Life is a Blockbuster


Rajesh Khanna said this popular dialog in the movie Anand:

बाबू मोशाय... ज़िन्दगी एक रंगमंच है और हम सब इस रंगमंच पर कठपुतलियां हैं, हम सबकी डोर ऊपर वाले के हाथ में है, कब किसकी डोर खिंच जाए, कोई नहीं जानता |

Ever thought about what makes a movie or TV show popular? A touch of unexpected surprise in the story is an essential ingredient to make a movie interesting and popular. If its story and narrative is predictable, it fails to hold our attention. Even in case of a suspense thriller, have you ever experienced how it kills all the fun the moment a friend shares the suspense with you. When we already know what’s going to happen, it is no longer exciting to go through it.

When I carefully ponder over this idea, aha! it gives me a completely fresh way of looking at life. I have been blessed with a very interesting life, that has a blockbuster like suspense at every twist and turn. It is worth living because of its unpredictability.

Suppose I somehow get to know everything that is going to happen to me today, will it still hold interest for me?

Suppose someone predicts my future for the whole lifetime, what will be left there to live?

With this thought, I am no longer apprehensive about the uncertainties of life, as I know the purpose behind them now. Why would I want to know my future? Why do I need to go to an astrologer? It is more interesting to discover it as it happens.

क्यों डरे ज़िन्दगी में क्या होगा कुछ ना होगा तो तजरबा होगा - Javed Akhtar

Recently, Shah Rukh Khan said this in Om Shanti Om:

आज इस बात का भी यकीन हो गया कि हमारी फिल्मों की तरह हमारी जिंदगी में भी एंड में सब ठीक हो जाता है, हैप्पी एंडिंग्स। और अगर ठीक ना हो तो वो एंड नहीं है, पिक्चर अभी बाकी है मेरे दोस्त ।

Life will be boring without Problems

We are often told to look at life's problems as opportunities, but another way to look at it is that
there will be no fun in life if we do not have any problems. A life free of challenges is a problem in itself, as it would be boring. Hence, we should welcome problems with open arms. Here are a few useful tips to ensure that we have a pleasant experience while facing the problems in life:

  • Do not postpone anything for tomorrow. Start doing it right now. (Do it Now).
  • If you could not finish anything today, do not worry. Try again tomorrow with fresh energy.
  • If its a multi-dimensional complex problem, break it into smaller parts and tackle them one by one. (Divide and Conquer).
  • Do not get overwhelmed if you have too many tasks to be completed. Make a prioritized list and tackle them one by one.
  • Fully focus your energy and attention on the task that you are doing to ensure maximum chances of success.
  • Do not wait for the best way to do a task. Do it with the available way, and gradually work on improvements. (Best is the enemy of good.)
  • Be Positive and always hope for the best. (B+)
  • Do not wait for a trouble free time in future. Keep trying now in spite of problems.
  • Do not give up ever. You are defeated when you stop trying. (Never Give up).