Daughter's Wisdom Nuggets - 1

My daughter utters so many wise words at the age of 7-8 , it almost feels like she is some 18+ and in all - sage avatar is preaching me. From today I am trying to be active on blog and would try capturing some of the random wisdom nuggets and wise-cracks, my daughter has up her sleeve :-)

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My wisdom tooth is a unique pain giving companion from more than a decade 🤕. A nerve exactly is passing in between the tooth  and to operate it's tough, if it's bone we can still surgically extract...if nerve little tough - at times u may lose sensation of the jaw, but mostly u won't - I was told .. I thought, feeling the pain is better than feeling nothing, so nearly from 12 years I suffer on and off immense pain episodes, sometimes I get fever and so on ....

Today some food got stuck in that tooth. I was cleaning and then pressing my jaw in pain, holding it...and so on, seeing my trials , 

my daughter : "what's wrong!"

I then explain about the wisdom tooth...

After five different Q and A on what it is, why it's extracted and so on ( and me googling most of it to explain to her😜)....then she goes on like this.

"Mamma I guess I know the reason why you are in so much pain!"

Me: why

Z: maybe it's not just nerve , maybe tone down your wisdom. You act too wise at times 🤔

Me: means?

Z: Become a bit dumb, then the tooth won't be used much ...Being dumb numbs the pain ma!🤣

Me again perplexed as am not sure if she is just speaking sillily or even if in the form of taunt at me, the sage avatar of hers made her utter the life's most profound and ugliest fact 💯🙂💥

8 Vasanthalu - Soul Stirrer on a rainy day!

I am happy to say on my blog that I am in the process of getting published, a collection of my poems. While aimlessly scrolling through my final manuscript on a dull rainy gloomy Sunday (as I didn't have much zeal to sit or look at it due to some events in my life),  I remembered this movie recommendation from my intermediate friend Poornima - who now is a Gastro surgeon in Hyderabad! What started as a casual time pass watch became a much needed brooding piece for me!

I finished watching it and I wondered why no one is talking about it! We’re quick to troll Tollywood for mindless content, but when rare gems like this quietly shine, they somehow go unnoticed, so I felt a need to write. Even I thought maybe it's originally a Tamil or Malayalam movie - that's how the brains got wired 😀 but felt happy to see that it's a true blue Telugu movie! 

What can I say about the movie? It felt like chicken soup for the soul. It’s been ages since something so pure, so soulful, and deeply rooted in emotion has graced our screens. It gave me the warm, nostalgic vibes of Geetanjali ( may be due to locations), Yevade Subramanyam, or even Aanand and Godavari (the classics by Sekhar Kammula) - those timeless, feel-good films from the late 90s and early 2000s that made you pause and feel. [Non telugu folks may not be aware of all this but read on :)]

The film explores many aspects like feminism, heartbreak, outdated societal norms, and above all, the strength of the human spirit. It’s a must-watch for women, especially!! The story follows Shuddhi Ayodhya, a passionate poet-author played gracefully by Ananthika Sanilkumar ( she played roles in some other telugu flicks), and her journey through love, self-discovery, and resilience.

Yes, the script does fumble at a couple of places, but it hardly matters - because what you walk away with is a deep sense of having felt something real. The dialogues are raw and powerful, and the connection between the two writer characters will especially resonate with anyone who writes or feels deeply!

Here’s a dialogue that stayed with me, when Shuddhi sees the Taj Mahal, she reflects :

“Magaadi premaku sakshyalu ga palarathi soudhyalu, bhagyanagaralu unnai. Aadadaniki emunnayi? Manasulone samadhi cheskunna gnapakalu tappa.”💔

(A man has grand symbols like the marbled Taj Mahal or cities like Bhagyanagar ( Hyderabad ) to prove his love. But what does a woman have? Just the memories she buries in her heart.) - translated for non telugu folks!

That line alone is worth the watch.

The writing feels like it comes from a place of lived emotion, of quiet pain and silent strength. Hats off to director-writer Phanindra Narsetty. He’s on my radar now - I truly hope he keeps making such honest cinema. He has given a new face to the female protagonist by not reducing her to an oomph exuding male magnet. Thanks for that🙏🙏

The poet in me now may be inactive, but this movie has definitely stirred the soul. 

PS: I also felt learning self defence could be really important for a girl, yes our protagonist is a black belter and that one fight sequence in the movie is just😲 fabulous, again laced with great dialogues!

Reflections💡and Life Lessons from the Movie (for all):

City of your Dreams!

And that is the magic of the city 

There is no time to laugh loud, cry ,or even show pity!

You see something or someone where you want to stop by

The turn on the road doesn't allow that, and the numerous fly overs would still not give you wings to fly! :-)

City of your dreams, your love, your childhood ambition!

Who knew, the same city would make you long for a magic potion!

A potion which could make you go back in time and live in slow motion

Alas! We are only muggles and we have more problems than solutions!

The city gave you wads of money, a luxury to live, a fire and a passion to strive for more

But the cost at which it comes - it almost squeezes your soul till you may not have much to pour!

The skyline is often invisible and the sun hides behind the tall towers and sky scrappers!

The rain is enjoyed more through a glass pane, there is no space to stand, watch, get drenched, or to float those boats made of papers!

The love, that ephemeral love - the city has to offer!

The romantic in you adjusted to those bread crumbs like a pauper!

The burst of lust in every nook and corner, love and emotions are a luxury,

A privilege only few can avail, the premium folks and not the ordinary!

The city though lacks the depth and cannot offer everything you desire

It gives you a life which once upon a time seemed distant and dire,

Now wrapped in few victory moments that quietly lift you higher,

Each sunrise gives a hope, each sunset whispers those unmet dreams, but still inspire!!