Wednesday, November 7, 2007

there will come many a time in your life when, for a while you have nothing to do. just to occupy your time you could observe people and their antics. its real fun. for example sit aloof from everybody, inert, and watch people talk to each other. its a surprise how animate people become when they talk, not to discuss, but for show. their mannerisms change and they are a compeletely different person. peering through the odd smile, deliberate laughter, a swing of the hand or a fleeting glimpse here and there searching for an audience, you would realise how much of that was provoked by a natural impetus to behave. none. its so striking, funny even.
Now i am not saying that i am any better, i do it too, perhaps everyone does. but its just that i am dettered by the fact that somebody could be observing me and making merry. bah! its the same thing, once you think of it. i am as wretched as they are. too aware, too un-natural. but if i were completely natural, i'd probably not speak at all. hmm..

some better pics clicked by some better people.

1 comment:

Puthali said...

:) do it all da time or most of da time...i.e observe ppl but no, i don't curtail myself for mainly 2 reasons -
> first of all thr are very few ppl, who take the trouble of observing ppl
> second, for ppl who make an effort, why deny them the pleasure?

"Do unto others as you would have them do to you" :)

'n yeah another modification or extension of this is -
do it when you are traveling, preferably in public transport 'n bonus wud be if ur city is blessed with hour long traffic jams :)
feel free to put in ur own dialogs, when you can't hear actual sounds, life will resemble watching a movie muted, with only ur imagination limiting u... :)