Movie - Rich hero marries a village girl and is not accepted by the hero's family. One day she walks through the garden or sits in front of pooja room and sings melodiously - she is instantly accepted by the family
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heroine paints a beautiful picture or does a rangoli in front of the house and is immediately respected and accepted.
I have always wondered what if she could not sing or paint or do a rangoli? Does everyone have to have something "special" (and this special defined by someone else) to be accepted. Why cant someone just be themselves not exhibiting or demonstrating anything different ( i am refraining from using the word special) and still be respected and accepted?
One professor I know studied in Harvard and also held high profile jobs (once again high - defined by "dont know who"). She has never mentioned this to anyone except to a few of us. She is who she is as she was before I knew that she had studied in Harvard. Not for a moment I am devaluing Harvard - but these social brownies sometimes end up being the cause of discrimination and as an evolved race can we do away with discrimination in any form?
High and low, talented and not talented, rich and poor, beautiful and ordinary, special and average - aren't they relative?
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hahaah.Interesting grammar of Indain movies. Those songs and rangoli in films are most often symbols for those inner qualities that she is accepted for - her simplicty or how she lights up the house with her presence. And I guess in a film it is a much better way to show it in this way, than incident after incident of how her presence affects the house in a positive way.( better left to the 52 week slot serials!)
In many cases I think people who are themselves and not pretending or trying to be something are the ones that endear themselves to you instantly.The beauty of being oneself shines through their personality.
Those relative gradings may be necessary when there is competition but the whole value of personal relationships( love or freindship) lies in the fact that each one is accepted for what they are and special in their own way and there is no competititon.
I do think that things have changed quite a bit as far as the daughter in law thing goes...:-)
KaNNaaaaaaa..
Karumai Nira KaNNaaaa..
Unnai KaaNaadha KaNNillayee
Remember that situation Paavai? :-)
Vinesh - I agree things are changing
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