The Chasm: Semantic Possibilities - Page 6

Originally posted by: an_chau

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I'm so glad that we were able to persuade you into writing this piece on semantics, Indrani! As you well know, I had been struggling with the reasons for Shravan to accept the marriage. Reading this, I begin to see how the marriage is really Shravan's choice, his desire - a reality that he doesn't want to accept, and is desperate to hide under the glare of a rude and uncaring exterior.

His despair and disillusionment now makes all the more sense. Imagine having to "find" reasons to get married to the person you have been hopelessly in love with for the better part of your wise years. And even then while you find your reason, you do so with a heart shattered by the belief (however mistaken here) that he was just a compromise for her. She was NOT choosing him.

We have heard Sumo say that she is going to do whatever it takes to make the marriage work. And Shravan's promise to his Dad that Sumo will not walk the Nirmala route also portends that he will also do all it takes to make sure their marriage doesn't break. Their paths might be different - Sumo's more positive, while Shravan's seems more cave-man-ish. (Make her toe the line? Yeah right! She'll have you eating out of her hand with just a few smiles, IF she decides to get cute with you. But with Sumo, you never know what gets her back up! Anyway, totally digressing here! 😆) So while their paths might seem different, their goal is really the same - not letting go of each other.

We see the deep rift between SS...but a chasm always evoke the distance between two points of axis as well as embodies the connection between these axis...Chasm of what Shravan feels for Sumo and how it is stated, chasm between his intentions and how the circumstances play out...yet, in evoking this gulf what becomes obvious is both his actions and intentions are stated to bridge this chasm

Quoting Indrani:

Ten years before...a friendship started because of a challenge ...can you complete this puzzle of a cube...in one a half minutes...Someone had rose to that challenge...Yesterday, it was the other half who did not hold back ...and took the plunge...to answer Kaun Sumo? The girl who loved...

I said this in a post somewhere that Shravan Sassy Malhotra yesterday was very smug in the belief that he made Sumo toe his line, bend to his will. It'll take some time, but he'll realize soon enough that she really signed for one reason and one reason only - her love for him and the faith that she has in him. Nothing else would have induced his Sumo to sign on the dotted line yesterday. Once he gets that... 😃

You know, it sounds so simple when you guys - you, Rekha, and Glassdoor - explain it. J You guys gave me one big DUH! Moment today - thank you!

Originally posted by: Roshni2015

Indrani,

My dearest sister... A big bear hug for you... I love you so much for writing this... And you know that already!! 😳

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This is awesomeness at a different level... What analysis, such insights... The Chasm.. Such an appropriate title...

The word play, these two people, the intertwining of their lives n fates n also of the Friday's n yesterday's episodes...simply magnificent.. And when you describe it like this... Uncluttered, bang on ...beautiful... 😳

I have nothing more to say on this coz I'm not fit (for the lack of a better word) enough to write more on this brilliance...

I did understand correct though, I take that as a compliment to me!! 😉 I wrote to you about my thoughts on this...n the thinking is similar but I couldn't articulate it so well..

And yes, I know how the tedha Shravan has affected you... Me too!! And I love him only except when he spits shit... Otherwise the tedha Shravan is love..

Originally posted by: Safire

Indrani, amazing analysis 👏

Originally posted by: JJKKL

Indrani,

I started reading the post and in parallel started searching for meanings of some words in google. Then went from link to link , back and forth and finally got lost.

J, you actually understood the real meaning of semantics which implies relationships between signs, signifier and signified...and an unending chain of signification. Meaning is never stable and more so, it is never finite...SO, if you were moving from link to link to link...it only meant you have captured the spirit of smenatics or post-structralism quite well😆😉



So just capturing a few lines 😉 for those like me who are more aware of Semantic web than the semantics of the lines

• I will not be happy with any girl => Dad, mind it. Do not say later that my marital issues are because Sumo is my wife. So buzz off.
• I will not let another Nirmala Ahuja => Dad, whatever tricks you try in future - I wiill not let Sumo go away. She is in my life for good.

• Chota Sa Kaam => Sumo, we are in love from time immemorial. And we will continue to be till death do us apart. Wedding is just a miniscule moment in the larger picture.
• Pati- Patni => It takes two to tango. Sumo, come join me in the dance 😃

• It is easy to get married but difficult to get out of => Hey client , you do not know Pushpa. I know what kind of roller coaster ride my life is going to be 😆. I have to be on my toes all the time lest I be thrown out tangentially.
  

Originally posted by: zeal11

Very well written and analyzed post!! You have magic in ur writing. I keep in waiting to read such kind of ur posts

Originally posted by: sanfan

Rekha...you have quoted Khalil Gibhran...what a beauty of a post...👏😳

That line of Shravan was a super sixer...😆

Thank you Rekha for liking my post...Muah!