My latest experience from life brought to mind the
classic ‘Twelve Angry Men’ that inspired the Hindi movie, ‘Ek Ruka Hua Faisla’.
The movie explores the various aspects of dynamics in group thinking through the
experience of twelve men, from diverse backgrounds, brought together as part of
a jury to decide the fate of a young man suspected of murder.
The one important learning from my long association with
classical music is that one’s knowledge does not get reaffirmed by criticising
another and greatness, not by belittling - every artiste has a bad-hair day! This
was only re-validated over the last couple of days when I had the pleasure of
some wonderful company in some equally stressful conditions.
So, I meet a man who fancies calling himself a ‘Data
Philosopher’ but is a fine fraction-poet; the aggression and irreverence of young
blood pumped with a high dosage of adrenalin, that takes pride in not bowing
down to another’s opinion without a fight; the doctor who prefers not being
referred to as one, and you now understand why; the man who has a name, quite
appropriately, that indicates a gentle breeze; the petite girl who you just can’t
ignore for her large packs of knowledge – afterall, the world’s best things do
come in small packages; the passive and suave dominance of a high achiever; the
teacher who is only as effective as s/he is unbiased towards her/his students; the
education that failed, unfortunately, to stress on humility; the lawyer who
plays her/his part to the ‘y’; the young man who draws your attention with the pace and impact of his speech and the one who puts self-interest aside to see a
team get past the winning post....
Life experiences influence us more than we may,
sometimes, like to recognise and accept. Remember The Blind Men and the Elephant?
The elephant was, irrespective of opinion!
The splendid Raga Darbari, Vidushi Smt. Lalith Rao
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