One:
Her eyes opened wide with ecstasy. It came like a bolt from the blue for her. And she did not exhibit even a fading sign of being embarrassed by her own awed reactions to that affair. She openly let the tears roll down.
She is eighty. She could not believe her eyes when she could actually see her great grand son on the monitor in front of her... talking to her live. Her surprise knew no boundaries when she heard her grand-son commenting on her Pink nine yard sari that she wore. It was all magic for her. Something she could have never thought of. She still was not ready to believe that gone are the days when the parents would bid a final farewell to their kids thinking they would never be able to see them again in this life, if they went abroad.
Two:
My friend was thrilled to see the milky white frozen water all over! It was his first rendezvous with the land of snow. He was stumped by the magnificence. That night when all of us touched base in the hotel, calling his son was the first task on his to-do list. His son- a five year old smart chap! This sharp kid after hearing the narration from his father took a pause and asked,
“But, do you know what to do with the snow?”
“ha ha ha! You tell me, what should I do with the snow!” the father asked admiringly.
“Ok, I will tell you. You should make balls out of snow and throw at each other. You can also put snow into each other’s clothes from the back and run away! It’s so much of fun!”, the kid made his note.
Three:
We all, living in this new age… are we all immune to surprises? Have we reached a saturation point, where nothing can really amuse us? Do we by now know that anything is possible in this world!
I think there are two aspects to this:
1. We know everything.
Nothing has remained unexplored for us. We know all the lands in the world, all the people,
all the races, all ethnicities, all types of animals, birds, the world history, the politics, the
economic state of all the states, the issues, the 7,8,9,10…n..wonders in the world.. literally
everything!
How can we then be surprised?
2. We all are techno-savvy.
Technology has already shown its wonders to the society in the past. We are just reaping its
fruits in this age. Thus, we believe that nothing is impossible with technology.
As an upshot, we are not surprised.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
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2 comments:
well said..
anything that is within the boundaries of our experience, knowledge and imagination does not come as surpise to us. Mabbe nature need to unfold itself with new creations or evolution that would be mankind's surprise's surprise! :-) u remember wat i told u today abt the human anatomy changing to a new form heheee
well you could get surprised by the empathy some people still seem to have. kindness because it better be there! this is becoming very uncommon in this increasingly materialistic and individualistic world. give it a try and i am sure when you encounter that you may not be just surprised but even tears may roll down.
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