The testimonies of time

“5 stars!!!” I squeaked in disbelief as I felt my brow ascend to my forehead, which had contorted as well, gazing at the Saturday HT column. I felt my mind wander back in a trance; back to the time when I had gained it, much enough to analyze the ratings and reviews; stroll from the Chak de Indias to the Bourne Ultimatums.. No!! no other movie had managed to snatch this elusive ‘award’ from Khaled Mohammed in his piece. The closest they ever get, is to a four. The ‘omg’ moment was but, instinctive, even after the 4 globes and the 10 academy award nominations. I’d hence take pleasure (as I usually do) in pointing out the glaring glitches in the much touted movie. First, this being as imperative as the 20 million question on the ‘next day’ itself; NO television quiz show is telecast live on TV anywhere in the world!, let alone India, it takes more than a month to broadcast an episode. Secondly, it might seem absurd if not totally outrageous, that the two slum dwellers, within a couple of...

A r e we ever content with what we have? Are we ‘truly’ satisfied with what we achieve whenever we do it? The answer to the not so a million dollar question draws the line between what I perceive ‘positive attitude’ or the negative side of it … A careful introspection of our intrinsic behavior would reveal that even in the happiest and smuggest of situations, most of us still have something to rue about.. “Oh I am so happy with the result, but yea it could have been much better...”, “yep, I’m surely on my way to my aim, but if some things had been my way, things would have been different...” Sounds familiar eh?? Now the point is not that whether we should or should not aim for higher goals, the point is we do succeed in finding something to crib about whenever the hell we can!! To this propensity, my mom often recites to me perspicuously- at a given point in time, there are probably a zillion reasons to feel disconsolate; and probably a few elusive reasons to feel happy… But if you ar...

TIME... Time is the best healer... Leave your wounded heart and soul to this sanctum, the sanctum of time.., and it will solace your pains like a counselor there ever was... TIME... Time is the greatest teacher.. Confine your brain to this solitude, the solitude of time.., and experience your mind wander from your blunders of life to your ultimate fantasies... It will show you your demeanour as it hitherto was and as it should be... TIME.. Time is the closest friend.. In the hour of distress and anxiety..,all you heed are the seconds passing by in the overhead clock..,expecting them to sympathize.., halt, run backward.., perform any task it could, to relieve you, relieve you of its bind.. In the end, my friends, we just need more time.. NEED i say more??? Welcome to the blog.. The TEstimonies Of Time.. Here, in my own little 'time capsule' in the arena of cyberspace, I shall open my mind up.. and shall try to express my lessons, experiences and feelings, learnt in this journey ...