Jaane kya dhoondta hai, ae mera dil..
Tujhko kya chaahiye zindagi.....
Have you ever wondered as to what (or should I say who ;) ) completes you...? That which you seem to have been looking for..? Oh! Wait.. In the first place have you ever felt incomplete..?? Ever felt that there is something that you should be having..?
Dont confuse this with the feeling of not being satisfied or the feeling of wanting more..
The one I am referring to is something like.. you have almost finished doing a jig-saw puzzle.. N you think you are getting there.. and you dont find the last piece!
No, its not your purpose in life..
not the goal you have sought out to achieve..
not that one thing you always wanted to do..
not your last wish.. not your ultimate ambition..
not that dream which you always wish would come true..
something beyond all that......
probably a deeper sense of 'your being'.. maybe what is called soulful..
something that you feel is a part of you and still is not with you..
something that you know is there and yet not quite..
hm.. dont know if you are with me..
If you still are (:D), go ahead..
To me falling in love is trying to find that something..
Trying to find that one last piece of yourself..
Wanting to share that one moment of glory, where you feel united with yourself, with that other being.. be it the same sex or otherwise..
This song from Madhumati sung by Lata Mangeshkar has so much more to it.. The tune is haunting.. mesmerizing.. And the lyrics will remain with you forever if you feel them in the song..
here are the lyrics for those of you who prefer it in the devanagiri script..
And here are the lyrics in english.
I love the way she has sung it.. You can feel the pain in her voice..
Check it out..
PS: I wish Backstreet Boys had not used the title for their song.. Although, the song is pretty good, them using this as the title kinda spoilt the effect of the word itself.. :)
Saturday, October 15, 2005
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As soon as I read the title, I expected some deep philosophy/message, which my puny brain would not comprehend and I would have to ask you what it meant and you would end up beating me black and blue.
Did you cut short your post because you had to leave for work or something? I thought it kind of ended abruptly. "Complete"ness of oneself, atleast to me, is not like finding the last piece of a jigsaw puzzle, it is a realization that your jigsaw puzzle is already complete. It is just a realization of your doings and the cause and effects of them. I do believe it is very closely related to your purpose in life, and also believe that one's purpose is broken down depending on what stage of life you are in.
For eg: When you are fifteen years old and have applied to the Pre-University College(or Plus Two school) of your choice and get in, you feel as if all the pieces in your life have come together. Or when you are 80 and look at your family sit together for dinner, you would probably feel all the pieces have come together then.
Maybe tangential to what you are trying to say, but just my "eradu foreign paisa"! It also could be the fact that it is 1:30AM and I am still not asleep.
Cheers!
You have tried to express your idea and i see that you have struggled to probably find the right phrases and words but - it is well conveyed...
Even I find it very difficult when it comes to such things.. it feels as though language is a very crude tool for expressing thoughts.
Nicely put, though.. had a nice time reading thru it.
Soaps, Hmm.. Guess thats a completely different view point from mine.. nice to know.. :) thank you for the elaborate and patient comment.. feels good to see it! :D
Karthik, Language sure is a constraint in many cases.. as it is in this.. :) Thank you for coming by!
Comparing life to a jigsaw puzzle is entirely valid. But yes, as has already been mentioned in these columns, there are two ways of looking at it -
One, when your're done and feel the elation of realising that you've finally put everything in prespective, and the other when you're very sure of what you want and know that this one elusive last piece will complete the picture.
In both cases, what I'd say is, now that you have the complete picture, you'd be in a position to know what it signifies. It puts things in perspective and provides a new panorama altogether!
You come to realise that what you thought was the complete picture was in fact just another piece of a bigger puzzle and that you've only pieced together one teeny-weeny itsy-bitsy pawn.
You acknowledge this and begin your quest for completing the next puzzle and so The Great Game continues...
Drawing from Dileep (again!), when you 're fifteen and have got through to wherever you've always wanted, you come to realise that there is so much more to do, but now you have a clearer idea of what it is that you want to be and what you need to do to get there! And so you start running all over again!!
As for feeling incomplete (in the sense you're talking about), I'd say that this wouldn't be part of the puzzle. It would be something/someone whom you believe will be able to help you piece together your jigsaw and isn't part of the puzzle by herself/himself!
That's entirely my opinion though! Feel free to disagree :)
Hey, btw, I've not heard that song! Could you send me the MP3?
Think i'd agree with du on this one. This is analogous to how you would define nirvana - whether it is the absence of want or the realization that this is all you want. In either case, you wont be looking for that missing piece.
Harsha: I totally agree with u when u say "something/someone whom you believe will be able to help you piece together your jigsaw and isn't part of the puzzle by herself/himself!".. But, finding that him/her is a part of some puzzle in itself .. aint it? ;) altho after that, what u say holds completely.. :) And, your 'One puzzle being a part of another puzzle' is so relatable to! Thank you for sharing your persepective here.. glad to know something pretty different from mine.. I wudnt say I disagree.. I think it broadened my own perspective.. n also, it made me realise that sometimes, a few lines can trigger a lot of thought.. :) btw, I dont have the mp3 of the song, sorry..
Anirudh: This post was sort of about the uncertainity and the mystery behind certain things in life that we are all hoping to unveil someday.. n not really about the search or the quest for something.. I get what you have said though.. When I wrote this I struggled to find the right phrases and words to convey what I had in mind! Hm.. Maybe I should try rewriting this piece.. ha? :)
I know i am commenting after a looooooooooooooooooooooong time, after u ve written the post - well, was reading it again, & felt like it -i can relate to what u r saying....happens quite a few times, esp when u r relatively 'at peace' and are not running ard, trying to finish ur day! neway,what u say id true, there ll be a kinda 'incompleteness' , but it has a completely diff kinda effect on me - rather than being smth that i am dying to find out ,it provides a streak of mystery and anticipation....u know u can look fwd to smth more, tho u dont know exactly what that cud be!! its kinda enjoyable... :D
but surely, how u react depends a lot on how patient u r and how optimistic u r....AND ofcourse the circumstances...
so there!! thats my say, towards this!
3:14 PM, November 15, 2005
Well this is probably the 2nd blog I have ever read as m not into reading blogs much.
Today someone suggested me to read ur blog and I was told tht its really good and blog really proved him right.I am really impressed by u ma'am.i always thot tht u r a techie gal with a real good voice but I never had ne idea tht u write also,tho got to knw some more talents of u during our skit but this blog thing is too good... :) keep blogging dear..!!
Hey Puja,
U made my day...! Like I toldja before, I feel flattered! :) Please keep comin here as and when and lemme know wat u think of the posts..
THANKS A TON!
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