As days melt into weeks into months (especially in this place called IISc), the mind is a continuum of time marked by days of work, mixed-bag days of sub-optimal work and fun, and days of pure play.
Sunday comes and the mind ticks itself into a realm of self indulgence and laziness! It is in fact a great idea to work real hard during the week; a lazy Sunday when you feel you have ‘earned’ your rest is awesome by a whole different league. Relaxing this way on any other day comes a very distant second. On a Sunday, Relaxing rises in stature; it becomes a process, a phenomenon, a salubrious entity enriching the human entangled in its pleasurable mire.
It is so good to vegetate – to sit on your own, with a movie. What makes us all enjoy movies so much? It is a parallel universe. You walk through the world of someone else’s imagination. You find something to relate with in what you are watching – a person, even a landscape. It is a great feeling to break away from your own reality that you face every day. However charming your world maybe, however much filled with beautiful people, it feels good to take a break from it all and virtually tread unfamiliar grounds.
It is fascinating to follow a character’s life, be a part of the multitude of feelings; it is like watching a whole lifetime in fast forward, cutting out the mundane and going through the interesting parts rapidly. I tend to appreciate fine camera work and a lot of attention to detail. Small things can make so much of a difference. I have wondered how it would be if we could do the same with life. You know, tweak around and increase the light here, the color there, add songs here and a little romance there.
Freaky! Actually, I like it the way it is now.
Coming back to Sundays – I think movies go so well with Sundays because they are both removed from reality in a similar manner. They are both parallel tracks to a ‘normal’ existence. And a big hurrah to them both!
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