YAAR ANDA NAAN?????: Old Is Gold!!!!

23/06/2008

Old Is Gold!!!!

This good old saying "Old Is Gold"came to my mind as I was going through the paper this morning.My thoughts were transported back to the late 60's&70's.The first thing I looked for in the news paper were the wonderful cartoon strips.Don't see them as they were then I guess.Listening to the radio was another major entertainment."Binaca Geet Maala" compered by Amin Sayani was my favourite and never missed that programme on Wednesday nights for anything.The Night 9'O clcok news was another important part of our daily routine.A day never ended without hearing the news "this is AIR and you are listening to the news by Mel Vil D'mello(if I remember the name right).I recollect my father pacing up and down in our verandah listening to the news.By the time the news ended I was fast asleep for sure.Sunday afternoons were reserved for 'Papa Malar& similar programmes on AIR.All that seems history now.Then came the black&white TV in the late 70's..We had an EC TV and many programmes there too were wonderful.'Chaaya Geet' was an all time favourite.Fridays evening we had "Tabassum compering'Phool Khile Hai Gulshan Gulshan". The first serial 'Hum Log' was another very good one. Sunday mornings was reserved for "Ramayan"which I believe in those days the whole nation watched with great interest.I must of course not forget the 'Tom& Jerry' cartoons.I think they are the best cartoons and enjoyable irrespective of the age.The restricted hours of TV made sure of the quality.Ever day there was a good programme on TV.
Photo albums too were a true treasure.It is always wonderful to flip through a photo album and relive old memories I must say.Every photo takes us back to the event attached.I for one never get bored seeing an album again and again.Today it is less of albums ,more of CD's and storing photos on your computer.Sharing photo albums with friends and family is indeed an experience to cherish.
Many of the movies made then were indeed so beautiful simple and filled with innocence.Some of my all time favourites are, 'Thiru Vilayadal','Ethir Neechal','Vietnam Veedu', 'Sarvar Sundaram','Thillana Mohanambal','Pattanathil Bootham', to name a few.They don't make such movies these days it seems.
I seem to be going into nostalgic memories very often these days and many times it makes me wonder what the reason could be.Maybe,I have too much time on my hands right now which takes me down memory lane often ,or may be it is the serials, movies, paper,the news items that I read.............. which makes me say "OLD IS GOLD".....................................

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What exists is only the perceiver of both the dream and the waking state - the "I”. Know that “I”; and know that “I” is the same as ”He” (God). You can know this only by intense spiritual discipline, that is not marred by anger, envy and greed - the vices that sprout from ego. You have to carefully watch and control these vices. When you get angry, you act as if you are possessed by an evil spirit; your face becomes ugly and frightful. Like the red bulb winking when danger is approaching, your eyes and face become red and act as a warning to you. Heed that signal and quietly get away to a lonely spot. Do not give free vent to wicked words. Once you grow in wisdom, ego will naturally fall away. So develop wisdom and discriminate by knowing the ephemeral nature of all objective things. Then ego will die a natu ral death from the field of your heart and you will attain salvation

Happiness makes one forget one's obligations to oneself as a human being. It drags one into egoism leading to committing of sins. Happiness draws a veil over experiences that make one tough. It also spends out one’s stock of merit and arouses baser passions. On the other hand, grief renders man alert and watchful. Misery makes one think and leads to self-improvement. It also endows one with new and valuable experiences, and highlights the value of happiness. Realize that happiness and misery are inseparable and you cannot choose only one. Treat troubles and travails as your friends; at least, do not see them as your enemies! It is best to regard both happiness and misery as gifts of God. That is the easiest path for one's own liberation.