Now, there are two kinds of new year messages doing the rounds:
(a) The type that wishes that good things like prosperity etc come to you
(b) The type that motivates you to resolve to think positive and choose to be happy and productive
Being the fatalist that I am, I definitely wish you the first type but it's the second type that I liked more to see! Because I think it gets you closer to that happy new year we hope for at the start of every year :D Here are my pearls of wisdom for a happy new year: stop pursuing happiness and don't expect life to be happy. I know it sounds rather depressing but from my learning and experience, these are two things that can guarantee happiness. Otherwise, we spend way too much time wondering whether we are happy or not as defined by society/culture (and society/culture will always make you believe you are not!). We make happiness our obligation towards society and try to fit it in boxes shaped by them. Stop wasting time and start being happy! There is generally not much reason not to be happy so why put it off, eh?
I began my year on a good note with Umberto D. It's a very cute Italian movie from during the neo-realist movement in Italian cinema it seems. So the acting and drama was understated and closer to reality. And the lead actor was not a professional actor! :O He was just too good and so convincing with his despair and helplessness. I had watched it just for the dog but later came to know that the movie is critically acclaimed. The most touching moments in the movie were when Umberto tries to find a home for Flike before taking his own life: when he gives all his life's belongings at the dog boarding house knowing he's never going to need them, when he tries to quietly slip away as Flike starts playing with some children (the sorrow with which he looks at Flike then!his only family in the world) and when Flike comes searching after him. The lack of melodrama makes his love for the dog look a lot more genuine and touching. Absolute must-watch movie!This is why I miss TV...I would stumble upon some good movies and shows though they were not so popular(thanks to that UTV World Movies channel).
Anyway, have a fun year!
(a) The type that wishes that good things like prosperity etc come to you
(b) The type that motivates you to resolve to think positive and choose to be happy and productive
Being the fatalist that I am, I definitely wish you the first type but it's the second type that I liked more to see! Because I think it gets you closer to that happy new year we hope for at the start of every year :D Here are my pearls of wisdom for a happy new year: stop pursuing happiness and don't expect life to be happy. I know it sounds rather depressing but from my learning and experience, these are two things that can guarantee happiness. Otherwise, we spend way too much time wondering whether we are happy or not as defined by society/culture (and society/culture will always make you believe you are not!). We make happiness our obligation towards society and try to fit it in boxes shaped by them. Stop wasting time and start being happy! There is generally not much reason not to be happy so why put it off, eh?
I began my year on a good note with Umberto D. It's a very cute Italian movie from during the neo-realist movement in Italian cinema it seems. So the acting and drama was understated and closer to reality. And the lead actor was not a professional actor! :O He was just too good and so convincing with his despair and helplessness. I had watched it just for the dog but later came to know that the movie is critically acclaimed. The most touching moments in the movie were when Umberto tries to find a home for Flike before taking his own life: when he gives all his life's belongings at the dog boarding house knowing he's never going to need them, when he tries to quietly slip away as Flike starts playing with some children (the sorrow with which he looks at Flike then!his only family in the world) and when Flike comes searching after him. The lack of melodrama makes his love for the dog look a lot more genuine and touching. Absolute must-watch movie!This is why I miss TV...I would stumble upon some good movies and shows though they were not so popular(thanks to that UTV World Movies channel).
Anyway, have a fun year!
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