New Year ramblings

Initially, I used to hate only my birthday which falls squarely on a day that associated in a way with the title my blog. Needless to say, I don't enjoy my birthday all that much and certainly don't enjoy the marginally greater attention. I do however, understand other fortunate souls immense joy out of the occassion.

Another one to that list is the New Year. Everyone falls prey to "What are you doing for New Year?". Although no one intends or feels that something has to be done, the cascading effect of one person asking the other completes the collapse of the cards to a full circle, wherein everyone automatically believes that something has to be done. Why? well, 'coz it's New Year, ain't it? Pretty soon, all the ones that are sitting at home look silly.

God Bless all the kindred souls who bring in the New Year in content peace. I think the best way to bring in the New Year, is being in the arms of the one you love, eyes fixed in the same direction (Not the TV, you idiot) and a renewed resolve.

I hope I am never proved wrong.

Here's something that stares at me everyday. It makes sense in a different way everyday.
Its the tagline from the poster of "The Shawshank Redemption"

"Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free"

Here's to a happy New Year 2008!! The crucial year.

Purpose. Plain and simple

I watched a movie today. The movie was Taare Zameen Par. What I realised had nothing to do with how I viewed the movie. It came from how I viewed myself. All of a sudden, amidst regret and the resultant silent resolve, I chanced upon my own interpretation of purpose. Purpose in life.

"Man's purpose in life is to look for that purpose which is bigger than his own life"
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"But, as you well know, appearances can be deceiving, which brings me back to the reason why we're here. We're not here because we're free. We're here because we're not free. There is no escaping reason; no denying purpose. Because as we both know, without purpose, we would not exist.
It is purpose that created us.
Purpose that connects us.
Purpose that pulls us.
That guides us.
That drives us.
It is purpose that defines us.
Purpose that binds us.
We are here because of you, Mr Anderson. We're here to take from you what you tried to take from us.

Purpose."

Agent Smith in The Matrix : Reloaded (2003)

To be forewarned, is to be forearmed.

An unforgettable still from The Matrix (1999), this comes in when Neo realises that he is The One. He can now see the agents in code. He knows what they are made of. He knows their next move.He knows their weakness. He knows. Fighting off the agents with consummate ease, Neo realises that this is just the beginning of his job. So?

See the code. To be forewarned is to be forearmed.

(An ominous start to the blog. It was never meant to be like this. But life is easier this way)