Things to DO !!

The title is mainly dedicated to the movie Dasvidaniya. A subtle and sensitive drama with some sparkling performance by Vinay Pathak. The depiction of the common man (or the living machine) who, bogged down by his same old routine, subdued by his boring life, lives life based on his "Things to do" list every single day. His life takes a U-Turn when he comes to know that he has very limited time in the world left and suddenly realizes that he has so much to do. He regains his long-lost vigour and starts to live life with a renewed enthusiasm and spirit.

Well that's the story in a nut-shell. If you read between the lines, this small drama of a common man has so much more to tell. It mainly highlights the 'perspective' in which you see life. To this man, life was a routine before he realizes its worth, and later becomes beautiful dream. His priorities had changed with a list of "TODO's" that he had forgotten his own existence, but he gradually understands how to realize his dream.

Somehow, while watching the movie, I found a cogent similarity with the character being portrayed in the movie, not in his look or the way he dresses, not in his eating and drinking habits, not in his profession, not even in his sense of humour, but in his "list-making" ability. I am a person who likes to make a list of most of the things I do and then tick them off. Since they are mostly short term, it often gives you a gr8 feeling at the end of the day to see all the tasks getting struck off. Well you might have a question, what if..............what if the tasks are not done at the end of the day, either due to unavoidable circumstances or otherwise. For all those who have seen Dasvidaniya, or know me well, you are correct, start the next day with a new list and feed these as your backlog. This ultimately leads to procrastination and in the long process ignorance.

I mentioned the movie to point out a very poignant perspective towards life. I am not trying to say that making list is bad. It is not fake and certainly not a waste of time. In other words you may call it "Micro-Planning". In fact, I was motivated to make a fresh list now - a list which might just go a bit offbeat; a list which might be made with a single stroke of the pen, but struck off after a few years of perseverance; a list to bring a smile to your face; a list to point out your aim in life; a list to INSPIRE.

"If you do not DREAM, you will never come to know what lies beyond your DREAM !!"