People of the greater God.

Some people are just great.Great not because of their achievements,not because of their qualifications,honour,wealth and family background.They are simply great because they haven’t taken anything from this world nor have they anything to give to this world.These are people of the greater God.They are so because they don’t need God like each one of us.They pray just twice a day as a family practice.They neither ask anything from God nor do they offer anything to god.They believe in their theory of life that whatever is destined will happen and even god cannot stop it.
They have perfect health because these are the people who don’t indulge in any wrongdoing vis a vis their lifestyle and habits and therefore they don’t have to pray to God to take care of their health.Just in case they fall sick some home made medicine of the ayurveda type brings them back on feet.
They are happy with what they earn and all their life earnings have been thru honest and legal means by sheer hard word and dedication.They don’t believe in taking loans therefore the question of repaying debt to someone doesn’t arise.They are strictly against taking any favour or help from anyone therefore the question of returning the favour doesn’t arise.Therefore,here too they don’t need God to help them in returning the favour or the debt.
They have a small family with one or two children and believe you in me their children too grow up in a well disciplined manner,get educated well,become successful professionally and settle down well in life.Therefore the question of offering pujas,vraths,shanti and all for the sake of family doesn’t arise at all.
Everyone respects them in the society. No one has any grudge nor any affinity towards them.They go in their own way without troubling or disturbing others.They have a soft and low voice therefore the question of talking loudly and wildly doesn’t arise at all.
All in all these great people keep the almighty at arms length and maybe the almighty too is happy staying away from them because he knows that these are great people who don’t need Gods.One fine day when time will come for such people to leave this world I am sure they will reach Vaikunt and in all fairness I am sure the almighty will be privileged to receive these people at the gate.

Cinema experience,than and now.

During the most part of 19th century there were no multiplexes.The so called cinema theatres were more of hall and less of theatre.The theatre used to have dress circle,balcony and in some theatre boxes(for lovers).When one entered the theatre there used to be a typical smell of pan,beedi,bit of urine and wet mud.People had only three choices as I’ve said earlier but there was a fourth choice.Right in front.All the brats,whistling experts,used to occupy that position with pride.I remember seating there once in Cine Metropole during movie ‘Coolie’ of BigB which became famous for the kick which AB received from Puneet Essar.It was house full with no ticket available.

          Those whose pockets were bit heavy preferred the balcony where the seats were just that little bit better but the so called a.c used to work rarely with full efficiency and used to be complemented by those huge Almonard wall fans.About the boxes less said the better.Most of the chairs had arms which were more often than not full of bugs.

           Another important feature of movie going of that time was the availability of popcorn and vanilla ice cream.There used to be just this two with no other choices.The moment one entered the hall the torch boy used to show each one of us the seat with his torch light.The sound system was plain loud with no effects whatsoever.Even than it was a pleasurable experience as that was the only source of entertainment available to us.

           Now we have the multiplexes.The entire décor make you feel as if you haven’t come for a movie but in a mall or in a hotel.The smell seems to have changed.You now have some kind of perfume smell,a bit of coffee aroma,pop corn flavour is in the air,beautiful boy and girls are moving here and there instead of ghatis of the old era.There is absolutely no trace of urine smell.Once you enter the hall you get a feeling that you’ve entered a cold chamber where the temp is so cool that it might even stifle your muscles.Instead of cigar and pan inside the hall we now have people talking on cell phones on and off and this is the new sign of general public disturbance.

          The sound system is a high tech Dolby system where once gets a feeling that people are screaming at your ears from all possible directions.Some sounds are so deep and intense that it hits your ear drums and heart.The seating arrangement is so plush and cushiony that you feel you are seating in a Jet.The toilets are neat and clean unlike the old theatre ones where many a time one had to wait to reach home to relieve oneself.

          All in all a change has happened for the better no doubt but one thing that has happened which isn’t being accepted by all and sundry which is the quality of the movies produced today.I am not talking about the technical aspect but the genre like the story,acting,music,dialogues and finer aspect of film making have been sacrificed at the altar of mass commercialisation.Therefore many still remember the old movies despite watching them in sub standard conditions than today’s movies watched in super comfort conditions.