Do you know that when we were teenagers or young adults :) our parents usually warn us about a gang of friends coz they thought that they brought out the worst in us? The very concept of being told what to do and who to join usually freaked me out and I was only too happy to go against their word. Why am I thinking about this when I'm nearing 30? This is why...I watched Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (ZNMD) yesterday and it dawned upon me as to why we all behave the way we do when we are with this "certain" gang of friends.
Our parents were completely wrong...our gang didn't bring out the worst in us but they just helped reveal to ourselves the true individual we are. The crazy, whacked out risk taker, the poetic day dreamer....whatever it maybe...our true friends actually brought out the best in us. ZNMD is not just a feel good movie but if we were to understand the subtexts in it, the silences in it and the craziness in it we would get to know what it really wants to convey. Each of us keep hiding our true selves and nature behind our mundane lives, while we are amongst people we don't want to displease, people with whom we want to keep up appearances.
and then... In those instances, moments or journeys that we take with our gang...it's then that we realise "what the heck, where have I been all this while?"
We re-discover ourselves...you could call it as treasures lost that have now been unearthed...it's amazing to have the people around us who give true meaning to the words "Joie de Vivre"...Kudos to my GANG...you've brought the best out in me...my laughter & my strength...you've pushed me beyond the boundaries that I'd drawn for myself...you've kicked me on my butt when I've been lazy or when I've been pretentious...tapped me on my head and said "Remember who you truly are!!" You guys helped unearthed the Original me....and continue to do so....this is for you...
Our parents were completely wrong...our gang didn't bring out the worst in us but they just helped reveal to ourselves the true individual we are. The crazy, whacked out risk taker, the poetic day dreamer....whatever it maybe...our true friends actually brought out the best in us. ZNMD is not just a feel good movie but if we were to understand the subtexts in it, the silences in it and the craziness in it we would get to know what it really wants to convey. Each of us keep hiding our true selves and nature behind our mundane lives, while we are amongst people we don't want to displease, people with whom we want to keep up appearances.
and then... In those instances, moments or journeys that we take with our gang...it's then that we realise "what the heck, where have I been all this while?"
We re-discover ourselves...you could call it as treasures lost that have now been unearthed...it's amazing to have the people around us who give true meaning to the words "Joie de Vivre"...Kudos to my GANG...you've brought the best out in me...my laughter & my strength...you've pushed me beyond the boundaries that I'd drawn for myself...you've kicked me on my butt when I've been lazy or when I've been pretentious...tapped me on my head and said "Remember who you truly are!!" You guys helped unearthed the Original me....and continue to do so....this is for you...
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