The devil inside me....

The biggest devils to fight in life are those that live within you. It's the devil that struggles with patience, it always wants everything to be laid on the platter for you, it wants it all NOW. It doesn't understand life, time, obstacles and the other meagries of life.

It drives you inwards, a fast unexplainable torque. It pushes you further all the time. So whether you are running on a treadmill and your body nor your stamina can sustain you, the devil will push you harder. It's facing you, when temptations are unleashed, it could be food, alcohol, that chick/ hunk or that LBD.It drives you sleepless, when you cannot meet the goals for a day. In my case, it even makes me insane, when I only want to paint for hours or keep pouring my thoughts in to words. I also find it hard to suppress this devilish desire of inventing my own flying machine and flying off every now and then to new places. I call my vicious ambition also a play of the devil. When I see people content, the devil causes me envy, the envy that can't be fought off due to my restless nature! I want to know, does this devil live inside you too? If so, what does it usually push you towards? Does it sometimes push you so far, that you fear, it is almost self-destructive?Do we fight the devil or give in?

I'll be honest, I'm often prey to the seven sins stated by Moses. I believe the seven sins are a part of my human-ness but at the same I also know that I'm giving in to the devil, which I'm completely capable of fighting off. I let the devil play me at times, and at times I play the devil to my advantage.

The biggest monster in the world for me today is my own inner devil. It's hard for him to sleep especially when I don't have enough to do...when I still have so many ideas..and only a few expressions to express them...

So as I fight with my inner devils...figure out yours...

Cheers!!

A Chocolate Factory in my head...

Most of you, who know me, may know that I am not really a big fan of chocolates...especially the brown variety...So, though I'm not too keen on chocolates, the concept behind chocolates fascinates me. The way it's used to woo women and some men too. The whole idea of love and then the cure for heartaches and heart diseases has all been gotten down to these little pieces of wonder...

This fascination drew me to the Ritter Sport museum today. My imagination got the best of me, on my journey I pictured a castle made out of chocolate, the foyer decorated with chocolate fountains and colorful candies, all very much out of the Hansel and Gretel story. I also thought about why our very own "Amul" has not thought about this concept so far.

When I was growing-up, "Amul" had it's own chocolates right? Their butter slabs always came with a message or a saying on relevant events...wonder where their chocolates disappeared? Did competition kill them or did they not make enough profits? And most importantly why don't they have their own museum?....

Immersed in all these thoughts...I reached the Ritter Sport museum.....let me just say that it was a simple case of my "BIG" imagination meeting with an even "BIGGER" disappointment..there were no chocolate fountains..or a history behind them...or even a tour of the chocolate factory...Just some structural designs by Rita Ernst and new lighting effects of Brigitte Kowanz! Schade! Sigh.....

I don't know if Amul or Ritter Sport ever hear about my blog...but if they do..I have a few ideas in mind for them and for their followers and lovers ;) !

So keep spreading the word...

Cheers!!

Gold, Silver and diamonds

So while for most men and women...the terms gold, silver and diamonds literally mean the physical chemical elements that they are made of...for me...they've just been colors....

Yes, this is how we painters see it. So, when I walked across the fields today and saw the sunlight on the leaves that are yet to grow and the branches that are still bare, the light that reflected to me...was pure gold...I looked up and saw the sun...the sun streaming through the clouds..the outline of the clouds was pure gold..and yet we talk about equity and savings in terms of gold...try and fetch this...you can't because it's smiling at you, right in front of you, you can't touch it and you can't put it in a scientific equation and re-produce the same effect...try...it's impossible...

As I looked at the clouds..the clouds glittered in their silver glory because of the sun...try your best SLR..but the moment will never be the same cause I breathed in it and you can't....the silver lining of a cloud is suppose to be the beginning of positive life..but in my life it's almost always just that moment that I can't seem to come out of...another re-creation that can't be justified in just one element..it's the color...

The sun reflecting it's light on the snow that refuses to melt...is always like a thousand diamonds thrown in the ground..the more you try to capture it or hold it in your hand, the more you realize that it's just water and earth and a reflection of colors and your imagination that you can never possess...

And that my friends is the Gold, Silver and Diamonds of life...look at them...live in that moment..because sooner or later..you will realize that it is all just an illusion! Like everything else is....

Cheers!! TGIF!!