A bit of flashback!
Location: Ernakulam Kavita Theater
Movie: Aakasa Doothu
Year: 1993 (!)
Ambiance: Noisy, post-show crowd, rush, honkings
Mommy and Sissy with swollen eyes. The hanky in mommy's hand is soaked as if in a downpour, sissy is still sniffing, big bro looks like he is mourning, and bawa (moi dad) lost in thoughts – I have seen this expression on his face, only in the month ends, when analyzing the monthly sales reports! And Me, all excited about the journey back to Fort Kochi
No one else seem to share my excitement, making me go quizzical and wondering what is really wrong! A look around brought me the realization that it is not only my family which is affected. Everyone who got from the theatre looks as if they have lost a dear one in some natural disaster!
I started nagging Bawa and Mommy about the side-seat again, finally dad asked me "Kuttu, don’t you feel even a bit of sorrow or didn’t you even shed a tear seeing the situation of that lady in the movie?"$%$%$%%$$%$%^%
And I retorted! "They are getting paid for their acting, and why the hell you get a migraine for yourself crying throughout the movie?"! AND there I made yet another dialogue for my dad to record and replay it for umpteen number of times in the future!
Flashback ends
Location: Qatar
Movie: Aakasa Doothu
Year: 2010
Ambiance: Hum of the air-conditioner, silence, silence and more of it!
There I am! Crouching on the sofa and weeping to glory.
I don’t know whether it is changing lives, changing destinations or the changing attitudes, but the Kuttu, as known to my bawa, has changed. The girl who laughed at the senti-scenes in the movies, now started weeping and sniffing even at the slightest hint of tragedy!
This reminded me of the sermon by the priest last week. "You are not human, if you don’t shed tears seeing the pain of others." "You are not human, if you don’t take the sorrow of others as yours."
Does that mean the younger Kuttu was inhuman? Or can I call her more logically oriented or just practical?!
~~~~wondering~~~~~
6 comments:
:-)Well well someone is growing up...Or as I see it getting prepared to go the family way as well...
Understanding emotions of a mother as a stepping stone for this new journey..
:-)) Welcome to the emotional trek of motherhood lady :-)..now whats pending is just to get preggy..?? :-)
:) good...the scribble is good...i liked it....
seems emotionally matured.
hey lubbbbsss....nice post....
Simba... yeah yeah stepping stone is in the near vicinity..
Kurinji, Ravi and Justonelife thanks for the comments... :)
even i never cried watching that movie. it was supposed to be the 'tear-jerker' tragedy movie of the century.
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