You Shouldn't Have Done That!

Ah, this feels more like one of those "I was so right" moments. I got a mail from a columnist, who writes for a tabloid and it has been almost fourteen months since I last communicated with him over an article which I found to be intriguing. Neither did I mail him again, nor did he. So to receive a message from him was much of a surprise, as I started reading I figured out what was the motive behind it. That was a teaser of the article which was supposed to be published the next day in the papers, and that article was pretty much a euphemistic way to slamming Ra.One (a movie) he put up his words and his doubts over the probability of it attaining any creative success, except for the expected monetary profits. Is he a film critic? Did he ever send me such mails asking me to read any of his articles? Is he even concerned about that topic which he's made certain efforts to put forth?

The next day, October 23, 2011 was an unusual footballing sight where Manchester City defeated Manchester United in a highly anticipated battle of the "equals". From anyone to almost everyone I know wanted to tweet/post a status update about it, yeah, who gives a damn even if their own team has tasted some stale taffy in a fixture on the same day or day before. And there were some "Super Celebs" who weren't informed even if there was a match in the first place & they quite missed out on the right spelling & right score of the respective teams.

So this is what we strive on, "Hey, there's this war tank parading down the street, rolling out some souls while running over them. Let's get on it, this is the happening thing to do."
The urge to hop onto the bandwagon of bashing someone is quite ordinary, but to bash that person eternally is real strength.

There Couldn't Be a Title For This!

Year 2011 has fairly been an upwardly-monumental one by far. Controversially radical souls like M.F. Hussain, Osama Bin Laden, Amy Winehouse, "Machoman" Randy Savage and most recently Steve Jobs have departed for a lesser known journey. To put all of these above names in the same line might be offensive to some, but all of them were actually rebellious in some way or the other. Machoman brought about a different persona to sports entertainment (wrestling) with his great athleticism and unorthodox apparel. Osama Bin Laden left the world baffled with his demonic ways. M.F. Hussain blended commercial art with his own short stories, often arising out of his personal experiences in his life. Amy Winehouse was perhaps the last ray of hope for modern, mainstream jazz, but left us to join that damned "Forever 27" club with most of our modern day idols. And Steve Jobs, our modern day innovator-cum-leader. I admit, I haven't bought any of his company's devices yet, but I certainly agree that Apple is the reason why I have my Android phone continuously striving to outdo the other competitors, millions of companies with their iPod imitations and Microsoft never letting drop their guard.

Where do I take this pep-talk? Only to a singular agenda, of the questions that I raise lies the answer within. Whatever these souls did, they did it with conviction and belief, they made the world livid & then did what they wanted to do. A personal dilemma of correcting myself of my current decisions has only one reply, but do I step in the puddle of clear waters that appears murky to me? I am no spin-doctor doling out some cool advice to others, I was no big Steve Jobs fan, but this is what answers my questions to the hilt.

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma-which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the voice of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart & intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."