Live and let live

She is an awesome human being. Caring, loving, generous, sensitive and efficient. Commands respect and treats everyone fairly.

Stands in a shopping mall and says I don't want you to think I am a freak, I have a "partner". What could I do, except to give her a big hug and say she is not a freak and that she is still adorable, respectable and the nice person she is.

Why can't people live and let live and not stigmatize people for their personal preferences, be it food, clothes, color, caste, relationships ...........................

Being

A poem from the book "On becoming a Person" by Carl Rogers -

Be not like the child Oh child
For the child in its innocent curiosity - pries open the bud
And the beauty he thus wished to see - is lost forever
Let thyself unfold thyself without manipulation either by thee or others

I am not sure if I got the exact words but it makes so much sense.

We seem to live either in the past or rush ahead to meet the future ignoring the joy of every moment's beauty in the present . Isn't being more important than becoming?

Reminiscing

Salangai Oli - my all time favorite movie. So many subtle moments, so very well presented by a team of artists, amazing.

Though many would say that Kamal stole the show, Jeyapradha has given a stellar performance. The prelude and her expressions for Mounamana Neram song, her caring, pained expressions while witnessing the sufferings of Kamal and the helplessness - she is far out in this one film.

One "picture" perfect in everysense