Apart from the dancing around the trees which Bollywood movies are famous for, there is something more. The thing that touches my soul and has a lasting impact on my way of thinking.
To every man, the world is a pandoras box of troubles that has been left open for him. According to us, the mortal being, we are not responsible for the 100s of issues that we face every day. Hence, we are always sad when something unexpected comes up - after all it was not my fault. Is not that what we say?
I was late for office, missed my meeting as the car broke down. But that was the fault of the driver, he should have fixed his already broken car before coming to me. I went out to pick my laundry and it started raining as I was coming back. Gosh, all my clothes are wet now. I will cry over that for the next half an hour as I have nothing to wear for the evening party. Badalon ko abhi barasna tha kya!! I missed by lunch as food was not ordered on time, un-organized pantry boy. I stay hungry for no fault of mine. You can add your woes to this list. They will never end and you will neer have what you want.
But does all this really matter? Small issues in our daily lives take away our precious time from the limited period we have. Well everyone knows this, but we dont follow what we preach. As I was going through this thought, I happened to see "Chalo Dilli". Amazing, the way they capture these nuances of life. Petty issues that keep us un-happy all day, which eat into our mental peace. If we sit back and think how important are such daily headaches in our life? Do we really need to bear the load of every little issue and make it appear as though we are all in the same state as Atlas? As if we are bearing the pain of the entire world?
Next time, there is something that disturbs you - be it your pet or the guy across the counter at a store or the taxi driver or your colleagues, try to think is it really that serious? Do you really have to put in all your efforts to get yourself depressed over the situation? May be not, may be its just as easy as saying " aji kaunsi bari baat hai ji" as Vinay Pathak does in Chalo Dilli...
