Thursday, April 15, 2010

"we don't belong to this world"





I always wonder, how different is to live your life for someone. What kind of people are they? What kind of thinking do they posses? How much love can they bestow on others? certainly they have beautiful minds and personalities. when we actually discuss the meaning of "content" we end up discussing "satisfaction" but hardly feel the meaning from the heart. But when I picture some great personalities I begin to understand the meaning of "Content". Its certainly divine, patience, stability at every step. Those people are not from an alien world. They belong to a different world and they come into our lives just to teach us how to live our life without jealousy or envy.

I can't help myself talking about some great people who inspire and motivate me all the time.

Well you can find heaps of information on the internet and I'm not going to discuss their biography here, I'm going to jot down some of my feelings when I think about them.

Sobha Singh

He is one of the most respectable figure in the world of art/painting. When I think about him, he gives me the feeling of "divinity" as if god himself has sent him on this earth so that he could portrait the incarnation of "God". A soothing personality. Time seems stagnant around his aura. Every stroke on his canvass reflects the compassion, patience & respect for God. I salute this man from the core of my heart.

Must visit his official website http://www.sobhasinghartist.com/

MS Randhawa.

He was the Vice Chancellor of Punjab Agriculure University Ludhiana. This man has done a lot for humanity. Very educated and a true gentleman. My cousin gave me his biography to read and when I was going through his book I found myself surrounded by a subtle yet powerful energy. Life treated this man as if he was an outcast. when I think about this man, I feel nothing comes in life as easy as you think , first you have to deserve it and then desire it.

I quote one paragraph here which still looms over me.

"He was sick and didn't have money to pay his rent, so he went to "patwari' to request him so that his rent and other dues could be waived off but "patwari' treated him like dirt which left him disappointed. Nothing was going in his favour, sudden demise of his father and unexpected household & study expense left him bewildered and demotivated.

He showed determination and joined ICS in 1934. Now he is sitting in his big flash office and old man enters his office related to some property dispute. when he offered a seat to that old man and made him remind the same scene (when he himself was sitting at an old man's position with folded arms) that old man was shocked because that was the same "patwari", inspite of this he helped him."


His achievments:-

prime personality behind setting up Independence ceremony in 15 august 1947 for Jawahar lal nehru.

Responsible for establishing Chandigarh city.

Responsible for bringing "Green revolution" in Punjab.

Mut visit this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohinder_Singh_Randhawa

Shiv Kumar Batalvi

No doubt this man was not from this world. He came here just to die and in return he gave us one of the most beautiful thoughts which will be cherished in centuries to come. It is said people killed him. He was fond of drinking and smoking and people used to offer these things just to listen his poetry. I agree he had some bad habits but bad habits are acceptable as long as they don't hurt anyone. I feel one should do what one's heart says, the mind can drive us insane.

must visit link
http://www.sadapunjab.com/cv/Literature_On_Punjab/PUNJAB/Shiv_Kumar_Batalvi/index0.html

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION


I remember, I watched this movie when I was in high school. I couldn't understand even single dialogue then. after many years the same movie was given to me by my friend Prakash here in NZ. thanks to him. you know we got same taste.

Must see movie and I beleive those who can't undertsand the theme of this movie I say they don't have feelings/heart/emotions n list goes on.

Every dialogue tells the story and teaches you a lot.

I'm putting some favourite dialogue of this aweseome movie and i recommend watching this as well

Andy: I had Mr. Mozart to keep me company...(He points and taps his head) It was in here. (And he gestures over his heart) And in here. That's the beauty of music. They can't get that from you. Haven't you ever felt that way about music?...Here's where it makes the most sense. You need it so we don't forget...that there are places in the world that aren't made out of stone, that there's, there's somethin' inside that they can't get to, that they can't touch. It's yours.
Red: What are you talkin' about?
Andy: Hope.
Red: Hope? Let me tell you something, my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane. It's got no use on the inside. You'd better get used to that idea.
Andy: Like Brooks did?


Andy: My wife used to say I'm a hard man to know. Like a closed book. Complained about it all the time. She was beautiful. God, I loved her. I just didn't know how to show it, that's all. I killed her, Red. I didn't pull the trigger, but I drove her away and that's why she died - because of me, the way I am.
Red: That don't make you a murderer. Bad husband, maybe. Feel bad about it if you want to, but you didn't pull the trigger.
Andy: No, I didn't. Somebody else did and I wound up in here. Bad luck, I guess


Andy Dufresne, who crawled through a river of s--t and came out clean on the other side. Andy Dufresne, headed for the Pacific. Those of us who knew him best talk about him often. I swear the stuff he pulled. Sometimes it makes me sad, though, Andy being gone. I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright and when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up does rejoice, but still, the place you live in is that much more drab and empty that they're gone. I guess I just miss my friend.


All I do anymore is think of ways to break my parole so maybe they'd send me back. Terrible thing to live in fear. Brooks Hatlen knew it. Knew it all too well. All I want is to be back where things make sense. Where I won't have to be afraid all the time. Only one thing stops me. A promise I made to Andy.


Dear Red,
If you're reading this, you've gotten out. And if you've come this far, maybe you're willing to come a little further. You remember the name of the town, don't you? I could use a good man to help me get my project on wheels. I'll keep an eye out for you and the chessboard ready. Remember, Red. Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things and no good thing ever dies. I will be hoping that this letter finds you, and finds you well.Your friend,
Andy

must seen movie