Prejudice

How prejudiced are we all really? Very very prejudiced I'd say. Do we ever try to understand people who are different from us? Given a choice, yes, it's definitely easier to be with people you know. I mean, why take the extra effort to get to know new people, when you can easily settle for people you already know and are comfortable with.

But, in following such a path, what all wonderful new experiences are we missing? Who knows, maybe the person who almost became your room mate might have changed your life in ways you never know. For better or for worse, you never know. But, then isn't that part of the fun. The thrill of the unknwon. Now that was my idealistic side talking, but realistically, would I do it?

My Friend...

You would never know that he had so much in him, yes, I give that I didn't know him that very well... actually I never tried to know him that well. Partly, maybe, because he didn't want others to poke their nose into his affairs. Always maintaining a 'don't care about anything or anyone' attitude about him. Was that all a charade, sub-conscious or conscious... I don't know.

I still don't know whether I'll make an effort to know him better, given our behavioural traits, chances are that I will not know more about him whether I make an effort or not. But, off late, I got a few glimpses of the person hidden underneath layers of sarcasm. Those glimpses, to those of us who (mostly) only knew the sarcasm part, was quite... I don't know... interesting.

Something Nonsense...

This was the subject of a mail that I sent once to the (close to dead) class group we've in yahoo. Now, why did I put in such a subject line - well mostly because I didn't want to be mocked by some 'smart ass' saying that it's foolish thing to do. So, well, I thought if I say that even I felt that it was kind of nonsense, then others would not find much interest in re-iterating that.

But well, I was quite wrong there... quite wrong indeed. Well, I don't mean that someone did send a reply saying that it was foolish, not quite... actually, people replied saying that it was as far removed from being foolish as anything could be.

What was the content of the mail? Well... one night, some 3 years into work, conversation between me and my roomies drifted off into college nostalgia, how friends lose touch and all.. finally ending up with us trying to re-collect the names of our class mates in college. We were pleasantly surprised to find out that with a bit of effort, we were able to re-collect most of the people.

This was hot for a few days, and later it lost steam is now sitting somewhere in my inbox. I wonder, how long would it be before I forget most of the people on that list? But, in any case, I'm sure that there are a few people on that list with whom I will never lose touch... never.

Taare Zameen Pe.

I don't think that I've been so moved by any film like this one. So well taken, so beautifully done... truly a welcome relief from the general glitz, glamour, nonsense films that bollywood is so famous for churning out with alarming alacrity... aamir khans name coming in second in the credits was a nice touch as well.

I think I'm running out of superlatives for describing the movie... as my friend would say, too good yaar.

...and I did cry while I was seeing it.