Fictitious or not ...

The other day I was immersed in my novel and pointedly ignoring everything around me , when ( as usual ) a head popped up , and was like “What you reading ?”

I showed the title , gave my lost/misty eyed expression . He still stood there ..

“fiction , huh ? “ ( condescending voice )

Which brings us to the problem , is fiction to be looked down upon .

I say , no !

Now ,look at it this way … you have an idea , suppose “naari shakti” ( woman power) .

( yeah yeah …as if they need more power ;-D )

Now , you can write an essay on it ..collect facts , data , statistics or simply write down your thoughts . It will become a book . Congrats !

But then , who’ll read it ? Let’s say 10% of  the intellectual ( or more likely the “pseudo” intellectual crowd ) . After that , it will probably be in a corner somewhere ,where children will pick it up when they have to make a school project on Indira Gandhi or Mother Teresa .

( Or maybe Sarah Paulin , hopefully ;-) )

OR OR OR you can write a story out of it . Add a bit of masala , organic seasoning , a lil’ tadka and present it .

It will SELL ! plus , your ideas will get across more effectively !

Isn’t that the point of writing ? To get your thoughts across …. ( or is it ? )

Actually , writing fiction is more difficult !

It’s easy to pen down your thoughts exactly as they come . But to formulate it into a story , make characters , design situations … need a wee bit of creativity there beta !

It’s exactly the difference between a movie and a documentary !

(Imagine watching a documentary on Hercules when you can have Brad Pitt in a skirt ;-))

Let’s not say that non-fiction books are inferior in any way . They are invaluable , but the power of fiction is not to be undermined too .

So , the next time you see someone with a novel in hand , instead of some heavy duty philosophy or one of those "self-help" books . Do not sneer …

For in the end , isn’t this entire world around us …nothing , but fiction :-D

( wah wah …admire the philosophical deep touch in the end ! )

MASALA HOROSCOPE VI : LIBRA

Sorry for the delay , I have been whirling around for a while now :P

Yes , the charming , gracious , funny , smiling , content libras .

You’ll see one from far..and you’ll be like “ah ! everything’s all right “

The reason ? see that display of front teeth ..all joining together to form a smile .

It’s not over rated . Most of them are known to dazzle people with that thing ..and then . Ah ! people just fall over each other to attend to them ( or do they ? )

Which brings us back to another gift from the heavens . The powers of persuasion !

I dunno whether it’s their ‘balancing’ habit or what ! Sit with them , and they’ll talk to you , nod their heads and bat their eyelashes .

Before the talk is over ..you’ll agree with them 102% . How can you not ! They have every side of the argument and give such logical solutions .

Solutions is not that accurate a term .Let’s say “philosophies of life “

These libras have this “babagiri” side . Try exploring it sometimes . They love to give you ‘marg –darshan’ and turn you towards the light ;-)

And yes , you can bow before them when it comes to asthetic sense ! They do have a particular taste n all . So the next time you go shopping , you know who to tag along .

( Btw , taureans would work too …but these people have some ‘classy’ thingie )

And a badly dressed libra …no no no !

Even the guys have this ‘dandy’ thing about them . ( Ah ! recall recall …each one has their own physical attributes girls go mad after ! )

And one of them has to be the SENSE OF SEXY HUMOUR .Without exception ,all of them have their own magical brands of this super power ;-)

(as if they needed any more seduction tools )

The BALANCING thing …I surrender !

Let’s balance this entire article , shall we ? Here comes the spice .

It can be a “little” exasperating at times ! You try to hold an argument , and by the time you end it ..you don’t know which side are they on . They would have analysed the top ,bottom , left , right n centre of it !  *grumble*

The next hopelessly romantic sign after cancerians . Guess who ? *yes , they’ll have a twinkle in the eye and nod slowly*

And yes , please inform people before sliding into your ‘lazy’ moods ! Because maybe you don’t get it , it’s VERY DIFFICULT to dray you people once you comfortably settle in :-D

And ummm…you people do nag a lil’ at times…but who cares .

God gave you that smile to light up the world .

And then light up MANY hearts too , isn’t it ? ;-D

JUST A WINDOW SHOPPER ...

In a busy bazaar I walk

Oh , the noise and glitter around

No purpose , I am a window shopper

So many people and shops abound

Some shops I choose to venture into

The bad ones , I stand out n smile 

I see people bargaining and compromising

Glittering dresses blinding me or a while

Sometimes I am tired , I sit down

An old accquintance would come out of the crowd

Walk along the bazaar wimme

Until my spirit stands tall and proud

I meet new people milling around

Some hold my hands and walk together

And then leave , to look into a shop

Sometimes I meet them again somewhere

Some keep crossing me more frequently

And others just totally disappear

I keep walking along the busy bazaar

I am just a window shopper here …

                               Just a window shopper here …