Journey to the other side of Fear: ZNMD

Finally I saw Zindgi Naa Milegi Dobara after yesterday's fiasco. I really liked the movie. More than that I like the thought which writer and director wanted to portray in the movie, for e.g. name given to character matches with their qualities; like Arjun focused on money, money, money, Kabir depicts mast maula nature of himself throughout. Imraan means prosperity however I couldn't connect with him character except his Bagvati of 12,000 euros... ;-)

Movie shows very basic phenomena of life: "FEAR". We all experience that in our daily dealings. This FEAR takes shape from problems and their assumed end results. Movie deals with such 3 basic problem of life:

1. Running behind everything else and forgetting life: Life is not all about work or ambition or dreams. They are part of it. Life is a music made up of all sur and taal. It will be only noise if one sur governs this music, so let's enjoy all sur taal and silence too as it has its own symphony.

2. Facing and accepting life's reality with open heart: Many times we don't dare to face the truth of life assuming pain what one would have to face. Moving away from reality is very easy but it’s not the solution. Courage lies in confronting it. Once we confront the truth rest all fall in place.

3. Being honest to the life without any compromise: They say life is all about compromises. I agree with it; however choice is ours whether to compromise or Go Own Way. The way one selects from here decides whether individual is living his/her life or life governed by others.

In all, my take on Zindgi Naa Milegi Dobaara is all about Overcoming Fears - Live Life Today (Arjun) - Face Life (Imraan) - Be Honest To the Life (Kabir)

As I'm writing about Fear, yesterday only I received beautiful email from my friend with the title "I Feared". Here, is the same to share:

I feared being alone
until I learned to like
myself.

I feared failure
until I realized that I only
fail when I don't try.

I feared success
until I realized
that I had to try
in order to be happy
with myself.

I feared people's opinions
until I learned that
people would have opinions
about me anyway.

I feared rejection
until I learned to
have faith in myself.

I feared pain
until I learned that
it's necessary
for growth.

I feared the truth
until I saw the
ugliness in lies.

I feared life
until I experienced
its beauty.

I feared death
until I realized that it's
not an end, but a beginning.

I feared my destiny,
until I realized that
I had the power to change
my life.

I feared hate
until I saw that it
was nothing more than
ignorance.

I feared love
until it touched my heart,
making the darkness fade
into endless sunny days.

I feared ridicule
until I learned how
to laugh at myself.

I feared growing old
until I realized that
I gained wisdom every day.

I feared the future
until I realized that
life just kept getting
better.

I feared the past
until I realized that
it could no longer hurt me.

I feared the dark
until I saw the beauty
of the starlight.

I feared the light
until I learned that the
truth would give me
strength.

I feared change,

until I saw that

even the most beautiful butterfly

had to undergo a metamorphosis

before it could fly.