ATTITUDE - You have it... wear it

The other day a friend of mine accused me of throwing attitude for what I have done/achieved/become. This was enough to agitate me and I got furious and started defending myself with crazy explanations.

I thought about it later and realized that my friend was right. Why was I angry then? Why was I defending myself?

Well... my friend was wrong in attaching reasons to my attitude. I throw, carry, show attitude not for what I have done/achieved and become but simply for what I am and what I do.

Yes I have an attitude and I wear it all the time. I carry it wherever I go. What’s wrong in it? Everyone has a right to throw attitude.

I wear it because I do what I like and what makes me happy even if it is at the cost of hurting others. And I do it all the time. Well….. my intention is never to hurt anyone though, if someone is hurt, it’s by their choice and not mine.

I live to make myself happy and I will do it for the rest of my life. If this is what attitude is all about, yes I wear, carry and throw attitude.

I don’t know about tomorrow, but today and now I throw ATTITUDE.

ATTITUDE….. its my decision and my choice.

Look who's here

Finally the much-awaited business magazine Forbes India was launched yesterday.  It is the first international magazine to make an entry in India. Since, FDI permitted in print media is only 26%, it had no other option but to choose an obvious Indian partner, Raghav Bahl’s TV18. I hope that this magazine will have insightful analysis as compared to the likes of Business India, Business World and Business Today, which has nothing but facts, facts and facts without any meaningful analysis.

What I liked about the magazine launch ceremony was the opening remarks by the CEO of Forbes Media, Steve Forbes. One of his lines was, “The purpose of business is to spread happiness and not to pile up monies”. 

Steve Forbes promised that the magazine would have global content with an India twist. He strongly felt that the growth of economies like India and China is good not only for India and China but also for the USA.

Can’t wait to read the first issue.

Make the most of now

Let me write my own lines
Doesn't matter if words don’t rhyme
Let me sing my own song
Others’ can wait for some time




Let me dance to my own tune
Don’t bother me with any other sound
Let the music take me so high
That it’s my tune all around


Let me paint your picture
With me written all over it
Let me capture it in my eyes
It remains a secret… let it be

Let me make the most of now
Who cares… what’s gone by
Let me cherish this moment
Who cares… what’s ahead in time

Make the most of now

One life to live and love
One chance to be happy
One life to be yourself
One life…. just be

You create and own yourself
Its you who you face
You are in love with yourself
You owe yourself your space




You owe yourself your love
You owe yourself your smile
You owe yourself this world
You owe yourself your life

The love that you give yourself
Is the greatest love of all
Keep away from the crowd
Stand different…stand tall

Make the most of yourself
You know why… you know how
You owe yourself this moment
Make the most of now

Definitely. May Be.

“Definitely. May be” is a touching, pleasing, beautiful, 2^nd best romcom movie from the makers of the best romcom movie “Notting Hill”.

The movie revolves around Will (Ryan Reynolds), who recites the history of his complicated relationships with 3 beautiful and attractive women. The 3 women are April (played by Isla Fisher) Summer (played by Rachel Weisz) and Emily (played by Elizabeth Banks). He shares his story with his daughter, Maya. She has to guess who her mother is. BTW, Will is in the middle of a divorce.

Though it is a romantic comedy, it takes a serious look at relationships. Its not only destiny, but bad timings, good timings, misunderstandings, communication, silence, understandings… that make or mar a relationship.

It portrays beautifully that there is a very thin line of difference between friendship and love and we spend lifetime understanding what it is. We get confused as to who is the right one for us and who is not.  Everyday, every moment, every moment of our life we make a choice and our relationships depend a lot on these choices we make.

The most memorable moment in the movie is when Will practices his proposal to Emily on April in this manner:

I wanna marry you because you're the first person I wanna look at when I wake up in the morning, and the only one I wanna kiss goodnight. Because the first time that I saw these hands, I couldn't imagine not being able to hold them. But mainly, when you love someone as much as I love you, getting married is the only thing left to do. So, will you, um, marry me? 

April immediately replies………… Definitely. May be.

The movie (like most romantic movie) encourages you to follow your heart. We have one life to live and love and be happy. We have a choice to make the best of this one life. It’s never too late.

The surprise package of the movie is Bill Clinton.

A surprising moment in the movie is when Maya says to her father…. “Dad, I can't believe you smoked and drank and were such a slut….. but I still love you”. 

Another surprise is when Will says… “I haven't had sex since Clinton was re-elected”. April replies… “He's having enough sex for the entire country”. 

To me the title of the movie is apt as it answers two questions:

Whether love exist……………. Definitely. 

Whether love last ………… Definitely. May be

“The human heart has hidden treasures, in secret kept in silence sealed.

The thought, the hopes, the dreams, the pleasures, whose charms were broken if revealed”.

This is the Quote from April’s father in the book “Jane Eyre” gifted to her.

Together

What is good and what’s not

Why do we decide

Why worry about the destination

Why don’t we simply ride

Let’s be together

And stand for each other

Let’s not say anything

And talk to each other

Let’s not understand things

We will never know

Let’s not ask questions

Let’s never say no

As long as

As strong as you feel

As long as you hide

.......... I will

As soon as you express

As soon as you smile

.......... I will

As far as you go

As high as you reach

.......... I will

As hard as you try

As much as you miss

.......... I will

As long as you are

As silent as you are

..... I am

As long as you will

As long as you love

..... I will