Reaching There

Strolling in the Park A movie released in 1994 barely managed to recover its budget but it is now on the list of American Film Institute's 100 year...100 Movies. It's tagline "Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free" is right at the top of my favourite movie quotes list. The movie is full of memorable scenes, the scene where Red and Andy discuss about hope and freedom - those lines & the acting is simply divine. However I didn't gave much attention to another line from Red, which is very early in the movie.  He had a quiet way about him, a walk and a talk that just wasn't normal around here. He strolled, like a man in a park without a care or a worry in the world, like he had on an invisible coat that would shield him from this place. Yeah, I think it would be fair to say...I liked Andy from the start. Mr. Morgan Freeman's character, Red, says these lines after his first 'deal' with Andy - a friend who would help hi...

Life is very short, and there's no time For fussing and fighting, my friend. The Beatles Nirvana Nomads Ramanagara Trip Pic Sometimes when you meet a person you're head can't stop shaking! Well, you're not going through a fit but the words are just making too much sense to you. Something similar happened with me when I met someone on a trip to Ramanagara (designed by a Bangalore based bunch of travelers called Nirvana Nomads ). More about the trip later, this chain of words is inspired from a small conversation. It was therapeutically helpful for me to discuss about some problems and find out that it is more or less the same with others too!  The gist was life is uncertain and there are too many screwed-up things. Nonetheless, in between this horse-crap flying around there are few candies flying around too. So catch those, you may get hit with some shit. Clean yourself and move on. Eww, maybe that's your reaction to my last line - cand...

Happythankyoumoreplease Living in the moment is considered a big deal; after all  it makes us happier . It has always intrigued me how it looks like to be in the moment. The sudden change from being outside to being in the moment . Acting coaches always stress on being in the moment . An actor can create the most wonderful of emotions onstage with a burst of self-awareness.  It is the time when nothing can go wrong; imagine Sachin hooking McGrath to a six across the stadium longest boundary. All the forces seem to mysteriously come together and create an invisible cloak of confidence & flair. I remember a couple of days back I muttered a highly excited yet muted "Yes" when I succeeded in something at work. It was great! It happens to all of us and at least a few times a week. It doesn't have to be public; it can be very private moment too. Nonetheless, I must add that to achieve this feat onstage is remarkable. Emotional nakedness is more daunting - say...