127 HOURS

There are enough spoilers on web, that would kill your excitement of watching "127 hours."
So I will not explain the story line, would rather share the trailer and a role play to entice you to see " 127 hours."



A and B are 2 friends. A had watched the movie, and he shares it with B. Here it goes.

(Role play starts)

A: You should watch it. It's directed by Danny Boyle.
B: Who?
A: You know that guy who made " slum dog millionaire?
B: No
A: That Same guy made 127 hours
B: Oh...should be good then.
A: It's awesome
B: Filmed in India?
A: No, this is filmed in Utah, in the beautiful wilderness of Blue John Canyon in USA.
B: I heard this is about a guy who got stuck in a boulder...
A: True, just watch it man...BTW, the music is done by A.R.Rahman, He's rocking.
B: Really ? !
A: Yes, and he has done a duet with Dido, which is a treat.



B: Ok, I'll watch it.
A: Sure, and don't read the story before seeing the movie, FYI, It's a true story, published in Readers Digest.

B: Is this film that special?

A: Yeah, you know why? It changed my perspective of life. It showed me that life is most precious, when we are stuck in a deep abyss.
It showed me when in deep trouble, to look at all the available resources and " just think" !
B: Ok, I ll see it.
A: Super, do let me know, what you feel, after watching it. May be comment here, twitter, FB, G+ where ever, just spread the message.

(Role play ends)

P.S: If anybody is interested, I have a good copy to share.

Thanks Udara for sharing a worthy movie, and Thameera for the story lead on Readers Digest.

Rumours

The old story:

Once a father took his son and donkey on a trip. They started all on foot. Seeing this, a guy said "What a waste of resource." Hearing this, father put his son on donkey.

Then a woman came " What a shame, a son rides in comfort, while the father's on foot."
Now father got on to donkey, son stepped down.

Down the road, seeing this, an elder said " What's wrong with this world? A father letting his son walk!"
Exasperated, both the father and son got on top of donkey, and they continued, until they heard this.
"Oh my, how unkind humans can be? Look at this poor creature."

Ashamed, both father and son got down, back to where they started.

Morale #1 : There's no morale !


Extension to old story:
Father and son went back to their village after the trip. They found almost everybody talking about them. Lot of them bugged father and his son, individually.

It was getting acute. Son started hating his father. Father ended up in guilt.


Morale #2: Rumours spread fast. Best to ignore them. BUT make sure the team have a common message to deliver. Eg: Father and son should have talked over the incident and agreed on one message. When both of them give the same message, rumours run dry, with no drama.

Precaution: You should talk to donkey too. You may never know when donkey starts talking!

Wisdom: Plan your trip in advance. Know where you are going. Be mindful of the journey. Anticipate bumps. Complete the trip and review. Communicate one message.

Serendipity: The oblivious man and " sansare piya satahan "

See the man sitting across the road in this picture?
I see him most of the days, around colour lights, where W.A.Silva mawatha turns to Galle road at Wellawatte.
I took this picture, waiting in traffic.
He sits there, not moving, no emotions in his face.
A pedestrian gives an occasional look & traffic moves through unbearable heat and sound.
What ever the chaos, he's oblivious to this world.

I don't know his story, but he teaches me one thing.
Life is a bubble, it can happen to anyone.
He makes me think about my life, my day, my time and my mind.
He makes me think calmly, to be responsible, in my thoughts and action.
It can happen to any one, I owe him for his message.

Then on Asela poya day, a similar experience to mine, had been captured on "sansare piya satahan". It's a 25 minute one episode SIMPLE teledrama, which captures essence of humanity. It airs on Jathika Rupavahini every poyaday at 0725 PM.

I loved this program from 1994, but missed it badly, till this episode.
It is one of the very few programs on Sri Lankan television, that deserves credit for authenticity and creativity. Even after all these years, it still inspires me.

Hats off to Mr.Ananda Abeynayake, the Director.
Those days Maliban used to be the sponsor, these days it is Sampath Bank.
A big thank you to both.