Fool is often a
highly underrated 'good' word. Its got this certain love attached to it. We
very often fail to understand or notice this love angle. I, very recently,
pounced upon the Movie 'Kal ho Na ho' while surfing through channels a Saturday
afternoon. I some how felt Saif's role exactly fits into the context I
mentioned above. We always tend to overlook his character and focus on the
selfless character of SRK [highly overrated]. I started watching the movie at a
very interesting juncture where Saif has come to mmet and propose Naina [Preeti
Zinta's character's name I thought I will use that because I just love that
name anyways] and damn she jumps the gun and says 'I love Aman [srk's
character]' Saif in his tade mark confused, lost soul look responds "You love Aman" the
gestures with the thumbs up. This got me thinking how would some one respond to
such a situation? Laugh it off and extend the unconditional support?? Or be
saddened by the mere fact that your luck sucks?? Or be indifferent and let your
heart out and?? What I feel is that our 'EGO' determines the way you react or
the choice we make
Watching the movie
made me, and I guess everyone, laugh in a loving way at Saif's predicament and
that is what lead me to the Headline "Its never too late to make a fool
out of yourself' . In a similar situation I would probably not say and more importantly
withdraw ad more or less react the same way as saif did!
And god may have it,
even as I was smiling thinking about it within days I had my share of it as
well. Yes I know how so bollywoodish my life is, as if its straight out of a
script writer's book. A highly unlikely coincidence, I swear. A girl who I
secretly (as in only she didn't know) liked , mentioned in many of my earlier
blogs, played the 'Naina' of my Kal ho na ho very precisely. And guess how I
reacted? I literally rolled on the floor
laughing.. Looked at her and said, in the exact same way like saif
(purposefully), " you like some one" awesome!! I couldn't help but
laugh at myself.. I very subtly did tell her I was planning to propose to her
after dinner, subtly ? How? I joked .. 'oh!
Damn! is it so.. That means all this is meaningless ..', we both laughed
it off!! I somehow could see that she was serious about this so I had to
refrain from any more jokes. So nicely drifted off the subject and wished her
all the best.. And yeah the typical I will pray for you and all.. Since she
hasn't told the guy apparently.. I trust me the prayers were sincere.. To be
honest because I still had hope.. Why? because the last time we had sparks
flying between us she said I threw so many hints at you but you never caught
any of them and therefore never understood the story between the lines. So I
was thinking probably she was hinting at me.. :p but then again I was not
prepared to make a real fool of myself by assuming that these are hints and
actually going ahead and saying.. "Naina (I will refrain from using the
real name) I like you too.. And I know you are hinting at me.." but that
over-smart, pain-in-the-unmentionables ME hiding deep inside resurfaced and
said "NO! are you crazy? She doesn't like you.. She realized it the last
time as well that too in a single day.. She is too beyond your league my
friend… look at you!" I had to probably say that 'ME' listen fu@$er don’t
you realize you are talking about yourself.. Come on we aren't [we as in ME
& I] that bad as you think we are.. Anyways the ME prevailed over 'I' and I
dropped her home and went home peacefully slept.
Eventually I would
learn that 'ME' did the right thing as I got to know it wasn't me that she was
hinting.. There was actually another person.. Sob sob..!!!
But that’s
alright.. And as someone great once
told.. 'There is a flip side to heart breaks.. Not that you will never love
again.. But ironically each broken piece of the heart starts loving again and
not necessarily the same person! :P' ..
My problem is I actually don’t know how many pieces are there?
