A critical critic.

I have always been an avid movie buff right from my school days. But before watching any movie I always read the critics review, it’s like a customary practice I have been following since long. There is an old adage “A critic is a person who knows the price of everything but the value of nothing.” But I thoroughly feel that without a critic there would never be any kind of improvisation, no benchmarking and all would be at the helm of complacency. Leave aside the cinema industry; in life too there are people who act as critics. Whenever I worked on a project, presented a seminar, played sports at various levels or even when I was dumb silent I have received criticisms. But I always feel the most important fact is that one must filter out only the constructive part of it and leave away the pure bull crap which people love to jabber. Constructive criticisms can be used as a stepping stone for future betterment.
I truly feel there is a critic in all of us. Some use it to motivate others, some to pull down others, some use it as a tool to throw tantrums and some are totally oblivious of the fact that they need to be a critic once a while. But it should always be a two way process. Some just love to criticize but when it comes to them they get pestered. Worse than this are those critics who blabber out totally prejudiced criticisms. Ther was a girl i knew who would 8 out of 10 times pull down another guy saying her boyfriend is much better. No wonder he is her boyfriend. Lollzz. Such people follow the principle of nepotism. Complete LOSERS I would say.
A critic is not always meant to criticize, but at times to be a bit sarcastic, to appreciate at times, also praise but rest of the times criticize. I reiterate constructive criticism. But a genuine critic is the one who stands against all odds of nepotism and gives out an unprejudiced comment; be it a criticism or extolling. Truly, living in a democratic country amidst cut throat competition, we all must learn to criticize and take criticism positively and take cues from it for success in all our future endeavors.

April FOOLS day........

There are times in life when your soul is whacked left, right, and centre when there is a shocking revelation and you are jolted and suddenly you say to yourself GOD!!! I am such an inane person.
Today was my day for such a thing to happen. Let me put in a plot form which is analogous to mine.
There were three very close friends – Sam, Jim and Nisha. Among these three, Sam and Jim were so very close that they knew everything about each other – likes, diliskes etc etc…Jim was also very good friends with Nisha. No one in the entire group (offcourse these three were always accomapanied by their other friends in the group) was oblivious of the fact that Nisha had a crush on Jim. But one day Sam was informed that it’s not just a crush but Nisha is besotted to Jim. Sam conveyed it to Jim and asked for his intentions. Rhetorically his answer was always an emphatic NO and justified it with a humungous number of reasons. But Sam never used to give up. He pleaded to Jim to clear out the air with Nisha so that nothing is procrastinated and that she does not keep waiting for him. Day in day out Sam used to tell Jim to contemplate on this issue because the depth of Nisha’s love for him was like a black hole. No one knew the depth but knew that it’s boundless. But Jim always used to scoff at Sam’s idea. Brewing with confidence Sam told all his group mates what would be Jim’s answer to Nisha if she asks him out. But all of them hooted and booed Sam for his negative perspective. He never uttered that Jim had told him this because he had sweared of not telling it to anyone. Sam never flaked out from his words and stuck to it, irrespective of the criticism he received. Life went on……….
One fine day Jim told Sam that he is carrying on with Nisha….
Sam: Holy crap!!! What the F**k? But… How? When? This is absolutely preposterous.
Sam was left gaping trying to apprehend what Jim blurted. Was it just an illusion?
Jim uttered: I love her and its been long I have been in love with her but was just waiting to tell it someday. And hey we also went out on a date. Wanna check out the snaps? And I am serious yaar. Future plans hmm……bla bla bla…….
Sam was flabbergasted, dumbstruck, surprised, shocked. He was filled with a cocktail of emotions. It was like a dozen each of eunuchs and voluptuous blonde chicks strip teasing together in front of him. He was happy and grinning at the same time.
All friends started pouring their critical remarks on Sam. “We always used to tell you it would happen one day. You were always wrong. Change your negative attitude or you would doom”. Unfortunately no one knew what the bitter story behind his remarks was.
Disheartened and disillusioned Sam returned back to his room smacking his front door and started to brood about what had really happened.
Sam introspected: I was always kept in the dark. Damn!!!! Why is that trust and faith is always taken for granted? This means whatever heartfelt views, opinions and advices I used to give were mere obnoxious utterings…This is f***n ridiculous. Is it written on my forehead that I am a fool? If not then I feel its high time for it to be written in graffiti. Bloody Hell!!!!

I can very much empathize with Sam. Couldn’t Jim have told it to Sam at least once? Should Sam hold grudges with Jim over this issue? What’s going to be next? Such puzzling thoughts keep darting in my mind. It’s better to be patient. Time unveils many bitter and honeysweet facts. Until then my conscience will have to live with inquisitivity.
GOD bless Jim and Nisha and they live in conjugal bliss………..