In my post on First Impressions '@First' in Oct10, I had committed to write on the topic ‘Conversations’ and well…here I present the same before I sign off this year! A year wherein I actually started to blog and, a year which has bestowed me a good boost to my Writing spirit!
Well...the reading habit started pretty late for me but, when it started, it compensated those yrs which had been lost! The reason to catch hold of the initial flow of reading was perhaps that- I was recommended to a series of fiction books which had some of the intense characters having intense attitude and thereby intense conversations presented by fantastic Writers! As I got along, I had started cherishing those discrete messages which had voluminous expressions and exchange of thoughts and emotions- ‘mutually’! If it’s not mutual, it would be a conversation with self which is not of my concern here. I am focusing on conversation b/n two or more people and how great they could be to give goose bumps just like the music does many a times!
I can indeed scribble quite a lengthy theory as I personally cherish the Interpreting movies and books which have effective Communication/Conversation but instead of offering you such boredom, I prefer to present some of my favorite personal collection of Conversations which itself will churn out the message that I want you to relish through this blog post! Ofcourse it can’t go in detail due to space crunch:( but anyway have made a mention of the most of them…so do catch on…
--------Once I attended a stage show which went on to be a super hit. One of my audience fellow mates who enjoyed the show got up eagerly and asked the Artist “when is your next show?” for which the Artist replied “We are not sure Sir but, we will definitely come back to you”. But the fellow audience got edgy and asked “Well, what is the guarantee of your come back?” For which the Artist replied saying- “It’s hard to convince you based on our un-named relationship Sir so, let’s just name it “Trust”!
- (Well I cannot forget the audiences applause for this slating conversation that day!)
--------In a movie called ‘Frida’, the daughter and father have a bit of talk on the marriage and how daughter feels that one can ‘only hope’ to get married and how its not meant for everyone. As she goes on, she asks her father about what matters the most for good marriage? The father answers- ‘A short memory’! Both laugh and she asks him why did he get married in the first place for which he replies casually saying that - he simply cannot remember! This was again followed by faint laughter after which the father pauses for a while and shells out his heartfelt reply saying – “I got married so that I could have you!!!
- (It was such a thoughtful and absorbing reply from the Father that really showed his utmost love for his daughter!!)
Likewise there are other movies too which has some great Conversations which entail you to ponder over! In ‘Schindlers List”, the prime character Oscar Schindler conveys effectively how the ‘Power of letting go’ could be the best power one could have sometimes! The movie ‘Pursuit of happiness’ has a crisp effective conversation b/n Father and a child on not giving up! ‘A Heart in winter” has quite a character who is in the music business and explains how he feels emotionless all the time and justifies that music is just the job of dreams! (It is indeed quite well led piece of conversation!) And, the movie ‘Before Sunrise’ is all about conversation b/n two ppl! I personally enjoyed the novels ‘Pride and Prejudice’ and ‘Fountainhead’ to the core which has some very catchy & influencing moments in them!!
Sometimes, the best conversations could be just through gestures alone! It seems the legendary Singer Mohd Rafi and the Music Director O P Nayyar had a rift for almost two years and when one of them decided to make up and they met each other, all they did for about half an hour was to cry! For that matter, most of the romantic movies have a passionate kiss concluding the Conversation!
Finally, I would like to close it by saying that conversations are directly linked to the mind and when different minds get connected, it is so interesting to see them play around with words or sometimes beyond words! Although it may seem natural, it is super exciting to notice - ‘The Art of Conversation’ or rather ‘The Power of Conversation’ which occasionally can be a fine command straight from the heart too!!
Signing off for now,
Achu
