The other day I was watching 'JFK' by Oliver Stone. Nothing special since, I have seen that movie atleast 3 times. Especially love the final appeal made by Kevin Costner as "Jim Garrison". The appeal mostly reveals around, what a country expects from its government. For all those, who are completely aware of this film, this is about the JFK assassination and more pronouncedly on lone battle fought by New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison. Jim Garrison did put up a strong case against Clay Shaw, who uptil that moment was a respected businessman in New Orleans. Jim Garrisson, did however, in the end, lose the case, the defendant declared not guilty by jury.
Again coming back to the final appeal made by Kevin Costner as Jim Garrison in the film. Kevin being a fantastic and technically sound actor, has brought out the message in the script as vividly as could have been humanly possible. The appeal instead of trying to brand Clay Shaw, tries to win over the jury to punish that inhuman and more a anti-national force that tried to get rid of the President. The President, whom the Americans, were ready to carry most carefully on their palms. The President, who according to the conspiracy theory and the film, was trying to avoid American involvement in a war, that was never its own. The President, who by avoiding war was going to reduce American expenditure on war, a whooping 80 billion dollars, back then. This needless to mention, would have benchmarked American foreign policy for years to come. This would have certainly made sure that the same money, would have ensured reaching the more needy in the world. The same money and military would have ensured a better domestic scene. Kevin Costner played Jim Garrison character here makes a reference to Alfred Lord Tennysons "Authority forgets a dying king". Sadly as the character in the movie and the actual Jim Garrison believed, the authority are indeed suspects as to endanger the possibility of a long life for their own king. Moreover, Jim Garrison, wants the jury to do a favor to the country , to the people and pay a last, well deserved homage to their dying king.
But why do people need to wait, till the king becomes a dying king. There are many who fight to make their king proud, but when the king is fighting for so many and fighting so truly, then the people better stand by him while he still needs them. Because those who want to stop him are fighting witohout a break. Your king needs you, not after his dead, not as much when he is dying, but when he could make a difference with your help.
Friday, January 25, 2008
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Vaishnav Janato
Vishnav janato tene kahiye je
Peed parayi jaane re...........(Sant Narsi Mehta)
I love hindu philosophy exactly for this. It exalts the status of the supreme-being. Assigns attributes to him, that many of the contemporary creeds dont come near to even in imagination.
It defines different, not just one, paths to attain a union with this almighty. And the Bhakti path that it prescribes, makes it a path achievable to one and all.
Identify him as the true devotee of God, the supreme being, who acknowledges the pain of others. He , the true devotee, does help to those in troubles. And still remains a humble man.
Looking from a level slightly higher, this man, the true devotee with the attributes attached as above, will be called a "God's man" in daily parlance. And there steps in the Hindu philosophy's "keystone". Where is God? He is right there within you. If you expect good things from God, you are ought to do good things. Or atleast things that you think are good. And how does this God come to rest within you? He manifests himself in this universe, like the seed that was sown eons before, but which could relate to so many, multitudes of crops and fruits and flowers down the ages, across the oceans.
'Vyapuni Jagata tuhi ananta, bahuvida rupe ghesi, pari anti Brahma ekle"-Sant Tukaram
Occupying the whole universe, you take so many different forms, but in the end you are always everywhere, the one Brahma element.
Christianity, as far as I have learnt about it, has all its basis on simple messages like the former.
Hence I guess is the world wide acceptibility of the religion, apart from the "obvious other reasons". The latter ideas seem missing to me in Christianity, any thing that I might have missed, please let me know !!
Peed parayi jaane re...........(Sant Narsi Mehta)
I love hindu philosophy exactly for this. It exalts the status of the supreme-being. Assigns attributes to him, that many of the contemporary creeds dont come near to even in imagination.
It defines different, not just one, paths to attain a union with this almighty. And the Bhakti path that it prescribes, makes it a path achievable to one and all.
Identify him as the true devotee of God, the supreme being, who acknowledges the pain of others. He , the true devotee, does help to those in troubles. And still remains a humble man.
Looking from a level slightly higher, this man, the true devotee with the attributes attached as above, will be called a "God's man" in daily parlance. And there steps in the Hindu philosophy's "keystone". Where is God? He is right there within you. If you expect good things from God, you are ought to do good things. Or atleast things that you think are good. And how does this God come to rest within you? He manifests himself in this universe, like the seed that was sown eons before, but which could relate to so many, multitudes of crops and fruits and flowers down the ages, across the oceans.
'Vyapuni Jagata tuhi ananta, bahuvida rupe ghesi, pari anti Brahma ekle"-Sant Tukaram
Occupying the whole universe, you take so many different forms, but in the end you are always everywhere, the one Brahma element.
Christianity, as far as I have learnt about it, has all its basis on simple messages like the former.
Hence I guess is the world wide acceptibility of the religion, apart from the "obvious other reasons". The latter ideas seem missing to me in Christianity, any thing that I might have missed, please let me know !!
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