Jonathan Trager, prominent television producer for ESPN, died last night from complications of losing his soul mate and his fiancee. He was 35 years old. Soft-spoken and obsessive, Trager never looked the part of a hopeless romantic. But, in the final days of his life, he revealed an unknown side of his psyche. This hidden quasi-Jungian persona surfaced during the Agatha Christie-like pursuit of his long reputed soul mate, a woman whom he only spent a few precious hours with. Sadly, the protracted search ended late Saturday night in complete and utter failure. Yet even in certain defeat, the courageous Trager secretly clung to the belief that life is not merely a series of meaningless accidents or coincidences. Uh-uh. But rather, its a tapestry of events that culminate in an exquisite, sublime plan. Asked about the loss of his dear friend, Dean Kansky, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and executive editor of the New York Times, described Jonathan as a changed man in the last days of his life. "Things were clearer for him," Kansky noted. Ultimately Jonathan concluded that if we are to live life in harmony with the universe, we must all possess a powerful faith in what the ancients used to call "fatum", what we currently refer to as destiny.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Obituary
Friday, January 16, 2009
Dealing with Acute Lonsomeness : A Surviver's Notes
- A more Hot single chick is passing by . it's women's code of saying " Stay Away Bitch , He is My Catch"
- They are wearing a sandal with pencil heel .their clinging to hubby's arm is not a gesture of emotional support or something, its a gesture of support ; litreally .
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Papa, He Loves Mama
Thursday, January 08, 2009
These God Forsaken Poets
अपने युग में सबको अनुपम ज्ञात हुई अपनी हाला,
अपने युग में सबको अदभुत, ज्ञात हुआ अपना प्याला,
फिर भी वृद्धों से जब पूछा एक यही उत्तर पाया -Harivansh Rai Bacchan In Madhushala Section 7 Verse 5
अब न रहे वे पीनेवाले, अब न रही वह मधुशाला!
It was kinda funny to see them excited at shopping mall in Calcutta and at the same time it was humbling to see them telling me point blank that spending 60 Rs for Cup of Coffee in BARISTA is sheer stupidity .[They did improvised an exception clause :"unless you are with your girlfriend "].
One of them knew my affinity toward poetry and my futile attempts to write something which rhymes . So one day he asked me to recite a poem . I recited some random poem i had written long back . He got all poetic and said "It must be a great feeling , To be in Love with someone " I said "Yes , it is but its even better other way round i.e. to be loved , unrequited love is very painful ". He smiled to him self and said "Uska bhee Apna hee mazza hai ! Kyun ?? {wink !}"
sitting there on terrace i was thinking , How much this guy is looking forward to the day when he will "fell in love " . How his sense of inadequacy is delightfully and poetically glorified . Is it just hormones ? or there is ACTUALLY someone somewhere destined to meet each one of us . if thats the case than why it is supposed to happen bitween the age 15 -to-30 (31 ??)
Need for Balance
Epilouge :
Standing on the terrace that night I kinda felt a certain sort of anger toward the poets which was followed by a feeling of being protective of my cousin . As I saw him coming back from market and entering the villa . I felt that I should try to explain all this to him . But something stopped me from doing that . He was so uncomplicatedly sweet and I didn't want to be the one to rob him of his innocence .
"Sorry , I am late. so where were we ?? hey you seems to be in deep thoughts .what are you thinking?" He said breaking my chain of thought. On that note I walked away . thinking whethere I did was right or wrong . i am not sure of it till this day . what do you think ?
"These God Forsaken Poets! " I murmured .
What ? He said,
"Never mind ! I feel like taking a walk .can you make sure we have Tea ready for guest by the time I am back ? "
"Sure thing sir , Don't worry " He replied .
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
One Crazy Ride..
Do watch the trailer and enjoy the thrill ..
[ warning :: it can invoke wanderlust ;) ]