Hope and Obsession

I recently watched 3 idiots and it was awesome. It deserved every bit to become the highest grosser in Hindi cinema. After watching that film, I felt the rise of  a familiar feeling which was lying dormant in me for a long time. It was Hope. The film gave me hope that whatever happens in the present, it cannot get worse than this. And there is an all probability of a happily ever after in the future. And it gave me really valuable lessons which I already know. It made me realise that I cannot turn a blind eye on my inner voice. And yeah lately I have been learning a lesson from everything thats capable of giving it. I watched a movie called Penelope some time ago. It was a very valuable watch for me because it showed that being beautiful is not everything in the world (though I don't agree with it) and you have got to love yourself the way you are. And how can I forget to mention the Twilight series. Those books are really capable of teaching something to us if we willed ourselves to read between the lines. That book made me think over about the most popular subject in the world. Love. It gave me a new yardstick for understanding more about Love. Speaking of movies, I watched Arya 2 not so long ago and I think I have to throw in a compliment to Allu Arjun. He dances like a dream. So I think the best cure for depression is watching a movie because you can lose yourself in it (no one except my uncle agrees to with this). And then you come out fully loaded with Hope.

Recently I came across this great fashion blog by the great Susie Lau called style bubble. It was mind blowing. You simply get addicted to fashion just by looking at it. And to think she is just 26 years old and already sooooo accomplished  (I mean she gets to sit in the first (privileged) row in all fashion shows). She is a pioneer in fashion blogging. Speaking of fashion, I'm reminded of this post in my friend's blog ridiculing fashion (over) conscious people. He talked about a star who was ridiculed by the media for not carrying a right clutch. That was a little over the top I think (i.e, his ridiculing these people and the imaginary media people ridiculing the star).

Apart from this fashion obsession (I have been reading only fashion books for a fortnight), I'm proud to tell you my new obsession. Jane Austen. All her seven novels are runaway hits and classics too. She wrote the most beautiful prose I've ever read. She successfully portrayed the social situation of her time in her books. Around that time, there were two other authors whose books were very well received. Charlotte Bronte and Emily Bronte. I've read the book by Charlotte Bronte i.e, Jane Eyre. I don't mean to be overly critical but her book contained so much of death and sadness with occasional bursts of happiness which I think reflected her life very faithfully. But even she cannot be denied the compliment for her very elegant prose.

Ah!!! English language.This has been my obsession from a very young age. No word can describe the beauty of this language. I've read in a recent 'Times of India' article that the evolution of Internet and social networking sites lessened the vocabulary of children. It has been found that for a good vocabulary children are supposed to learn about 1000 words a day which has dropped down to 800 words per day (pardon me if I put in the wrong figures). it is quite dreadful indeed. I feel it is very important to restrict the lingo of messages and networking sites to the virtual world only. I prefer the old Victorian era English language to our current situation. I feel there is no need to butcher the language with the advent of technology.

P.S. Hope is  lovely.