Watched a movie after ages . Thankfully , it was a wonderful one , at least i felt so .
Now there is a thing in these romantic movies - they are often too idyllic or in 'unromantic' terms "unrealistic" . But then , isn't a movie also supposed to portray our dreams . And which one person in this entire world doesn't wish his/her life to be absolutely and inexplicably perfect and blissful !!!!
If only
Unassuming , simplistic movie (for details , watch the movie .. its decent enough if you are into the romantic genre) . The only thing that sticks for sometime after the credits is the pretty hackneyed question :
What would you do if you knew that this was the last day of your life ?
Personally , the first thing that comes to my mind is : ask for an extension ;-) . But jokes and materialistic thinking apart , this is one question which i think defines the priorities in our lives . The answer to this defines our very existence . Maybe that is why its not the easiest question to answer . And over the years the answer also keeps changing as our character evolves .
But the general idea is always to get a little closer to the people who really matter to you
If you aren't close , get closer .
If you are pretty close already , get closer still .
And then you will feel the time running out on you and you'll wish
if only .. i could have one more day .
And now i must get back to the drudgery of OS and compilers and ...... As i sign off , you'd better start planning because you'll only have ONE last day in your life ( ;-) ) and the catch is
"You can never quite guess it or fix it" .
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keep on writing more touching posts n we will get even closer!n the things that i will do if today is my last day(mentioning wat at present is goin on my mind n without introspection):
1.write a blog.
2.love the ones who r near to me.
3.call my loved ones who is far frm me.(i can't reach thr in 1 day).
4.sip a fanta n will climb at the top of the water tank(in front of my hostel)n watch the sunset.
nice post Shaunak
see u always get the right advice when u turn up to the right poeple....he he
and nice follow up Subin... ur comment gave me an idea
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firstly, when i just took the first glance at your blog, i thought the "if only" (standing out in red) refered to your "kaash" in all the 17 tones.
Dont worry, i have already decided what to do if i knew that today was the last day of my life. i would just go to all the people whom i love and let them know for one last time how much they mean to me. (sounds pretty hackneyed, but at the same time it is true)
It was nice to note that you have realised that there is a difference between reel life and real life. i hope that this will the beginning of your getting a grip on your life, which frankly you have lost during the past three of months or so. you are one of the most practical guy i have known (had the previlege of knowing) and it is this rationality of yours that is key to your success (dont know if you realise that or not). so when ever you take a decision (you know what topic i am talking about) think it over many times. think it from different points of view. try to put yourself in the shoes of the other person and try to figure out how you would have reacted had you been in his/her (hopefully it will be only one of those two ;) ) position. do not do anything or commit anything in just the heat of the moment. be sure that you are not in the middle of a prolonged dream (pinch yourself if necessary ;)). jokes apart, dont make a mistake, because life rarely gives you a second chance.
By the way, where are we going for dinner tonight?
sorry... forgot to put my name in the last post; that one was from me
:-((( :-(() :-()) :-))) follow this process and stop geting dizzy.
:-((( :-(() :-()) :-))) follow this process and stop getting dizzy.
Hey if this was my last day, i would call up everybody i knew and give them major sento till sum1 agreed to trt me to mainland china, assuming i can eat all i want... dpc not far off the mark either!!!
hmmm, AKK, u raise a lot of qns in my infinitely curious mind!!! remind me to ask u sometime...
questions.... hmmmm interesting! ask me sometime.....
nice...really nice...hmm,you are becoming more philosophical these days and each post sounds better than the last one I don't know what is happening to you.... You might become the next Don Juan de Marco... :) Anyways coming back to movies 'if only' u hav time then watch 'the motorcycle diaries' u will enjoy it, I assure u.
Abe u have all ur fundaes of life messed up !! Come & meet me at C-320..U need counselling
:D :D
Hey, great blog you got here! Got the link from Rahul's blog...Its good to see everyone blogging. Check out mine...its not as nice but decent enough!
thanks for all the feedback . hope my humble effort was of some help in sorting the priorities in your lives :)
@subin : which tank ? DG water tank ?
@udit : always count on me for great ideas ;) and sometimes some not so great ones .
@arnab : 'if only' does actually have some connection with the 'kaash' thing .. thanks for establishing it :)
@dpc : :))) :))( :)(( :(((
follow this process and get dizzy :P and reflect on your heinous misdeeds over the last week ;)
@dpc : read the previous comment plz :P
@sourish : well if its ir last day on earth , u can count on me to give youa treat at MLC . and focus ur questions at the proper people ;)
@arnab : there's something named yahoo messenger ;)
@loadu : well , idleness is a strange evil (comes with its advantages) . trying to make sometime for 'the motorcycle diaries' , already downloaded it !!
@piyush : aaya to tha funde lene , par kuchh bola hi nahi
@gairik : great to hear from you after so long !!
@shaunak : reply to feedback faster next time ;)
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