important it is !!
So hurry and give someone the nagging rights !! :)
The book explains that one needs to be disciplined in ones lives, have some personal goals/objectives which one shud strive to achieve. It also explains the concept of giving someone the nagging rights. What it means is that it is a good idea to share your gs and os with your close family/friends. And also give them some nagging rights. In case you lag behind in your targets/objectives, your spouse/friends can always nag.remind you about it.
So have you identified who will you be giving the nagging rights to ? Believe me these help a lot. Unknowingly a few of my friends had given themselves the nagging rights. And invariably when we would talk they would be like, did yu update your cv, did you do this, did you do that !!
Many a times their nagging would irritate me and I would do the things just to ensure that they stop nagging. But now I realise how important it is !!
So hurry and give someone the nagging rights !! :)
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Breakin up and making up
I am sure lot of us have made new friends in their life span and also at the same time broken a few or maybe more friendships (I am referring to the same sex friendships here)
Up until now, it was very rare, that it would be me who would break a friendship. Until now, I would always think that there is only one person who suffers when the friendship goes kaput and if the other person cared abt the relationship at all, he/she wouldnt have broken it in the first place. However now when I was on the other side, calling off my friendship, I realised that the hurt is probably there on both the sides. It is just that one person takes a stand to break off/cut the relationship, but generally it is both the people who are hurt/upset over the friendship going bust.
However now I have come a full circle, and have made my effort to make up with my friend. And I wonder why did I decide to break all contacts with my friend in first place, I think it was because :
My expectations were not met in the first place and that upset me and I felt it was better to end the friendship.
However, now when a few months have passed by, I just decided to make my effort to mend lose ends and fix up my friendship, and again wonder why, well the reasons are :
1. The immediate reason for my attempt at reconciliation was a liner which said, that when you die, it is better to have friends crying for you, rather than an enemy smiling.
2. I realised it is better to reduce my expectations rather than burden my relationships with unrealistic expectations.
3. There is no point arguing or fighting with your friends, finally it is better to forgive and forget !!!
And I have realised a couple of things,
Many a times people say some thing when they are angry, but they dont always mean it.
If someone is angry, it is best to just let them be, to leave them alone for a while, a lot of arguments can be avoided by doing that.
Will add some more later !!
Up until now, it was very rare, that it would be me who would break a friendship. Until now, I would always think that there is only one person who suffers when the friendship goes kaput and if the other person cared abt the relationship at all, he/she wouldnt have broken it in the first place. However now when I was on the other side, calling off my friendship, I realised that the hurt is probably there on both the sides. It is just that one person takes a stand to break off/cut the relationship, but generally it is both the people who are hurt/upset over the friendship going bust.
However now I have come a full circle, and have made my effort to make up with my friend. And I wonder why did I decide to break all contacts with my friend in first place, I think it was because :
My expectations were not met in the first place and that upset me and I felt it was better to end the friendship.
However, now when a few months have passed by, I just decided to make my effort to mend lose ends and fix up my friendship, and again wonder why, well the reasons are :
1. The immediate reason for my attempt at reconciliation was a liner which said, that when you die, it is better to have friends crying for you, rather than an enemy smiling.
2. I realised it is better to reduce my expectations rather than burden my relationships with unrealistic expectations.
3. There is no point arguing or fighting with your friends, finally it is better to forgive and forget !!!
And I have realised a couple of things,
Many a times people say some thing when they are angry, but they dont always mean it.
If someone is angry, it is best to just let them be, to leave them alone for a while, a lot of arguments can be avoided by doing that.
Will add some more later !!
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Jack and Rose Dawson
A few days back I had gone to watch the movie Revolutionary Road, the main reason/motive being to see Rose and Jack Dawson in action after more than a decade. I am sure no one can forget these two characters from the movie titanic, Jack Dawson's death in the movie would have evoked tears from a lot of movie watchers.
However I was in for a surprise/shocker in the movie, they portray a couple in a dysfunctional marriage. There is a modern day couple set in an era gone by, the movie depicts their struggle to keep up with an image of a happy couple. I am not sure I can remember a single scene where the two were happy/satisfied/ in love couple. The movie portrays a decaying picture of a marriage gone wrong, where neither loves the other person and finally ends up with one person dying !!
I would certainly like to remember Jack and Rose and rather forget the trip that I had taken down the revolutionary road !!!
However I was in for a surprise/shocker in the movie, they portray a couple in a dysfunctional marriage. There is a modern day couple set in an era gone by, the movie depicts their struggle to keep up with an image of a happy couple. I am not sure I can remember a single scene where the two were happy/satisfied/ in love couple. The movie portrays a decaying picture of a marriage gone wrong, where neither loves the other person and finally ends up with one person dying !!
I would certainly like to remember Jack and Rose and rather forget the trip that I had taken down the revolutionary road !!!
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