Recently I came across few lines that struck me hard. I found myself meditating on those lines for a long time. So I thought of sharing it with the others.
"You are writing a Gospel
a Chapter each day.
By the deeds that you do,
and the words that you say.
Men read what you write,
if it's false or it's true.
Now what is the Gospel
according to you?"
October 18, 2009
March 28, 2009
Lust Kills - Moga Mul hurts
Lust kills; It kills slowly.
Recently I finished reading a Tamil novel, MOGAMUL by Thi. Janakiraman.
It left me wondering for a very long time. This novel deals mainly with the theme Unfulfilled Lust. It can drive a person to any extremes.
Usually we associate Mogam(lust) for a short duration. A famous Tamil saying goes in the following manner: Lust is only for a month. Then it can be not that interesting. But this novel talks of Mogam for thirty years.
The novel also tells a unique truth: Mogam has to be fed and only then one's life would move ahead. Or else the life will still move ahead, but it would be punctuated with dissatisfactions and disinteretedness.
One more truth found in the novel: Mogam is a feeling that is not divisive. It might arise in any person. And to whom the Mogam is directed may be any body even a person who is very elder. Age and caste do not matter. And the Mogam can be fulfilled only by that person to whom it was directed.
Moga mul kuththinal athu edukkappada vendum. Or else the pain will be perennial.
Recently I finished reading a Tamil novel, MOGAMUL by Thi. Janakiraman.
It left me wondering for a very long time. This novel deals mainly with the theme Unfulfilled Lust. It can drive a person to any extremes.
Usually we associate Mogam(lust) for a short duration. A famous Tamil saying goes in the following manner: Lust is only for a month. Then it can be not that interesting. But this novel talks of Mogam for thirty years.
The novel also tells a unique truth: Mogam has to be fed and only then one's life would move ahead. Or else the life will still move ahead, but it would be punctuated with dissatisfactions and disinteretedness.
One more truth found in the novel: Mogam is a feeling that is not divisive. It might arise in any person. And to whom the Mogam is directed may be any body even a person who is very elder. Age and caste do not matter. And the Mogam can be fulfilled only by that person to whom it was directed.
Moga mul kuththinal athu edukkappada vendum. Or else the pain will be perennial.
March 13, 2009
Nameless People in One's Life
Can you imagine a 'Nameless Heroine' in a Tamil film?
Usually the answer is NO.
I had never thought of it. I never knew any heroine without a name in any Tamil movie.
For the first time I witnessed a Tamil heroine without a name on 11th March.
I went for a movie VENNILA KABADI KUZHU. I enjoyed the film. To be precise I enjoyed every shot in the film.
In that movie the leading actress does not have a name. Or it is better to say that her name is not known till the end of the movie. She brings happiness for the hero. The hero himself forgets to ask the name of his lady love. There are scenes that specially depict the fact that the name of the heroine is not revealed.
But the specialty of this fact is: There are nameless characters who add meaning and happiness to one's life. If only we keep our eyes open and be little more sensitive we would easily identify them.
Try for yourselves:
Usually the answer is NO.
I had never thought of it. I never knew any heroine without a name in any Tamil movie.
For the first time I witnessed a Tamil heroine without a name on 11th March.
I went for a movie VENNILA KABADI KUZHU. I enjoyed the film. To be precise I enjoyed every shot in the film.
In that movie the leading actress does not have a name. Or it is better to say that her name is not known till the end of the movie. She brings happiness for the hero. The hero himself forgets to ask the name of his lady love. There are scenes that specially depict the fact that the name of the heroine is not revealed.
But the specialty of this fact is: There are nameless characters who add meaning and happiness to one's life. If only we keep our eyes open and be little more sensitive we would easily identify them.
Try for yourselves:
- The simple conductor in the bus who at itmes gives good advice.
- Your co-passanger in many of your travels.
- A teacher who addressed the school assembly.
- Your distant relatives whose names slowly fade away from your memory.
The list can go on.
The Final Truth:
Life is built on simple relationships. Though they seem simple they give shape to your life.
February 22, 2009
Children = Angels
Children are really beautiful.
It is not a new judgment from me. I always love children.
But of late I happened to meet two children during my train journey.
The feelings in me for children rose again.
To be a daddy of a child is something special. To see your own child articulating the words in purely childish ways can make you go drunk. And if the words happened to be "Daddy" then you would reach the heavens.
Being a male I love girl children. They specially attract me.
They are really angels sent by God to tell the world that it is a beautiful place to live in.
It is not a new judgment from me. I always love children.
But of late I happened to meet two children during my train journey.
The feelings in me for children rose again.
To be a daddy of a child is something special. To see your own child articulating the words in purely childish ways can make you go drunk. And if the words happened to be "Daddy" then you would reach the heavens.
Being a male I love girl children. They specially attract me.
They are really angels sent by God to tell the world that it is a beautiful place to live in.
February 18, 2009
The Wise Fool's Lamentations
Lately I have learnt a lesson: Do not think much.
I have been approached for being a "wise" fool by many.
WHAT FOR?
The answer is very simple and straight forward: For advice and for proper direction regarding the course of life. I immediately force my mind to calm down. My mind loves to be a monkey jumping from one branch of ideas to another branch of thoughts. After arresting it I do the opposite. I overburden it with single strand of thought. Thoughts emerge fast. They interact and intertwine wonderfully. My mind would be soon crowded with THOUGHTS(IDEAS).
Like an experienced sage I offer my crowded ideas to the seeker. I feel elated to know that I think much and that I am specially sought for my thoughts. The person simply listens and goes back satisfied(that is what I think).
The next day(sometimes the next hour) I come to know of my foolishness. The ideas that seemed so wonderful begin to look so insane. My own ideas laugh at me. I am proved a WISE FOOL.
Fool's Conclusion:
In my foolishness I too get a reward. I will know the worthlessness of my earlier 'supreme' ideas. My mind next time avoids them or is alert when reworking on it.
I have been approached for being a "wise" fool by many.
WHAT FOR?
The answer is very simple and straight forward: For advice and for proper direction regarding the course of life. I immediately force my mind to calm down. My mind loves to be a monkey jumping from one branch of ideas to another branch of thoughts. After arresting it I do the opposite. I overburden it with single strand of thought. Thoughts emerge fast. They interact and intertwine wonderfully. My mind would be soon crowded with THOUGHTS(IDEAS).
Like an experienced sage I offer my crowded ideas to the seeker. I feel elated to know that I think much and that I am specially sought for my thoughts. The person simply listens and goes back satisfied(that is what I think).
The next day(sometimes the next hour) I come to know of my foolishness. The ideas that seemed so wonderful begin to look so insane. My own ideas laugh at me. I am proved a WISE FOOL.
Fool's Conclusion:
In my foolishness I too get a reward. I will know the worthlessness of my earlier 'supreme' ideas. My mind next time avoids them or is alert when reworking on it.
February 13, 2009
Arresting Lines
"Again and again I remove
Again and again it falls over me
The leg of a sleeping child.
So are the memories."
These are the words penned by the Tamil poet Kanimozhi Karunanidhi.
Her usage of the sleeping child's leg to memories is simply captivating.
Again and again it falls over me
The leg of a sleeping child.
So are the memories."
These are the words penned by the Tamil poet Kanimozhi Karunanidhi.
Her usage of the sleeping child's leg to memories is simply captivating.
February 12, 2009
Do the Looks really Kill?
"Looks Kill"
This is a famous phrase and a fancy phrase. It is often used to describe the arresting beauty of a person's external nature. That is the reason why I hated this phrase.
The term 'arresting beauty' can differ from a person to person. I have often wondered at my friend's admiration of a beauty. It had been, for me atleast, a wasted judgment. The other side it will be the same. The ravishing beauty that I admire becomes a mystery for my friend. Looks do not kill. But they confuse. To put it positively, the judgement on 'looks' reveals much about a person and his aesthetic sense.
But lately I have realized that looks do really kill.
It happened in Mysore before three years. I had gone for a walk in the city. I had a small gang of friends with me. We spoke much and cheered ourselves as we treaded on. On the pavement suddenly I noticed him. He was sitting rather awkwardly. He was peculierly strange. His legs were amputated. He wore not that neat dress. He had a towel spread before him. On the towel I noticed few coins. Then he noticed me. He saw that I was looking at him. He did not articulate anything. He was silent. His eyes sought my small help. These all happened in a few seconds' time. I just crossed him. To give him something was not at all present in my mind. After I passed him I felt it. The feeling was there and it was really real. I felt the look of that man on my back. And since then it had haunted me. Even today I can not forget those looks.
Looks really kill.
Final Note:
I watched a film(Naan Kadavul) recently. Some of the scenes in the film slapped me across the face. The movie deals with beggery. You get to know many things about the beggers.
This is a famous phrase and a fancy phrase. It is often used to describe the arresting beauty of a person's external nature. That is the reason why I hated this phrase.
The term 'arresting beauty' can differ from a person to person. I have often wondered at my friend's admiration of a beauty. It had been, for me atleast, a wasted judgment. The other side it will be the same. The ravishing beauty that I admire becomes a mystery for my friend. Looks do not kill. But they confuse. To put it positively, the judgement on 'looks' reveals much about a person and his aesthetic sense.
But lately I have realized that looks do really kill.
It happened in Mysore before three years. I had gone for a walk in the city. I had a small gang of friends with me. We spoke much and cheered ourselves as we treaded on. On the pavement suddenly I noticed him. He was sitting rather awkwardly. He was peculierly strange. His legs were amputated. He wore not that neat dress. He had a towel spread before him. On the towel I noticed few coins. Then he noticed me. He saw that I was looking at him. He did not articulate anything. He was silent. His eyes sought my small help. These all happened in a few seconds' time. I just crossed him. To give him something was not at all present in my mind. After I passed him I felt it. The feeling was there and it was really real. I felt the look of that man on my back. And since then it had haunted me. Even today I can not forget those looks.
Looks really kill.
Final Note:
I watched a film(Naan Kadavul) recently. Some of the scenes in the film slapped me across the face. The movie deals with beggery. You get to know many things about the beggers.
February 7, 2009
To Love or Not to Love
Let me state my position first:
I celebrate LOVE. I condemn the one who condemns LOVE.
Now, love is a term or a word that has become too normal. Being too normal has an attachment of peculiar danger to it. That is: Too much of normalcy destroys or distorts the real meaning. And, "love" is no exception.
To me, love is the most distorted word in the English language. The blame goes to the word itself and to the English language. Love is a single word. But it is shouldered with heavy load of meanings. I do not want to delve into it. (If you are too eager I advise you to browse through The Oxford English Dictionary).
In this column, by Love I mean the spontaneous relationship that arises between the opposite sexes, highly motivated by inexplainable emotions. Once the relationship is established it is a hellish pleasure. The merry-go-round of emotions begin.
The simple feeling of someone waiting for you makes you feel different. The world of dictionaries and words cannot help you to explain that he/she is specially for you.
A simple look even from a far distance,
one syllable pronounced by your best half,
one normal pat on your shoulder by your beloved
Can they be matched with anything?
No. Nothing can match that simple look, that ordinary sound and the normal touch of your own.
To be in love is more than heavenly. Not to be in love in your lifetime is a crime.
That is exactly the same reason for the immense pain caused by the seperation of the lovers. When the flesh is torn, it is painful but curable. But a tear in the emotinal bond is incurable and a perennial pain.
Many turn philosophers at this stage and preach against love. Treatises come out of their mouth about betrayal, pain, foolishness of love and other such "truths". Their motto however is very much dipped in the social concern. They really want to save others from such pain.
But I tell you: "Love. Get yourselves drunk with love. Life is a one time chance. Let your life taste the sweetness of love. Do not deprive your life of the heavenly joy on earth."
Final Note:
Do not worry about seperation.
I do not want to lie. The seperation is painful and the pain would be too sharp.
But time is a great healer.Give time enough time.
I celebrate LOVE. I condemn the one who condemns LOVE.
Now, love is a term or a word that has become too normal. Being too normal has an attachment of peculiar danger to it. That is: Too much of normalcy destroys or distorts the real meaning. And, "love" is no exception.
To me, love is the most distorted word in the English language. The blame goes to the word itself and to the English language. Love is a single word. But it is shouldered with heavy load of meanings. I do not want to delve into it. (If you are too eager I advise you to browse through The Oxford English Dictionary).
In this column, by Love I mean the spontaneous relationship that arises between the opposite sexes, highly motivated by inexplainable emotions. Once the relationship is established it is a hellish pleasure. The merry-go-round of emotions begin.
The simple feeling of someone waiting for you makes you feel different. The world of dictionaries and words cannot help you to explain that he/she is specially for you.
A simple look even from a far distance,
one syllable pronounced by your best half,
one normal pat on your shoulder by your beloved
Can they be matched with anything?
No. Nothing can match that simple look, that ordinary sound and the normal touch of your own.
To be in love is more than heavenly. Not to be in love in your lifetime is a crime.
That is exactly the same reason for the immense pain caused by the seperation of the lovers. When the flesh is torn, it is painful but curable. But a tear in the emotinal bond is incurable and a perennial pain.
Many turn philosophers at this stage and preach against love. Treatises come out of their mouth about betrayal, pain, foolishness of love and other such "truths". Their motto however is very much dipped in the social concern. They really want to save others from such pain.
But I tell you: "Love. Get yourselves drunk with love. Life is a one time chance. Let your life taste the sweetness of love. Do not deprive your life of the heavenly joy on earth."
Final Note:
Do not worry about seperation.
I do not want to lie. The seperation is painful and the pain would be too sharp.
But time is a great healer.Give time enough time.
February 3, 2009
Disturbing Lines
"I am not permenant myself
Why then do I worry
About your farewell(departure)"
This is a rough translation of a Tamil poem written by a modern poet Manushya Puththiran.
These lines are remaining in my mind for a very long time.
Those words disturbed me a lot.
I want you all to be disturbed.
Why then do I worry
About your farewell(departure)"
This is a rough translation of a Tamil poem written by a modern poet Manushya Puththiran.
These lines are remaining in my mind for a very long time.
Those words disturbed me a lot.
I want you all to be disturbed.
January 31, 2009
Life = Nothingness
"Life is a tale told by an idiot,
full of sound and fury
signifying nothing."
This is a saying(writing) of the great English writer William Shakespeare.
Now read the following lines:
"Life is a Gift from God;
Man is the Crown of Creation."
These ideas are expressed by many religious texts.
Now, look at my conclusion which is purely logical:
If Life is a Gift from God
AND
If Life signifies nothing
THEN
The Gift of God signifies nothing.
Do you agree to this conclusion?
If you do not agree you are not a complete man(woman).
I will tell you the reasons for it.
full of sound and fury
signifying nothing."
This is a saying(writing) of the great English writer William Shakespeare.
Now read the following lines:
"Life is a Gift from God;
Man is the Crown of Creation."
These ideas are expressed by many religious texts.
Now, look at my conclusion which is purely logical:
If Life is a Gift from God
AND
If Life signifies nothing
THEN
The Gift of God signifies nothing.
Do you agree to this conclusion?
If you do not agree you are not a complete man(woman).
I will tell you the reasons for it.
- You believe more in ideal concepts manufactured in the idle mind. Divine belief that life is a Gift is purely an ideal. So you are not practical or empirical.
- You have least respect for human experiences and sentiments. Shakespeare spoke of the fact universally experienced by human persons. So you mistrust your own kind.
- You are yet to be exposed to the real challenges of life. So you are an infant as long as the Life is concerned.
Final Note:
Thoughts on life will more and more lead you to nothingness.
Don't think about life.
Just walk along with it.
January 30, 2009
Fool's Entry
Let us keep the first things first.
My gratitude is due to the blog world and also to the net world.
Or else how can anyone explain the fool's written thoughts to go around the world in such a manner?
I will be posting my thoughts every now and then. All are welcome(includig the wise ones).
My gratitude is due to the blog world and also to the net world.
Or else how can anyone explain the fool's written thoughts to go around the world in such a manner?
I will be posting my thoughts every now and then. All are welcome(includig the wise ones).
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