Enough has been said about the need for humanity to slow down and take a breath from time to time. Take for example something as simple as a bus ride, something that might seem mundane, but can be done a little differently if you think about it. I am not claiming that travelling by bus through the dusty,clogged and often stinking streets of the city, barrelling ahead through honking traffic is romantic, but you could change up the pattern. Start out early in the morning, catch a different bus, take a different route, or choose to travel by train. Befriend a stranger. Gift an unsuspecting child selling knicknacks. Look outside and see life brimming around you. Feel amazed at how you missed so much for so long!
Today, I got a chance to behold the changing art scene in my country, on attending a film festival of sorts.Filmmakers seem to be reacting to the noise on and off celluloid, through mostly silent creations.I list a few of my favourites here: A Beast Called Beauty - directed by Aakanksha Chitkara Maybe because I am a woman living at a time when India is renowned for objectification of and heinous crimes against women, this documentary film struck me the most and inspired this post.The film voices the common woes of our sex racked by the rigid concepts of beauty set by the society; a situation only worsened by the marketing techniques of fairness creams and other beauty products.However,the movie ends on a happy note, with the featured females professing to have realised that they have accepted who they are, and are content with themselves.I hope every girl out there does the same. In case your interest is piqued, here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M1kI5FNz_g ...
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