Compromise or Conscience !!

If a Man must choose either his comfort or conscience, which one should he choose ? The likely answer will be Conscience. But does that really happens ? Suppose the Question is which will he choose ? Probably, Comfort would have been the answer.




This is what has been depicted in the movie Halla Bol. When faced with a critical situation, a man tends to take the easy way even though it means being blind to some things, acting as if that thing has never happened. But pretending isnt going to help in the long run.

Ok now coming to the movie, Devgan is a part of the street play group where he is considered as an actor with good acting talents. The group is lead by Pankaj Kapoor , who was formerly a famous dacoit who surrendered after hearing to the King Harichandra's Story. Later, Siddu(Pankaj) continues enacting street plays on themes which create social awareness among the masses. Devgan goes on to become a SuperStar in the tinsel-world. As he realises his dream, his personality also undergoes a total transformation, innocence replaced by deceit, truth by lies.. From a Man, who lived for his ideals , he became a Man, who prioritized his public-image more than his ideals.

Then an incident happens, which changes his life. He has to make a choice between Conscience or Comfort. Initially he pulls curtain over his eyes to pretend he can escape from the truth, but eventually his conscience takes over and he begans his fight for justice.

And that has been depicted well in the movie, When he becomes a Actor, he has all the money and fame,which the world longs for, but he loses everything- his wife's love, parents love and more importantly his own self worth. Ironically,once he decides to change , he loses everything the world gave him- his image, name & secure living.In return, he wins back his near & dear ones love. C'est la vie :)

How he fights for a cause and overcomes the obstacles to come out victoriously ( Yes, he does wins in his efforts.. Have you ever seen a Indian Movie yet ,in which the Hero doesnt Wins ?? ), you have to see the movie yourself to know that. :-)

Another noteworthy point made in the movie is that when an injustice happens around us generally we tend to ignore it. Why bother ourself with something when it doesnt involve us. As long as the scapegoat is a third person, why invite trouble ?? Thats how we tend to think first.,. Unfortunately, when we fail to stand up for a cause for another, it always means that anyday it will be us facing the same situation.

Like a saying goes " If you are not a part of the solution, then you are part of the problem. "

Actually, i wrote this post due to an incident which happened near my locality. I was standing near a shop, when i heard someone shouting and screaming. I looked towards the source of noise,to find a old lady shouting at a man, who was shabbily dressed. Seems the man had physically brushed himself against her. Didnt know if the man had done it intentionally or by mistake but by the way the lady shouted it looked like the man's intentions were bad.

What was surprising was that no one showed any signs of anything happening. Everyone around her went on with their own work, without even batting an eyelid. I am not suggesting that they should have catched up the guy and thrashed him up. (incase he was innocent), but atleast anyone could have raised a voice in support of the lady.

Hopefully the guy had went his way without causing any commotion. If it would have been, iam not sure how many would have come to the lady's rescue. (Even i was a mere spectator to the proceedings, telling myself, that if the situation got out of control, i will do something. So thinking of it now, it was wrong on my part...)

Not only this, few other incidents which have been happened in Bangalore, over 2 months or so, 5 software engineers rounded up by few rowdies and beat up in the Night, a young teenage girl being eve-teased by few guys who caused her injuries by dragging her along the road and she was traumatized for a long time.

I know these incidents are incredulous, yet they do happen. And one of the reason being, people not taking action against the wrong-doers and remain a silent spectator. We have a choice at that instance. Either to stand up for a cause or else fade into oblivion. A choice between Compromise or Conscience. The compromise choice will sound easy,yet there will be a small voice shouting all along saying that we should have stood for a cause..! Either we wait for something to happen in our life and then take action or else live a life with the conscience banished to oblivion !!

Taking the conscience path will invite pressure, troubles which will test our loyalty to it, But if we hold on till we win the battle, it will be an entirely different scenario, better left to be experienced, rather than expressed.

Make your Wish - Compromise or Conscience ??

Its a Wonderful Life !!

One of my friend had written a blog on a topic called "New", in which the freshness of "New" was described. What i liked about the blog was its reference to People finding life boring as they grow Older. Iam sure many of you will agree with the fact.When we are young, we see the world with all its splendour and the immense possibilities, but as time passes by, our vision narrows down. The blog suggested people looking beyond their drawn boundaries to find the joy in life.

Well, definitely one needs to unleash his true potential and open his vision to see the world in its true colors, and experience the unlimited joy and happiness. But the Question is how do u broaden your vision ? How do u make yourself see the world as a joyful and exciting place ?

Suppose we have a Magical Specs, which will help us to look beyond, what our eyes generally can perceive.Hmmm, sounds exciting isnt but chances of finding such things are remote. Which brings us back to the question, how do we broaden our vision...?

I had attempted to answer that Question, and here is my thought flows.
To appreciate Life one must appreciate oneself. As they say, If you want to change the world , you must change yourself first. This simple yet powerful thought escapes the understanding of many of us. We are continually failing to understand the impact we make in others life. Some might argue that it may not be so, if so let me ask a Question. When was the last time you went to your Parents/Siblings/Childrens and said you Love them. Do you really know how many care about you ? Except a few, not many of us have any idea about it, coz no one has come to us saying that they value our relationship, neither we express ourself to anyone.(except expressing to a gal;).

We seem to think that as one grows old , one is supposed to less expose his feelings. Alas, what we fail to see in this is that as we began to close ourself from expressing to others,we are inadvertently closing ourself to others. And once we began to live unconsciously in solitude, we began to lose interest in Life, the cause being "Our inability to realise the importance of our existence". Since we are blind to the difference we make in the life of others,we think that Life has no meaning and that it is boring, Ofcourse it has to be, Coz you have denied yourself
the chance to seek meaning in your life, by shutting yourself out.

We tend to look at the effect like "Life is boring,dull, uninteresting" and continue to get fed of our existence, same life, same routine, same this, same that . . . But what we should have been doing is to focus on the cause that is "What made life boring" , "Why does the same routine exist" ?

The individual's belief in himself has been well illustrated in the movie "Its a Wonderful Life" wherein the principal character decides to commit suicide,coz of the adverse circumstances he finds himself in and blaming himself for all that. Fortunately, his guardian Angel saves him by making him see the world without his existence, wherein he realises the difference he has made in the life of others in his lifetime. And then he gets the desire to live again, and finds himself enjoying life even he faces a possibility of being imprisoned. This happens coz, he realises his own self worth finally.

So the solution for renewed living : Find a purpose, which you can live for, one that will help you make a difference in the life's of others. It doesnt matter if you touch .000001% or 10% of people's life what matters eventually is what you lived for in your life and how your lived it. And before you do that,ensure you express yourself to as many of ur dear ones , your love and affection. And armed with your self-worth, go and live for that purpose.

Once you see your true potential, your true capability, life will never be the same again. I dont know if Guardian Angels may come to save us from adverse circumstances, but i know for sure that we can be a Guardian Angel to someone in adverse condition.

Signing off, wishing you all a Happy Living.,. :)

Its really a Wonderful Life !!