Wednesday, November 02, 2005

Its a mad mad world !!!

Why would I in a time when everything is absolutely "normal" say somthing like that.

Well because firstly its not about now or then, but the times when I tire out my grey cells (whatever there r) in some (u may say worthless) brooding and 2ndly because thats how it is. So here I was reading a book and the introduction says that the moral of the story is we become what we pretend to be, so be careful what you pretend to be. (Is it so??? Some people say we are what we are.) I havent finished the book yet, so I dont know how the story ends up to prove that. And I will keep my views about the moral to myself till I finish the book. But in any case its better to take the writer's caution. (This book, btw for those who r wondering, is abt a person who lives and wrks for the Nazis and secretly as a spy for the Allieds. His secret unknown to his parents even his wife, whats more he gets caught, no not by the Nazis but by the Allieds and then is sent to a prison in Israel. Great isnt it?)

So back to the mad world. To the people who live amidst controversies and are themselves unaware of it and probably those who do that knowingly (like the character of the book). Unfortunately the book is not the only place where we find it. Now dont expect me to speak smthing on Politics. I know tht must be the first thing tht came to your mind. But I found them in lot of other places like the journalist who had a phobia for writing and the word for "fear of long words". (I wonder what those ppl will do if they come to know wat they r suffering from.) And ther r others like the communal riots, the bomb blasts just before Diwali, the river (if u r wondering how the river can be such a place, then try visiting one crowded ghat of some river. )
River is not just the only such aspect of nature. (I know, now u will say, "Oh no!!! not again) In any case wat I mean is anything that is blessing can be a curse. As human we are quite well aware of it from our first invention, fire to the atom bombs, plastics and wat not. Anything that is true can so well be a lie. And well I cannot leave out the people I come across in everyday life., in the newspaper, TV, and smtimes in real. This world is a stage so well said and we are all struggling to do our best in the roles that r given to us. (or may be pretending to be someone we r not)

Someone once said that my nature consists of every opposite characteristic. I agreed to some extent but I still wondered if it was true. And if so then what are the characteristics which were being pointed out. I dont remember if we ever talked about it or not. But then how does it matter. It afterall is a mad mad world and I am a part of. Sooner I accept, the better.

Now back to my book. Well may be I will write something abt it after I finish.

4 comments:

Kaps said...

Hi Moon !
Gr8 to c the adornments :)

For the moral of the book, well it wil be interestin to c your response... for some sayings are not universal but situation dependent.. and I believe so is this one.

and fr the mad-mad world... ofcourse we can't be an ostrich to the realities.. but still happiness remains a matter of choice... and I wish you choose it always sister..

God Bless You

shaunak said...

I think :
"We are what we are" , and
"We appear what we pretend to be"

i know it sounds too simplistic and flawed .. but then its a mad mad world , you know ;) .. so even the simplest of things could bear the most profound significance !!

and seriously ... the broodings of thy "mad" mind are ... well .. uncommentable ;)

Anks said...

Of course its a mad-mad world..... and we all contribute to the madness in our own small way..... it is these little bouts of madness that keep me sane rest of the time!

Vaga Bond said...

we r what we r , but we do become what we pretend to be.... that makes sense...... I am a person who pretends a lot . I m not very sociable , but to live in this world you have to be so . So every now and then I see myself waving hysterically and smiling profusely even if i donot know the person that well :)). ok don't take me for a fake or an imposter . yes u can say i m another mad in this mad world. when my world was small , my pretenses were small and innocent . I pretended not being hurt at a rude comment , or i pretended being hurt only to be pampered .. those days were different . But now ofcourse I pretend to be accepted ,to be (maybe) successful ...... Only saving grace is i won't put up pretenses with a friend ....maybe :(

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