So I reached home on Friday night working till 8 in the morning (and unprofessionally sleeping for 2 hours in b/w when the sleep just took over w/o any warning signals!)
But by and by the next day had welcoming rains in store, dancing in which made me wonder if Sony and Cos are designing some walkman which can be plugged in during rain; and if Penguin Publishers are coming out soon with their titles in paper which doesn't get wet in rain (I just didn't feel like saying plastic!). Imagine sitting on the roof of your house, or balcony for that sake; or better even in the nearby garden among the sweet smelling grass, listening to your favorite music, reading a novel which has totally gripped you; and it raining like cats and dogs all around you - and the best part: over you!
Eventually I gathered some sleep and hopped on to play football with kids in the garden, soon realizing how important was winning in games when I was a child: and how important was to fight for every foul, every rule, every thing which was debatable under the roof and which was not; and that to some extent winning and doing all those things is still important, but I chose to instead let the bunch of kids do their job!
Peepli Live could have been more impactful, but nevertheless it was good; however, I found a more intriguing subject: in my reading of Gita! And it starts with the question: is the war depicted in it for real, or allegorical?
However the quote of the weekend goes out and out to Nehru:
"The future beckons to us. Whither do we go and what shall be our endeavour? To bring freedom and opportunity to the common man, to the peasants and workers of India; to fight and end poverty and ignorance and disease; to build up a prosperous, democratic and progressive nation, and to create social, economic and political institutions which will ensure justice and fullness of life to every man and woman.
We have hard work ahead. There is no resting for any one of us till we redeem our pledge in full, till we make all the people of India what destiny intended them to be."
- Tryst with Destiny: Midnight of 14th August 1947
loved your post ranke..
ReplyDeleteyou talked about so many things and still all of them seem so connected!
the thoughts..."how important was winning in games when I was a child: and how important was to fight for every foul, every rule, every thing which was debatable under the roof and which was not"..."is the war depicted in it for real, or allegorical?" and ..."We have hard work ahead. There is no resting for any one of us" juxtaposed are effective!
Thanks Kinari :)
ReplyDeleteSighs are also drawn when you don't have an answer to the most coveted question - what's the plan for weekend? ;-)
ReplyDeleteFighting over every single rule...so true...and in those situations a leader is born !
Need 'like' or 'agree' option in blogspot. Like and agree to Tejesh's comment.
ReplyDelete@ Surbhi: They are not there so that you can write something from your own mind:P
ReplyDelete@ Di: Well, not necessarily only a good leader!
I like the idea of having the walkman. Nice post. Makes me contemplate about the metaphors used by you :)
ReplyDeleteloved the observations...
ReplyDeleteAnd strange, unfortunate co-incidence,
Exactly at the time I read the line :"To bring freedom and opportunity to the common man, to the peasants and workers of India; to fight and end poverty and ignorance and disease"
..On the TV, a news channel had it that while thousands of unused grains are rotting in the open all over the country, the Agriculture ministry has blatantly refused to give it to the poor; and in MP they even BURNT a stockpile of them while there's millions below the poverty line reeling from hunger in the same area.
History textbook in school, American Depression of 1920s : "While thousands were starving on one end, on the other, tons of grain were being burnt to keep the prices from dropping further".
Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.. that's all I'm saying...
@ Auspicious: Thanks :D
ReplyDelete@ Nikhil: Nehru dreams are far from being fulfilled...