DAY 1837
Jalsa, Mumbai Apr 26/27, 2013 Fri/Sat 1 :42 AM
There is cheer and laughter and color and fun, expressions and joviality and smiling faces all around .. one individual can change that … and one it did …
And amidst the atmosphere of gaiety and frolic, there is contemplation of the world that goes wrong .. horribly wrong !! Nature balances all the evil, by the good .. the good never lasts eternally and neither does the evil .. best to be acquainted with this than to regret and grumble later ..
It seems that this has been the wont for long .. the light hearted banter for the sake of the banter and the spirit of the occasion … and the immediate thought of that which shall go wrong, pushing us into an abyss of sorrow !!
It is the switch that comes into play .. the professional switch ! A minute before you are you .. a minute after you are what has been asked of you .. and that ladies and gentlemen is the art of artistry .. it never puts one in the region of predictability !! If it does, it is time to change .. and change rapidly.
I made four changes to my clothes today within a spate of a few hours. Change enough ! But nature seeks deeper pastures. It is not enough to wear the change .. the change must be within the skin of the body .. belief that that is what is required, if there is a wish for rapid change …
But if within the changes that take place, we are to observe dependence, then we are going the opposite route ..
I wish my path to be straight and without any obstacles .. we all do ! But, paths are not meant to be clear and defined and straight .. there needs to be a manoeuvring … the bends and the curves and the crossings, all go to make the drive attractive. Driving should be a pleasure, without hindrances.
We all pray each day for the ride to be the smoothest, but do we all ever succeed ? I would imagine not..
So … the moral states that .. pursuance of ones duty is a compulsion … and let the purity of the work take us to the required destination … if it does not, some dark spots were noticeable on the way to where we ought to have been .. they are spots which manifest themselves in accordance to a unknown force ..
Time then to respect this ‘unknown force’ … and call it what you may ! It may not be in accordance with what you had hoped in your desire, but it is a beginning, is it not ? And that is how respect shall be gained, approved and believed …
Travel beckons tomorrow, on to the seas beyond the seas, and destinations of some distance. I seek for as many to come to the premier of 'Gatsby’ at the Lincoln Centre in New York, by 6 pm for the red carpet. the film starts at 7, but it has limited invitation, so my regrets that I shall be unable to invite any … but seeing you and meeting you apart from the premier is also justified and doable …
The entire day spent in meditation for kBC registration days and timings, has given a fresh look to all the campaigns .. There is then that touch of madness as you may have observed, before the written word and the movable. Letting oneself go is perhaps the expulsion of all that festers inside .. Wish I could have those qualities to embrace and educate, to others too …
I hope that KBC shall be up again by August. This shall be the seventh season in all for India Hindi specific. But equally is the need for pushing our work in different directions perhaps. Far too much giving in to the enemy or occupier, is not worthy of any kind of excellence ..
Laws and attitudes are designed and made and executed by humans … human resource is prime .. I admire those that have the ability to choose the right person for the right job .. there is a skill to it, and I do not have it !
Those that do not shall suffer .. those that do shall levitate !!
Such is the world .. and such our endings …
My care and love to all …
Amitabh Bachchan
