Pay it forward.

I was sitting and just turning channels today afternoon at 3 PM when I just happened to see a glimpse of a movie on HBO. Most of the time I didn’t feel like watching any movie on these channels as I was always midway and there was no point to watch it as I couldn’t understand. Today I was at the right time and I saw a small boy reading something written on the blackboard. The teacher, who happened to be the social science teacher, had given an assignment to them and it was written: ‘Do something that will change the world.’

The teacher was talking to the students in a way he could make his message reach through. The students who were seventh graders were listening to him carefully and also expressed their dislike regarding the assignment topic. There was one boy, Trevor who was reading out aloud that was written on the blackboard found the idea positive instead and asked few questions to his teacher.

“Do you really mean that we have to change the world? If we don’t change anything then we can flunk, is it?”

“No Trevor. It’s not that. What I want you all do is to something good that will be helpful in changing something. The realm of possibility is in our mind”

“Okay!”

This was a short conversation. I liked it and that made me watch the whole movie. The students found different concepts and started giving their ideas. Trevor didn’t do much but just worked out a diagrammatic representation that was mathematical as well as a brilliant idea. It was something like this that he drew.

This showed how one can make a difference and he started thinking of some changes he could make. A small kid who knew he can’t run out into the world to make some big change but the concept that he gave was named ‘Pay it forward’.

He started from home. His mom was working as a stripper in a casino cum bar and his dad had left them 10 years ago. His mom had a habit of drinking and she continued to. He found out means to stop that and also gave her some learning to live a new life. His mom always came home in a drunken stupor and there was nothing that she was aware of. In the event of doing this assignment, he also got a vagabond (who stayed nearby) home thinking he could give him a new life. Trevor’s mom was furious at this but the vagabond had to pay the favour forward so he repaired the car for the lady. The vagabond again prevented a lady from committing a suicide when in turn the lady helped another child, thus following the concept of ‘Pay it forward’. In the same way the circle continued and it ended with Trevor who made this concept immortal with him. To know how all this happened do watch this movie of you get a chance.

I loved the concept of the movie. it didn’t have any actors whose name I can remember but it was excellent from my point of view.

To sum up the movie I can say that it gave 2 messages:

To have faith in the goodness of the people.
“We all make mistakes”- do forgive.
When we get something good then we must pay it forward. The chain continues and so does the goodness.


So, following this concept I am also spreading the message that the movie gave. Hope you get a chance to watch it.

Think!!

Who hath deceived thee so often as thyself !

- Benjamin Franklin

एक आशा ..........

लाख कोशिशें की फिर भी न भुला पाई....

ये क्या विडम्बना है ?

इस टूटे दिल को न समेट सकी न उनको वापस जोड़ सकी,

एक आशा है , फिर भी......

कोई इस टूटे दिल पर मरहम तो लगा दे!

जीने के इशारे..........

जिंदगी है दुआ रब की अदा केह के शुक्रिया जी लो ना,
लाये थे जी क्या ले जायें भी क्या,
केह के शुक्रिया लो ना.

रंगीन हैं कभी बेरंगीन है,
कभी तो हस्ते-हस्ते आंखों को रुलाये .

बनती है कभी बिगड़ती है,
चलते-चलते कुछ ये सिखाए.

है हसीं ये लम्हे,
जो मिले कम है.
ऐसे वैसे यूहीं कहीं देखो कभी
बेवजह हम ना गवाएँ.

अरमान से सजी ये दुल्हन है,
इससे हम तन्हाई में कैसे फिर बिताएं?
ख़्वाबों को जगाके आँखों में
उमीदों का आँचल हम ओधायें.

पल-पल में ढली हलचल में चली,
डूबी डूबी खोयी खोयी जागी जागी सोयी सोयी गुज़री जाए.

जिंदगी है दुआ रब की अदा केह के शुक्रिया जी लो ना,
लाये थे जी क्या ले जायें भी क्या,
केह के शुक्रिया लो ना.


ये "दिल ने जिसे अपना कहा" फ़िल्म का एक गाना है. संगीत ऐ.आर .रहमान जी का है और जब भी मैं इस गाने को सुनती हूँ तो मनन सशक्त हो जाता है.. वाकई में कितना अर्थ है इस गाने में.....

A Tribute to that great soul

It was a shock for me to know about the sudden and accidental death of India's most promising young singer Ishmeet Singh. He was winner of Voice of India 1 and also a very talented boy who had attained a lot of name and fame with his beautiful voice when he was barely 19.

I was talking to my mom today morning about the various singers as I was hearing a song sung by Amit Paul in Love Story 2050, then she told me that Ishmeet Singh from Voice of India 1 had also sung a duet with Alka Yagnik which was yet to come on screen. I rememeber having voted for him too. I was so bored of watching the same news regarding the bomb blasts and their detection that I was about to switch off my television when the news flashed in Star News that Ishmeet got drowned while swimming in Maldives island where he had been for a show. The show was not yet done and he had to face this sudden accident. The moment I saw the news I was just shocked. Such a beautiful voice and a person with a calm and composed nature was destined for this!!! I was sitting with my mom and watching this news. At one moment we looked at each other and both of us had our eyes welled up with tears which we both didn't realize.

In fact in the recent days, he was also a part of Jo Jeeta Wahi Superstar where he sang really well. I loved his voice more when he sang my favourite song : " Tum se hi..........." from Jab We Met with so much of feel after Mohit Chauhan.

I can only pray that may his soul rest in peace.

I found this while reading...

In an article published in a newspaper, I found a section where it was alloted only for literary reviews and articles. It was a column where it was written about William Shakespeare. I am a great fan of his plays and whatever he has contributed to English Literature. The writer who is an eminent poet himself quotes after analysing Shakespeares' plays. There have been many critical appreciations and also there have been guide books that explain about the different moods in which he wrote his plays.

The writer quoted, " The character may bear different names,the events may happen at different places but the lines are all alike." When I read it myself I realized that it was actually true. I have studied three of his plays, ' Julius Caesar', 'The Tempest' and ' Othello' in detail and this holds true.

Have you ever felt this?

नैना का रहस्य

आप सब शायद पढ़ कर ऐसा लगा हो की नैना सच में मेरी जिंदगी में कोई है. पर ऐसा कुछ नही है. कुछ सत्य और कुछ ख्वाब, इन सब को मिला कर बनी थी नैना. और ये मेरी सबसे पहली हिन्दी कहानी है जो मैंने अपने कॉलेज के प्रथम वर्षा में लिखी थी. सच कहूँ तो मुझे इस नाम " नैना" से प्यार है. नैना ने मुझे एक पहचान दी, नए दोस्त भी दिए और यही कहानी, २००६ में " दैनिक जागरण" पत्रिका, जमशेदपुर सप्प्लिमेंट मे प्रकाशित हुई. सच कहूँ तो मैंने कई बार कोशिश की पर इस कहानी जैसा कभी न लिख पायी.