Now this something I saw in another blog but found it interesting hence added it here. If you are the original creator of this - don't feel offended that I completely lifted it here - I was just admiring your creative abilities and completely agree with your pholosophy!!
Think freely
Practice patience
Smile often
Savor special moments
Make new friends
Rediscover old ones
Tell those that you love that you do
Feel deeply
Discard worry
Forget trouble
Forgive an enemy
Keep a promise
Take a chance
Try something new
Reach out
Have good ideas
Make some mistakes
Learn from them Be crazy
Count your blessings
Observe miracles -- make them happen
Pick some daisies
Share them
See a sunrise
Listen to the rain
Look for rainbows
Gaze at the stars
See beauty everywhere
Laugh heartily
Spread joy
Reminisce
Give
Trust
Give in
Slow down
Let someone in
Be soft sometimes
Hope
Grow
Work Hard
Be Wise
Try to understand
Cry when you need to
Trust life
Have Faith
Enjoy wonder
Comfort a friend
Believe in your self!!
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The other day I was watching K.Asif's unforgettable work of art - Mughal-e-Azam and something just struck a chord in my heart. I was not only overwhelmed by the magnus opus - the grandeur of the sets, soulful music, the exquisitely verbalized dialogues immaculately executed through the performance of all the leading actors not to mention the beauty of Madhubala but also the heart-wrenching core of romance symbolized by the tenderness of a feather's touch!
I remember the tense sequence when Akbar on being informed about Salim's nocturnal rendezvous with Anarkali, thunders into the room only to catch them together - the sheer terror in her face as Anarkali faints in Salim's arms while pulling at his string of pearls breaking it and thereby shattering the ominous silence. That was superbly envisioned and perfectly executed. But perhaps the high point of the classic is the dance sequence "Jab pyar kiya to darna kya" where Anarkali defiantly proclaims her love for the prince and the shot where the fragmented pieces of the Seesh mahal lights up with the image of Madhubala to the stains of "Chup na sakega ishq humara charon taraf hai uska nazara" This is story telling at its best!!
Now the moot question here is about love - is it best celebrated through such tragedies? a la Heer - Ranjha, Shri - Farhad and Mughal-e-Azam type of stories - as they are most remembered. Somehow the innumerable love stories which have happy endings in our movies are not as well loved or as dramatic as the tragic ones. Does that mean - to love is to sacrifice? Love has inspired so many poets and artists to create their finest piece of work. Does that mean that there was just one love story that inspired them a lifetime?
We generally feel that a successful end to a love story should be a happy marriage but then do things turn sour after that? Can't a love story not end in marriage yet does not break up? Whst is adultery? But then I guess ... there can never be anything like a life long love affair ... such fairy tale romances does not exist in reality! Or are we talking about infatuation here which is more like a passing fancy but then how can one distinguish between the two and how does one know when real love comes their way???
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