Of the infinite amount of crap we are forced to hear 24X7, few words/phrases stick with us. Here are some of my favorites:
The Show must go on.
Entirely self-explanatory. The show MUST go on. We just can't stop, for anything. If something goes wrong, we tend to stop and crib and whine. But the best thing to do is to learn and move on. Life doesn't stop, so shouldn't we.
Life is a Drama.
Shakespeare defined LIFE in the shortest and probably the best possible way. We have our entry, we play our part and we exit. LIFE continues. The only difference is that LIFE is a play of infinite length and infinite characters. We don't have a choice of our entry, but we can surely decide how to exit.
Sweetheart.
Though I have never had a chance to really use it, the lucky ones would know how much does this one word convey. I find this word extremely romantic.
Just do it.
The Nike tagline inspired a US President( i think he was Nixon) to get married !! This tells it all. If you want to do something, then forget about this world, don't care, follow your instincts, and JUST DO IT.
Fight on.
The slogan of USC, conveying the true sportsman spirit. You may be down and out. You may be overpowered. You may be on the verge of defeat. Never give up. Always FIGHT ON.
aaj main upar, aasman neeche.
Ecstasy expressed in the best possible way. I am very lucky to have actually felt this feeling on two different days:
20th June,2003--- The day when I got through into IIT.
25th February,2007---- The day when I got Fellowship offer from USC.
These words completely express my state of mind on these two days.
Coming back to life.
Though the lyrics of this masterpiece by Pink Floyd is itself extremely good, I like the title more. We all have our moments when we feel down and out. Everything seems to come to an end. We are just about to give up when LIFE drags us back into its mainstream and forces us to stay in there. Slowly and gradually we get engulfed by the rigors of Life. We all have our instances of Coming back to Life.
Underdog.
I really love this word. Underdog. No one expects you to win. No one bets on you. You are free to do what you want. You are not burdened. You don't have to answer. You go unnoticed. And when you actually win, it is Unbelievable. You take the world by surprise. And You love it.
12 comments:
This is probably one of your best posts! Because you thought of all these phrases and I liked your explanations for all of them... I especially liked "Coming back to life", "Life is a drama" and "fight on"..
@ SS
Thanks a lot :)
and guess what... this post was written in an extremely boring Thermodynamics class :P
oooooooooo i luv coming back to life!!!!!! i was heading straight....into the shining sun.....
interesting read. Sweetheart isnt a romantic endearment at all now. its a normal everyday slang dat u call ppl wid. i use it a lot- to frnds, to ppl wen im explaining smthng to dem, wen sm1 is actin naive n all..
@ Zee
.... I knew the moment had arrived... for killing the past... and coming back to life :)
@ Supernova
I too have used it but words can mean differently in different situations.
I didn't say it is only for romance... but when it is used romantically... i find it great.
Keep visiting :)
i like underdog too! some how i believe people...all people can perform a lot better when they are considered the under dog...
@ Luisgonewild
yep.... absolutely true. Expectations can pull you down a bit.
Keep visiting :)
Quite True!!. A nice collection that was.
@ Princess
thanks :)
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me likes "this too shall pass" :) it ends up givin much more consolation than "everything will b alright"
@ Di
True.
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