tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332104658431066325.post1330551791869754169..comments2024-02-26T15:26:57.043+05:30Comments on garam masala chai: Darjeeling Tea, Mendelssohn and the Flight of PigeonsGopika Nathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05045583005627540260noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332104658431066325.post-62235537766650370982012-08-12T13:45:48.734+05:302012-08-12T13:45:48.734+05:30RE your second comment. I cannot disagree that pea...RE your second comment. I cannot disagree that peace engenders positivity in life, but when there is too much of anything, is where it turns negative. I think what the author of this rather famous quote meant,[whose name alas,I cannot remember] if I view his wisdom in the light of my own experience is that we need equal measure of both and if peace is calling, then you must heed that voice and find some. :-) [and the opposite of peace is not terror in this context, just hulchul....]Gopika Nathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045583005627540260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332104658431066325.post-73969021400462605052012-08-10T09:55:05.862+05:302012-08-10T09:55:05.862+05:30Pardon me for two things: 1. I spelt Amina's n...Pardon me for two things: 1. I spelt Amina's name wrong and wrote my mother's name instead!! <br /><br />2. Ref: "zindagi ka naam hai hulchul, shanti ka naam hai maut!" - I daresay, Gopika, I would view the second half as negative. Shanti = mauna = peace = a life positive, to me.Julia Duttahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08846895945401962741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332104658431066325.post-32846276615268010462012-08-09T16:49:37.410+05:302012-08-09T16:49:37.410+05:30Julia, I have found that life is an eternal parado...Julia, I have found that life is an eternal paradox, so am grateful for moments of tranquility in the midst of chaos and for some hulchul when there is too much isolation. I believe that we need a balanced measure of both to propel us deeper into ourselves, to live a fulfilling life. And life in this world is what we are here to experience, isn't it? As a wise quote goes: " zindagi ka naam hai hulchul, shanti ka naam hai maut!"Gopika Nathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045583005627540260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332104658431066325.post-2023341823693420272012-08-09T13:34:02.845+05:302012-08-09T13:34:02.845+05:30....but tarry! The rushed life calling me for an a.......but tarry! The rushed life calling me for an appointment at Panchsheel Park Shopping Centre, is jarring like Desi Boys, although I have not heard it yet. Why must tranquility co-exist with chaos?!Julia Duttahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08846895945401962741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332104658431066325.post-60388308458699658902012-08-09T13:31:11.720+05:302012-08-09T13:31:11.720+05:30Thank you so much Gopika! I didn't dare to pre...Thank you so much Gopika! I didn't dare to press the button on Desi Boyz, for Steinway had taken me on a profound journey to the soul and there I saw how freedom of space is like the pattern of the birds flying in Anima's painting is - just dots in time of an eternal tranquility.Julia Duttahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08846895945401962741noreply@blogger.com