Perspective is a very interesting word in English dictionary
and for every single damn thing in this world there is a perspective in how we
look at things. I thought why don’t I walk through this term through three
examples from three different fields – Cinema, Politics and Food.
Cinema: Superstar Rajini’s recent movies – Kabali, Kaala
Well I am one among the billions and trillions of his fans
and just adore him on big screen. Like many I grew up watching his movies. As a
Rajini fan I was disenchanted with Kabali and even more disappointed with
Kaala. I felt both the movies were neither mass nor class and it simply fell
flat. But from Rajinikanth point of view he teamed with his favorite director
K.S Ravikumar for Linga which according to me is a decent movie leave alone
climax and songs which are to be forgotten at least by taking a pill.
Kochadaiyaan was a different attempt and I liked the movie but movie bombed at
the box office. Rajini had no choice but to go to youngster and Ranjith was
picked which was a wonderful move. Director Ranjith has taken a different
backdrop through his research work and tried to come up with a story and a
suitable screenplay for Thalaivar and it should have either been a Rajini movie
nor Ranjith movie and unfortunately it was neither of those in both the movies.
But for Rajini fan they will defend saying Thalaivar’s romance was realistic,
interval scene in Kaala was pakka mass etc., How many times do we have to acknowledge
mass scene is one with slow motion shots, loud BGM music, villain gets
thrashing like football etc., But in the end coming to my topic of this blog it
just depends on what you expect from Thalaivar movie each time for you to say
whether movie was good or bad.
Politics: Iron Lady J. Jayalalitha mam
Well entire
Tamilnadu is feeling the absence of her ..such is the legacy she has left with
people of Tamil Nadu. Right now Tamil Nadu as a state is in ICU and literally
battling to survive and this is altogether a different topic for me to blog.
But if you look at her as a person she was bold, excellent administrator,
knowledgeable and basically a great visionary. She never succumbed to pressure
to attract more funds from Central government. Rainwater harvesting scheme is
one of the great initiatives by her which I still remember from my childwood. I
think I can keep on adding so many good things about her. But on a different
angle many feel what is the use of her legacy since she was basically a single
lady and with no family she has let go all her hereditary characteristics go
waste. Amma stickers and pictures was everywhere and now there is a fight going
on whether to retain her pictures in TN assembly premise. She might have
controlled everyone but in the end she couldn’t even control oxygen for her to
breathe since she was able to breathe only with Ventilator. See again it just
depends on how you see her and what is your perspective about her as a person.
Food: Vegetables in supermarket Vs. Sandhai
Now all of us must
have bought vegetables in supermarkets like Safeway or Nilgiris. Just take a
closer look …the markets are equipped with good infrastructure like freezers
which are temperature controlled, water sprinklers to keep the veggies fresh,
quality control checks at regular intervals and preservatives to retain the
freshness. Now when you visit the supermarket on a weekend with all the LED
lights the vegetables seem to be glowing and you happily shop. Now for some of
you who have visited villages must know what is a ‘Sandhai’ – an occasion where
all farmers and vegetable sellers gather in one place on a fixed date. If you
look at these vegetables with the scorching heat it is very natural for it to
have a dull look as if each veggie has done a marathon walk. On top of that
with all the traffic close by and dust it may appear dirty too. Now let me say
you something as far the taste is concerned since my tongue seem to be good at
it. The vegetables in the supermarkets could be quite old and with several hops
before it reaches your refrigerator it could naturally lose some of its taste
and nutrients whereas the ones in ‘Sandhai’ though it look dirty believe me
these are brought straight from the farms and it definitely taste better with
pretty much all of its nutrients in place. So once again it just depends on how
we look at things.
There are many other
examples which we face in our day to day life where each one has got a distinct
perspective. There is no right and wrong answer and it just depends on how we look at things.
