The one who inspired me big time, the one who touched me with his music, dance, and above all with the wonderful messages in his songs may it be about love or about racism or some thing else, the one who is larger than life, the one who proved that beauty is nothing in front of confidence, the king of pop, the one who invented Break Dance....
First time I watched 'They don't really care about us' Prison version, I just had no words for a while. It might be Andhra Pradesh, any other part of India or any where in the world.... Its the same. The problems are same, the ultimate purpose of the art is the same.
He is shy in interviews, but he speaks wide open with his work. He is ugly in looks, but is the most handsome, most beautiful, most attractive in his work. He is the true global STAR.
He may be was address for certain controversy, but always inspired me with what ever I took from his life, work. Tributes !!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvWMLAWrEjU
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
The good and the bad...
Success is considered as good, failure is considered bad. Winning as good, losing as bad, making money as good, losing money as bad, making a relation as good, breaking a relation as bad... This is how the general consideration is. But in a bit lower level isn't there more to it ?
A CEO who offers special bonus every DASARA is good or even great. A CEO who cares a lot about your health and offers you one of the best yoga trainers in the city is awesome. The same good, great and awesome CEO may turn out to be bad, ugly when he sacks you from the job ? or just when he denies an increment? The CEO is good until he has money, until he can afford it. Its the same CEO with same height, same weight and same look !! Who is really bad ? The CEO or you or the money or the affordability ? We help friends. We help poor. We help those in need. But only what we can afford. Then why we feel ourselves as great ? When it can afford, Australia is a heaven. When it cannot, its a racist country !!
A film star who could gather 8 lakh people for his party inaugural meeting is a hero. The same film star who loses against a woman is a zero. A music composer is nothing for an international magazine until a so called great entity recognizes his talent. He is top 100 this, top 10 that over night for his decades of efforts just because he was recognized. A cricket team captain deserves a temple when his team is winning. The same captain deserves abusive criticism when his team is losing.
A great entrepreneur with excellent achievements over decades may turn out to be a cheat for some thing that was a result of happenings of few months. A best friend may turn out to be bad when his/her priorities are changed. A winner may turn out to be a loser suddenly, an interesting thing may turn out to be boring suddenly.
When the behaviour, result of some thing (or some one) is directly dependent on external factors which are partly or completely not under its control like money, affordability, recognition by an external entity, a team effort etc. , how can it be good or bad ? great or waste ?
Then why hate individuals than incidents ?
A CEO who offers special bonus every DASARA is good or even great. A CEO who cares a lot about your health and offers you one of the best yoga trainers in the city is awesome. The same good, great and awesome CEO may turn out to be bad, ugly when he sacks you from the job ? or just when he denies an increment? The CEO is good until he has money, until he can afford it. Its the same CEO with same height, same weight and same look !! Who is really bad ? The CEO or you or the money or the affordability ? We help friends. We help poor. We help those in need. But only what we can afford. Then why we feel ourselves as great ? When it can afford, Australia is a heaven. When it cannot, its a racist country !!
A film star who could gather 8 lakh people for his party inaugural meeting is a hero. The same film star who loses against a woman is a zero. A music composer is nothing for an international magazine until a so called great entity recognizes his talent. He is top 100 this, top 10 that over night for his decades of efforts just because he was recognized. A cricket team captain deserves a temple when his team is winning. The same captain deserves abusive criticism when his team is losing.
A great entrepreneur with excellent achievements over decades may turn out to be a cheat for some thing that was a result of happenings of few months. A best friend may turn out to be bad when his/her priorities are changed. A winner may turn out to be a loser suddenly, an interesting thing may turn out to be boring suddenly.
When the behaviour, result of some thing (or some one) is directly dependent on external factors which are partly or completely not under its control like money, affordability, recognition by an external entity, a team effort etc. , how can it be good or bad ? great or waste ?
Then why hate individuals than incidents ?
Saturday, June 6, 2009
The Jack Theory
On a very boring Monday morning at office, we were talking about the movie that we watched on Friday. As we went on, the topic went into the 'length of movies' and eventually to the movie the 'Titanic'. I shared an interesting observation related to Titanic that was lying in my mind for a long time as that looked like the right time.
In the movie, when the poor young boy Jack was playing gambling, if he wins he is gonna make it into the Cruise and if he loses, gonna lose all his money. Finally, he wins and feels very very happy for being able to make it to the Titanic. Losing would have made his days tough as he would be left with no money, made his foreign dreams ruin. But at the end he dies and winning makes him lose the ultimate asset of life, the 'life'.
We consider Winning as good and losing as bad. We consider getting a seat in the best Business School in the city as good, not getting as bad. We feel losing in an interview for a job in an MNC as bad, missing the train with a few minutes gap, meeting accident in seconds gap, losing in exams, not getting the first crush as life partner, getting sacked from the well paying job, not getting the expected promotion at office, not finding the fav. dish in the restaurant, and the list goes on. But it isn't the case always, might be with Mr. Jack in Titanic, or with you or with me or with any one, any thing else in the world. For instance, three years ago I lost in the final round of interview with 'Accenture' for the job of 'Pre trained Junior Software Engineer' and the one and only chap who made to it out of around 120 of us looked like a Super hero to us. But to me after three yrs it looks like it did a lot good for me for different reasons. I believe that stopping to worry about the result of some thing thats not fully under our control, and keeping to go on no matter what it is would surely pay at some point of the journey.
Something that looks good mayn't be good as it looks like, something that looks bad mayn't be bad as it looks like.... There you go and thats the 'Jack Theory' :)
Just to add, one more thing that I observed from the universally accepted love story is that the so called 'LOVE' isn't only with one in life and is not some thing unforgotten in life time as fantasised by many.
A still from titanic, that shows the tension in the eyes of Jack while playing cards to win money :)
In the movie, when the poor young boy Jack was playing gambling, if he wins he is gonna make it into the Cruise and if he loses, gonna lose all his money. Finally, he wins and feels very very happy for being able to make it to the Titanic. Losing would have made his days tough as he would be left with no money, made his foreign dreams ruin. But at the end he dies and winning makes him lose the ultimate asset of life, the 'life'.
We consider Winning as good and losing as bad. We consider getting a seat in the best Business School in the city as good, not getting as bad. We feel losing in an interview for a job in an MNC as bad, missing the train with a few minutes gap, meeting accident in seconds gap, losing in exams, not getting the first crush as life partner, getting sacked from the well paying job, not getting the expected promotion at office, not finding the fav. dish in the restaurant, and the list goes on. But it isn't the case always, might be with Mr. Jack in Titanic, or with you or with me or with any one, any thing else in the world. For instance, three years ago I lost in the final round of interview with 'Accenture' for the job of 'Pre trained Junior Software Engineer' and the one and only chap who made to it out of around 120 of us looked like a Super hero to us. But to me after three yrs it looks like it did a lot good for me for different reasons. I believe that stopping to worry about the result of some thing thats not fully under our control, and keeping to go on no matter what it is would surely pay at some point of the journey.
Something that looks good mayn't be good as it looks like, something that looks bad mayn't be bad as it looks like.... There you go and thats the 'Jack Theory' :)
Just to add, one more thing that I observed from the universally accepted love story is that the so called 'LOVE' isn't only with one in life and is not some thing unforgotten in life time as fantasised by many.
A still from titanic, that shows the tension in the eyes of Jack while playing cards to win money :)
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