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Hope

Hope. It is the quintessential human delusion, simultaneously the source of your greatest strength and your greatest weakness.

--- The Architect in "The Matrix Reloaded"

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  1. oh i loved matrix..love the idea of maya/illusion...

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  2. Supremus, yup... it defines life! :)

    Tia, welcome onboard, I guess, because I don't remember having seen you here before! :) The whole idea of maya and illusion there is more than true, but this was written in a bout of insane hope and despair :)

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  3. Hope...
    isi per to duniya tiki hai.

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  4. Prits, haa ji, lekin ye sab maaya hai! :)

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  5. even people knows life is illusion but sometimes they show their happiness saying life is good and most of the time they say 'it sucks'....

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  6. Can u please clarify..why/how it is a source of weakness???

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  7. Tarun, well, either way, we always tend to 'hope' for all the things we want in life to happen: that is the delusion!

    BTW, since I believe you're a first-time visitor, welcome! Will visit your page soon.

    Bristi, have you heard of the term false hope? Or, more famously, the line from Rabindranath's Postmaster where he says, "Britha aasha morite moriteo morey naa". Right there --- it is a weakness, putting our minds in a state of denial.

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  8. But if u dont hope n dream how can u identify ur goal?? I want to draw a distinct line between hope n false hope..can u help me out?? :-)I feel hope is a kind of optimistic approach..while if u dont hope for the best..u tend to be pessimistic..i'm confused..pls help!!

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  9. Bristi, I am not asking you to stop hoping or dreaming: that would mean throwing the baby out with the bath-water! All I mean is that it is very difficult to know when the hope transcends optimism and becomes a false hope. I am as confused as you are! :)

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  10. The hope is strong with this one!!

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  11. lines like this make matrix unforgettable. and while we are on the topic of matrix, i think keanu reeves looked like a hot alien in that one!

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  12. Ajit, yes sir... lets see! :)

    Life lover, yes, true, unforgettable. And if you would excuse the hot alien, Keanu Reeves had something of a world to save in the movies :)

    P.S. - Don't you live close to him?

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  13. yep i do, wish i could afford to go and live where he does though :)

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  14. Life Lover, hope, hope... my dear! :)

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