SoUring High!

Reelistically speaking!

A theatrical entry of a Tom Cruise in MI drawing down from the ceiling, with crafty precision, with a cord strapped to the ankle can be best appreciated only if we understand the logic behind the stunt. It’d be quite a different story if he’d fastened himself to the neck and made the eternal descent!

The heroes of real and reel life are often matched up to by one and all. We are all so conveniently judgmental in our own ways. Looking at people with one’s own value-lenses is one art many of us have mastered even without adequate training! People are just okay with themselves; the way they are. Everyone’s just perfect in his or her own valuation-test; all others are fools, at best.

I am emotionally reminded of a man who thought his wife was going deaf and went to see the doctor. The doc told him to conduct a simple test. When the man reached the front door of his home, he called out, “Darling, is dinner ready?” Hearing no response, he walked inside and repeated himself. There was still no reply. On the third attempt, when he had walked close to her, he finally heard her say, “For the third time, yes!”

This is an all too familiar experience for many I’d reckon. But how often do we really look back and see where we stand. Jumping tall where one needs to dive can be fatal. The amount of time we squander in weighing up people around us can be best invested in nurturing one-self. Those who do are the real heroes indeed.

Having a towering esteem of oneself is one thing, misplacing one’s own self and persona is a different thing altogether. Soaring high on counterfeit feathers can meet with exceptionally sour experiences in sum!