Hope. It is the quintessential human delusion, simultaneously the source of your greatest strength and your greatest weakness.
--- The Architect in "The Matrix Reloaded"
The hit counter on my blog reached 20074 today. Why you may ask, is that news, and why hadn't I cheered myself up when it was at 20,000 for example? Well, it is news because 20074 has been a very special number for me during my entire college life: it was my admission number, and my system-wide unique identity. It is strange, and surprising, how these numbers become a part of our identity. The social security number, the passport number, the id number in the college, or even your roll number somehow becomes an almost innate part of the day-to-day life. As soon as I see the same number somewhere else: maybe on a telephone, on a hitcounter, maybe somewhere else... a thousand memories are triggered. As my eyes struck the hitcounter showing 20074 right now, I was thrown back to memories of filling up exam answer sheets, hostel admission forms, library recall requests, and so much more! I believe that number was present on almost every official form which I filled in college: even when ...
oh i loved matrix..love the idea of maya/illusion...
ReplyDeleteSupremus, yup... it defines life! :)
ReplyDeleteTia, 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 :)
Hope...
ReplyDeleteisi per to duniya tiki hai.
Prits, haa ji, lekin ye sab maaya hai! :)
ReplyDeleteeven people knows life is illusion but sometimes they show their happiness saying life is good and most of the time they say 'it sucks'....
ReplyDeleteCan u please clarify..why/how it is a source of weakness???
ReplyDeleteTarun, well, either way, we always tend to 'hope' for all the things we want in life to happen: that is the delusion!
ReplyDeleteBTW, 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.
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!!
ReplyDeleteBristi, 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! :)
ReplyDeleteThe hope is strong with this one!!
ReplyDeletelines 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!
ReplyDeleteAjit, yes sir... lets see! :)
ReplyDeleteLife 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?
yep i do, wish i could afford to go and live where he does though :)
ReplyDeleteLife Lover, hope, hope... my dear! :)
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