Are we actually there or are we not?? Is the universe governed by materialism? Materialists say we are actually there i.e matter rules. According to them matter is eternal: it has been forever & will stay forever. But let us look into some very befuddling mysteries first.
First of all let go of all bias & emotion. The computer before which u are sitting is the computer u r seeing inside a dark place in ur head called the brain. Although no light ever reaches the brain, we are still able to see a brightly lit world. Consider a hypothetical situation…If the nerves which carry the vision impulses from ur eyes to the brain are suddenly severed, would u be able to see the computer??? I think not. Not just vision, all the senses are formed & processed in ur brain. The table u touch is a “table” as told to u by the brain. If the brain is somehow manipulated to process the table u are touching as say, a chair, u would say the table is a chair.
Consider another situation. This one is good material for science fiction movies. If the sensory nerves to ur brain are severed & replaced with (by exchanging) those of ur friend sitting home enjoying a movie, u wud be the one now watching the movie while ur friend stares at the boring computer screen. All ur thoughts & feelings will be correspondingly interchanged. U wud no longer be you, u wud be ur friend….
Take a long breath, I know this is not easy to digest but it is a fact nevertheless. You & ur surroundings are what ur brain tells u they are. Nothing less, nothing more. The consciousness of the brain surpasses the material aspect of things. I do not claim to understand every bit of the mysterious thing called the brain but I want to make people think & decide for themselves…
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Half-blood prince
The Harry Potter mania hardly seems to die even as J. K. Rowling is all set & cozy after wrapping up the seventh & final installment of the series: The Deathly Hallows. Movies have always been a disappointment granted you have read the original version in the books. But for HP fans even if they already know the ins & outs of all sequences in the movies, shelling out a couple of hundred bucks to watch an HP movie in a multiplex hardly seems a problem.
This was my state when HBP was released on 16th July. HBP is my favourite book in the series. JKR has very skilfully shaded the dark & sinister past of Voldemort (read Tom Riddle) with the tinge of romanticism & adolescence. Then again many secrets are disclosed & you get to learn Dumbledore’s true level of involvement in the Phoenix. I can’t help but marvel at this man…Dumbledore. He is simply brilliant. Each one of his words, thoughts actions, seem to be directed towards some end & yet u do not know where. He could do no mistake & he is the true hero of the series….talented, humble, old, wise & rational.
Coming back to the movie, I must appreciate the dialogues written for the Half bLood Prince. You see, if u try to copy all the words uttered in the books by the characters, u can’t have a two n a half hour movie. So u will be forced to cut “Yes, Harry you are the only one who can finish Voldemort…,” for example to an awkward “Yes.” Pretty dumb, huh???
This is where HBP movie scored. All of the dialogues were entirely according to the movie. And it was refreshing to actually anticipate what will happen in the movie rather than lie bored on ur seat reciting what’s coming next. No shoddy work here. The film has scored.
Now what??? Of course the final two movies. The last book was too fast-paced to incorporate it into a single movie. So it has been split into two. I personally think there must be more confrontations between Harry & Voldemort like in
GOF. So folks, we wait & pray that the next movie is absolutely smashing
This was my state when HBP was released on 16th July. HBP is my favourite book in the series. JKR has very skilfully shaded the dark & sinister past of Voldemort (read Tom Riddle) with the tinge of romanticism & adolescence. Then again many secrets are disclosed & you get to learn Dumbledore’s true level of involvement in the Phoenix. I can’t help but marvel at this man…Dumbledore. He is simply brilliant. Each one of his words, thoughts actions, seem to be directed towards some end & yet u do not know where. He could do no mistake & he is the true hero of the series….talented, humble, old, wise & rational.
Coming back to the movie, I must appreciate the dialogues written for the Half bLood Prince. You see, if u try to copy all the words uttered in the books by the characters, u can’t have a two n a half hour movie. So u will be forced to cut “Yes, Harry you are the only one who can finish Voldemort…,” for example to an awkward “Yes.” Pretty dumb, huh???
This is where HBP movie scored. All of the dialogues were entirely according to the movie. And it was refreshing to actually anticipate what will happen in the movie rather than lie bored on ur seat reciting what’s coming next. No shoddy work here. The film has scored.
Now what??? Of course the final two movies. The last book was too fast-paced to incorporate it into a single movie. So it has been split into two. I personally think there must be more confrontations between Harry & Voldemort like in
GOF. So folks, we wait & pray that the next movie is absolutely smashing
Nostalgic notes
I am a student of engineering at BITS, Pilani which is a wonderful institute. It’s a general rule there that holidays are never to be utilized for creative purposes….atleast for non-ghotus (the less studious!). Hols are for total freakout. Freakout may contain things as diverse as pulling the leg of sideys (ones having rooms beside u), chatting about the latest bombshell on or off-campus, watching latest episodes of sitcoms with relish or having “sams” or “jamuns” at redi (food-stall). With such all round personalities, you are definitely prepared for the harsh difficulties you are going to face in ur life!
It’s a strange feeling when you realise u r not going to return back to the insti after the hols are over. The first month of the semester at BITS is absolutely bombastic. With a minimum of tutes, no tests & no practical exams, u live in heaven for a month for all practical purposes. Then again the “no compulsary attendance” rule is quite attractive to many & our future engineers make full use of it. Yet the profs manage to extract vengeance in their own way which is best left unsaid!
The feeling of nostalgia has definitely set in. You cannot explain it. Its in ur veins. If u were asked what two plus two is, u wud say four and yet if asked to explain, u cannot even though u r quite sure of the fact. While pursuing internship in Pune, away from my alma mater, I look forward to returning back for one final semester & take in as much of the place called BITS-Pilani, as I could. Who knows whether in future, I would be fortunate enough to refresh the four years of wonderful existence at BITS by visiting it…??
It’s a strange feeling when you realise u r not going to return back to the insti after the hols are over. The first month of the semester at BITS is absolutely bombastic. With a minimum of tutes, no tests & no practical exams, u live in heaven for a month for all practical purposes. Then again the “no compulsary attendance” rule is quite attractive to many & our future engineers make full use of it. Yet the profs manage to extract vengeance in their own way which is best left unsaid!
The feeling of nostalgia has definitely set in. You cannot explain it. Its in ur veins. If u were asked what two plus two is, u wud say four and yet if asked to explain, u cannot even though u r quite sure of the fact. While pursuing internship in Pune, away from my alma mater, I look forward to returning back for one final semester & take in as much of the place called BITS-Pilani, as I could. Who knows whether in future, I would be fortunate enough to refresh the four years of wonderful existence at BITS by visiting it…??
Monday, July 27, 2009
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