Mundaneology.. :) « Point of Reflection

Mundaneology.. :)

by Pallavi Baruah on November 15, 2010

This weekend, I had targeted de-cluttering as one of my missions.

And like every time, I realized how much I have the tendency to accumulate.

Some of the glass tumblers, which were wedding present from friends.. Shoes which have taken me long miles and also made me look “tall” and “elegant” as is possible with nice and comfortable heels.. and clothes which I always felt loath to give away..

So this weekend, I said to myself, nothing doing, lets go with the normal formula of what I did not need the last 6 months, I will never need it.

I am always wondering the at my capability to store.. sometimes things which are not merely non functional but generally totally redundant.

So with great effort, I let go of my shoes and then sarees, specially the ones which I bought with my first salary

I realized it was all association with objects which did not have much use in today’s date..

Have we ever counted how many objects we are associated with materialistically which does not have any meaning today ?

Books, Knick Knacks, Cups And Saucers, Music, Movies, Clothes, Shoes, and the list goes on and on..

My Dad is a super collector. He will hoard anything and everything that is important.. He is cute in a way but sometimes, it gets to me..

My Dad is hung up on his two fridges.. and so back home, we have 3 fridges.. Now that I think is extreme attachment.. The old ones serve him as a shelf for his hoardings.. and his secret place to keep his tobacco.. which he thinks no one knows… and I let him think so..

I keep telling my Dad that I will get a shelf made for him but he is happy with his 3 fridges.. :O Go figure..

After a while, I thought, well to each his own… I learned to let go of that as well.. The very sight of the 3 fridges when I step into my home in Assam gives me the shudders… I let him be since like him, I too have my idiosyncratic secrets. hahaha !!

Sometimes these things are just sitting there giving us comfort and some memories and yes security of being somewhere.. at some point of time.. but do we really need objects to remind us of that..

The real estate in our neurons does more than enough magnifying the losses and the gains.. and sometimes adding perceptive color to the events that passed by..

Its quite silly actually.. so well after I did away with the “sentimental” bits which I could do away with, I had a sigh of relief.. at least till the next de-cluttering session.. I plan to do this once in two months.. till I have only what I need and not what I want..

Could take years but I am with my baby steps and it does feel ok..

Superimposing the same in my thoughts, as I sipped my tea and reflected.. on this beautiful Sunday evening, I breathed a sigh of contentment..

Its ok to let go of past prejudices.

Its ok to let go of happy memories.

Its ok to let go of past hurt, betrayal and anger.

Its ok to feel bad but its ok to let go as well.
Sometimes, if we do not feel bad when we have to, we go on another guilt trip..

When its time to leave this body, I will only have what I will be wearing, a beatific smile and maybe a book with me and a collection of music.. The rest will all be given away at some point of time..

On Books and Movies

Well, one of my other aims is to finish reading all the books that I have bought. I keep buying books and end up borrowing some more from the library and not reading the ones that I have bought.

So I started my personal library journey with Jaya, Amar Chitra Katha – Mahabharata.

And this weekend, it was Advaita Kala’s Almost Single. I must say it was good way to wind down after all the chores were done.

I loved the way the author takes the reader through the workings of an ultra urban mind and well once I started I could not keep the book down..

And I thank my dear friend Shraboni for the gift. It was time well and humorously spent.. I could so relate to the friends bit..

So well my women friends, if you already have not read this and would like to read something funky…. this could be it.

A big NO NO for the serious readers.. who might find this a tad shallow..

Skyline : A terrible terrible mistake and it was a waste of time, money and energy.. I sat there thinking that it would be better watching a bad Hindi flick rather than this.. it was that bad.. GAH !!

It was like watching a patch up of Predator, Terminator, Matrix ( specially the machines) and really really sad script and acting.. ACK !!

It was absolutely unforgettable.. sometimes, I wonder when there are so many good movies going around, why why why do they have to choose such a stupid one..

Action Replay : Better than Skyline, had its moments, but I do not like Ash so much so she did not do much for me.. I liked Akshay and the new dude.. it is also a flop but better than Skyline.. I repeat..