Whispering Shadow

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.... Such a utility word. It can mean your are thinking, imply you are concerned, just buy you time, fit in anywhere you don't know what to say. It all depends on how you use it and how the listener perceives it. Perhaps the most commonly utilised expression! Today, language is filled with a multitude of such phrases. It makes the language a lot more flexible at the same time leaving something open to the creativity of the reader or listener. The F-word, for instance, is the only word that can fit in as a noun, verb, adjective, exclamation and adverb. It has all possible forms possible in English grammar. Its potential has been exploited (and abused) to the core. The only problem being it is still a far cry from the needs of formal communication. One such accepted word is "okay". Again used in a lot of places to imply a lot of things. Personally, an okay used anywhere but to suggest a tone of affirmation gives the vibes of disinterest. But imagine..Wo...

Today's headlines on Star News: Aishwariya Rai and Abhishek Bachhan to tie the knot Gere shocks the Nation by kissing Shilpa Shetty on stage Locals in a rush to drink 'miracle' water Young boy trapped in a manhole Please note, everything written above is extremely mellowed down as compared to when it is said in Hindi in the most melodramatic ways possible. Coming to the point, there are a two things ironical about what I have written above -firstly, the definitions of the headlines these days and secondly, the whole joke of calling that channel Star News ! Wonder what is wrong with the mass media of our country? By no means am I generalizing this accusation for all the news channels functioning in the country. There are few who are doing a really fine job. However that doesn't shirk off the responsibilities from any of the other news channels to not do the same. After all, they are on national television, and what they depict can have a great impact on what the people t...

Often there comes a time When you have to make the choice Between the roads that are perspicuously drawn But where they lead to, is unknown. The logic of the head The cravings of the heart Each as effortless to give into Relinquishing either is equally hard too. A path you have always wanted and deserved The one you have trodden on before Safe and sure, with no risk of getting lost But is it, once again, worth the cost? The other is a journey aboard A ship that sails in the ocean unexplored With new challenges, and greater danger Are you willing to be the intrepid ranger? The best alternative or the right one The crossroad is hazy and vision is blurred In darkness, when the sun sets For enlightenment, I look up to the stars.