Behold the beauty...

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder...and time has proved, not everyone can behold beauty  in all forms. We see beauty in only those places and forms which are in our mind, no offense, our mind is trained that way. Only those places and forms are colorful, rest remains just black and white.  We search for beauty everywhere, but our search is like the run of horses with blinders- we know where to search, the rest goes unseen. We miss out seeing the internal beauty of things, the mystic charm of life. 

We wish to possess a bungalow in a metrocity, drive a super-luxurious car, eat at a posh restaurant, shop in high-end malls, drape in silks and stones, - we feel its beautiful, we consider it divine; meanwhile we miss out on the beauty of the village greenery, the calm walks, the cool talks, the fun of bargain at the local vendor's, the ek-rupaiye ki chai at the corner shop- because for most of us sophistication is beauty, not purity.

अर्ज़ किया 

हुस्न की कदर तो माशा अल्लाह सब करना जानते हैं 

पर इन्सान को अच्छाई की है कदर क्यों नहीं!

यह न देखो भक्तजनों की मंदिर है कितना सुंदर 

देखो तो यह कि मंदिर के अन्दर भगवान है तो सही!

I may be taking a small diversion from the topic, but I would like to present to you to two out of the several examples, one reel and the other real, where I found value and beauty in any form was actually appreciated; FALTU- One motivating movie & CITYSHOR- An org very groovy.

FALTU is a movie about youngsters who are average students, who do not get admissions in any good college because of the cut off grades. a group of friends happen to create a fake website and location of a college, which by chance happens to attract hundreds more like them. All of them, desperate to gain respect, lie to their parents and since they cannot join any other college stay and enjoy in this fake college named Fakirchand And Lakirchand Trust University (FALTU). Things turn around when a guy feels that there is a need to prove themselves and gradually students take up activities of their interest and start practising the unconventional courses. Then as expected one of the parents find out about all this and as expected the students stand to prove themselves. That's the story. But what touched me is the line that a father says to his son, the hero of the movie, who brings about the change and makes everyone want to learn. He says only a 'kabadiwaala' can find value even in the waste and add value to it.  So very true, just like our elders have said- " हीरे की परख सिर्फ जोहरी ही जानता है"


When I speak of finding value, may I mention to you about Cityshor Ahmedabad. You  may have read my previous piece on Cityshor where I had introduced them as a innovative idea of an enterprise. Now that I have been following the updates by Cityshor regularly on  their website http://www.cityshor.com/, I have found that they have indeed kept their senses open to any good places, big or small, posh or simple, sober or stylish. Amidst several enterprises which attempt to  portray that expensive buying is the style of living, we have here a team which provides exposure to  the good without price considerations. They give you a platter full of stuff which they think is worth. Take a look their citations of Bhukkad gali or the Indore Chat house or Maggi Bhajiya which bring taste at low cost or look at some other places which offer a good ambience and good food. Likewise, they present their opinions  on fashion, travel, decor, etc, etc... The places that definitely interested me are the Soul Square Cafe, Unplugged Cafe & Grill, Vintage Village, Coal Art, Happy Potter, Short Circuit to name a few. Thank you CityShor for exploring variety and beauty. 

Worth recognized and justified...

There is a lot of beauty around you, you just need to keep your hearts open...

Cheers...to the beauty beheld... to the beauty hidden!!! 
Cheers to life...