Desicritics Comments on Some Memories Haunt You

Comment by Sujatha

Fri, 8 Sep 2006 07:37:24 EDT

Thank you Ashok. You don't know how good that makes me feel. I love writing personal essays.

Comment by Ashok Banker

Fri, 8 Sep 2006 03:17:17 EDT

Lovely piece, Sujatha, do keep writing more. I don't think we have enough personal pieces in the mainstream media anymore. And most personal blogs can be 'too' personal at times, trivia elevated to kitsch art, if you know what I mean. Writing like this, that speaks for a culture and people and a time, as well as for the individual, are a pleasure to read.

Comment by temporal

Thu, 7 Sep 2006 12:05:44 EDT

no sir that i only do in person - and very rarely:) am glad you found it!

Comment by Hardy

Thu, 7 Sep 2006 03:09:09 EDT

T, u mentioned some 5 paras...when it is all in just one statement in the last para...Was it a deliberate attempt to scorn at ;( ?

Comment by Sujatha

Thu, 7 Sep 2006 03:06:37 EDT

None taken. I'm glad you got it though. Thanks again.

Comment by Hardy

Thu, 7 Sep 2006 02:44:06 EDT

"It was for my benefit alone because it was of no use to him" probably indicates that your teacher was blind.No offence meant...

Comment by Sujatha

Wed, 6 Sep 2006 22:09:29 EDT

LL, t, thank you for your comments. Sumanth, thanks for sharing your views. Hardy, thanks for trying. I deliberately did not come out and say what the issue was b/c I thought this was a better way of conveying the point.

Comment by temporal

Wed, 6 Sep 2006 17:58:51 EDT

fine let's know tomorrow 'nite

Comment by Hardy

Wed, 6 Sep 2006 17:54:13 EDT

The faux-pas happened in a nanosecond. I agree the teacher may already be aware of moon being beautiful. But Where is the catch??? May be it is very late in night for me and i am feeling too drowsy so read once more through the article.

Comment by temporal

Wed, 6 Sep 2006 17:40:20 EDT

it is yours to discover...read the last five paragraphs again... and again...till you get it:)

Comment by Hardy

Wed, 6 Sep 2006 17:36:45 EDT

I am sorry...I did not get what was faux-pas/stupid here. "The moon is so beautiful! You've got to see it!" I burst out" Where is the catch!!!. Somebody please explain...

Comment by temporal

Wed, 6 Sep 2006 15:08:52 EDT

sumanth: it took you 133 words to take 10 steps to your right, then 15 again to your right, then 20 right, then 30 right, then 10 right, then 15 right to conclude that I am just wondering. as beady says take all this with a grain of salt...sujatha was just reminiscing! ;)

Comment by Sumanth

Wed, 6 Sep 2006 14:39:58 EDT

"I wished the stairs would just fall away and take me with them. I was so ashamed, horrified, aghast at my own colossal stupidity. It is one of those things whose memory makes you cringe even years later." Is this wrong? Is this right? You said something just as a free expression of yourself. Is it stupidity? Yes, if you say that you were stupid. or is not it your interpretation of the whole situation? But, were you really stupid (on that day)? You just expressed yourself. Did not this incident make you feel that you need to be careful in "future" so that you do not say stuff (to others) which is stupid or offending? If yes, then there is an impact based on the decision you took on that day, that if you say something carelessly, then you can behave like a stupid person. Does that mean you talk to people around you being careful or even making a lot of calculations (just for not being stupid or hurting)? I am just wondering. ---------- This kind of experiences happen to all of us and we take a decision (at that moment) and these decisions often constrain us in our lives. ----------

Comment by temporal

Wed, 6 Sep 2006 10:13:00 EDT

suj: very poignant much worse happens to us as adults...you were only a child then...thanks for sharing

Comment by Lazy Libertarian

Wed, 6 Sep 2006 05:07:47 EDT

I can so relate to this article ( albeit in another situation ) Makes one cringe , doesnt it ? A faux-pas like that .. Makes one want to do something to him/herself as a punishment for the sin.