Originally posted by: deepaligupta197
Very well said Dr. Babs...i bow down to ur impassioned emphathetic POV...I too wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some
poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning,
middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to
happen next. Isnt it delicious Ambiguity?
As for Nidhi's characterization ,If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were
merely challenging, that would be no problem. But imagine to arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the
world. This makes it hard to plan the day
To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life
around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its
lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is
simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try
and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget.That is the cost of living.
Hats off to Shirley to risk taking up such a complex plot n weave it with such beauty n grace
Please no offence to anyone here.
I merely said, got over the initial shock... because.. I wanted to enjoy the beauty of the writing and the magic of your writing... so, I have set aside the basic disagreement with the plot.
whatever Deepali said is for the worst of humankind... something like seeking joy in the saddest places... but, I think I still have to get convinced how a 'happily' or 'unhappily' married woman keeping someone else at heart (though first love ) is not seeking of joy at the saddest places.
In one of my previous replies, I mentioned about our hatred to Mallika. I want to write a bit more.
One could sympathise Mallika till she was a lover. If she was not an abused wife...
probably she would have got over her obsession over the time and even she would have laughed at her obsession later (may be after 5 years)... and we sympathised her as an abused wife...
but strictly never liked her trying to come near married Ashutosh... and even though she was single/ pregnant later and expressed her love towards Ashutosh to her maid... I couldnt digest... and her final bye couldnot make me feel all that convincing.
Now, I cannot find what should make me feel good about Nidhi's characterization... and I am p**ed off with even Ashutosh... I couldnt help having a feeling may be a tiny bit of his mind is proud about the fact that he is sought by a girl even now...
... We hate western culture... but, even with western culture, keeping someone at heart or thinking about someone else after the marriage is considered serious cheating... and I worry even for Ashutosh ... though, he did not physically hug her... didnt he have feelings for the girl?
@Dr. Babs,
please do not take names of the actors... especially, when you say something against them... because, there are so many fans here and we donot want an ugly fight erupt in the forum again!
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