I heard from various quarters that Kalloori was a very nice movie and is a must watch. But they also cautioned me that it is a tragedy and that I should be prepared for that. And that put me off. I already had enough problems of my own, thank you. I'd rather not spend three hours of my life wallowing in someone else's sorrow! All I wanted to watch were cartoons and comedies. Let me live happily in the virtual world atleast. How many ever happy endings I watched, my problem was mine. It had come to stay.
Then Fate spit on its hands and got down to work deciding it was time to play some more with my life. It did a small twist and suddenly everything straightened out. Life was painted a rosy hue. Now that I was no longer weighed down with the bad , I felt brave enough to watch the tragedy.
I found that when there is happiness and security coming from inside of you, tragic movies do not affect you much. I was able to enjoy the movie, the direction and the acting all of which were in the superlatives. I'm sure if I had seen this movie when I was already sad, I would've given it more unhappy connotations than usual and spent time in wailing!! But now, I spent more time focussing on the happy parts of the movie, rejoicing with the characters whenever they celebrated their friendship.
It's all in our mind. We tend to paint the world with our colors. When we are sad, it's the end of the world as we know it. But when we are happy, everything around us turns to be all joy and wonder.
All our world is contained inside our little minds.. they're our true masters!
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slow and slow..
gud one though
watch anjadhey
Yeah how very true.....thats why when I was in the middle of my thesis crisis I always used to watch animated movies or the lovey dovey romantic ones....You wont believe that I put off watching good movies like Shawshank Redemption ...for I dont know how long....and then finally when i was mentally strong enough I did it....Its all on our mind....:)...good thoughts there mat....You reflect my thoughts almost every other time....whenever a post like this comes up :)
@Chriz
anjathey will change my mind?
:-)
@priti
are you familiar with Anne Shirley? Like she says, we must be kindred souls!
yea..thats very true! We perceive the world according to what our mind tells us. It's all in the attitude.
Gr8 post..
I "realized" this great truth through my Karate Master when I was at college.. He used to talk to us abt this a lot.. He would always keep saying "manam pol vaazhkai"..
From his teachings I too got the confidence to isolate myself and look at things with a fresh outlook.. away from conventions.. Last yr when I went to Ooty, I was able to get wet in the rains there at 15 deg C without shivering.. It was biting cold.. But I could withstand it by simply reminding myself how enjoyable the whole stuff was, and how I would not be able to enjoy that at Chennai..
vishy, you have taken this li'l post to an entirely new level!
Yes you're right, when the warmth comes from inside, the cold outside doesn't bother in the least.
The same practice observed by the rishis up in himalays!
@maddie
yes, thoughts cloud our minds from actual facts. its both a plus and a minus!
//All our world is contained inside our little minds.. //
யார் யார் யார் இவள் யாரோ?! திருமண நாள் எண்ணி, கனவுகள் ஏந்தும் கன்னி பருவத்தில், தன்னைச் சுரங்கமென தோண்டும், இவள் யாரோ?!
Nice analysis, and presentation!
when u r down urself, u dont feel like taking it any more....true
For watching taare zameen par...i had to pep myself and watch....
feel good movies are a safe bat
@tamizh
enna oru paatu.. kalakitta.. adheedha aanal arumaiyana pugazhchikku nanri :-)
@umakumar
welcome uma!
yes.. also TZP is such a mood changer and feel-gooder!
Wonderful thought! I was thru these feelings during my times of loneliness in bangalore. But then you realise that whatever sorrow you're thru is jst a teeny weeny bit in a life that's just too wonderful
@dharini
exactly! once you realise that life's fun again!!
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