Recently, I heard a very different rendition of my favorite song, 'tujhe sab pata hai na ma' from the movie 'Taare zameen par' and it yet again brought tears to me. A group of school children have formed a choir with the help of a Korean person and they sung it with much gusto and power. I do not remember how many times, I have heard this song and was moved to tears. Shankar Mahadevan has sung it extremely well. There's no doubt that the lyrics are so soulful and heartfelt that every person who loves his/her mother would have a knot/lump feeling in the stomach and throat. If you have seen the movie, you would know it's background. It talks of a gifted child who is not able to assimilate himself in the mainstream studies which measures intelligence only on the basis of marks, grades, learning by heart and putting it on paper, rather than really understanding and enjoying it while learning. His mother has no say though she understands his difficulties, she agrees to her husband's decision of sending the small boy off to the hostel. And this song is picturised exactly at that time, when she leaves him behind and he is confused as to what wrong has he done and why is he punished this way.
You can have a look at the original song here..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dprZduNeEFk
It has some wonderful performances from the then child artist, Darsheel and Aamir Khan. Now, being a mother myself, I know very well how my actions and speech would boost my morale and attitude of my baby. How should I articulate myself to get good and right things out of him and how to be strict, not treacherous and instill good values in him and help him to get rid of the negatives if they surface in him. I am aware of the fact that we all have two sides and sometimes the good side surfaces and sometimes the bad. No one is born a saint, it is how we chisel and polish the good side of ours and cut and get rid of the bad aspects of ours. As a part of his growing up, there are bound to be things, which will completely surprise me or somethings which will floor me. I need to be open-minded and not judgemental. I need to be open to his suggestions, thoughts and should respect him for whatever he is.
My mother was instrumental in bringing a great change in me. She helped me conquer my negative self-concept and helped me to be the best in whatever I chose. She is extremely positive and full of energy. She never sees anything in bad light. She sees positive element in everything and makes me see the brighter side if I am down. I think mothers have an inbuilt sixth sense. They can see beyond time and can be extremely sensible when it comes to tough circumstances. I am a new mother, learning bit by bit, but I really hope that I get there, where my mother is today, slowly and steadily. I have also seen and heard that mothers and daughters are very close till the end. I also want to be a very loving and caring and protective mother to my son. Not over-protective or over.commanding! I want to train him to respect the girls and women around him and treat them as equals. I want to teach him that talking, sharing, laughing helps a lot and it is ok for boys to cry sometimes. I want to teach him to stand up for his morals and values and that he shouldn't tolerate lies or injustice from anyone. He needs to be responsible for whatever he takes up in his career path and that I will always support him in anything good he does!
Seeing the kids blossom into wonderful and conscious human beings is the dream of every Maa...
Isn't it?
You can have a look at the original song here..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dprZduNeEFk
It has some wonderful performances from the then child artist, Darsheel and Aamir Khan. Now, being a mother myself, I know very well how my actions and speech would boost my morale and attitude of my baby. How should I articulate myself to get good and right things out of him and how to be strict, not treacherous and instill good values in him and help him to get rid of the negatives if they surface in him. I am aware of the fact that we all have two sides and sometimes the good side surfaces and sometimes the bad. No one is born a saint, it is how we chisel and polish the good side of ours and cut and get rid of the bad aspects of ours. As a part of his growing up, there are bound to be things, which will completely surprise me or somethings which will floor me. I need to be open-minded and not judgemental. I need to be open to his suggestions, thoughts and should respect him for whatever he is.
My mother was instrumental in bringing a great change in me. She helped me conquer my negative self-concept and helped me to be the best in whatever I chose. She is extremely positive and full of energy. She never sees anything in bad light. She sees positive element in everything and makes me see the brighter side if I am down. I think mothers have an inbuilt sixth sense. They can see beyond time and can be extremely sensible when it comes to tough circumstances. I am a new mother, learning bit by bit, but I really hope that I get there, where my mother is today, slowly and steadily. I have also seen and heard that mothers and daughters are very close till the end. I also want to be a very loving and caring and protective mother to my son. Not over-protective or over.commanding! I want to train him to respect the girls and women around him and treat them as equals. I want to teach him that talking, sharing, laughing helps a lot and it is ok for boys to cry sometimes. I want to teach him to stand up for his morals and values and that he shouldn't tolerate lies or injustice from anyone. He needs to be responsible for whatever he takes up in his career path and that I will always support him in anything good he does!
Seeing the kids blossom into wonderful and conscious human beings is the dream of every Maa...
Isn't it?
Hey that's a very lovely write-up. Yes its my fav song too. Just for info. The name of the boy is Darsheel. Keep writing dear. I love to visit your blog.
ReplyDeleteLovely. This post of yours reminded me of the movie and the song that makes me cry every time I watch it.
ReplyDeleteAnd most of all reminds me of all the sacrifices my mom has made and all the love she has showered unconditionally! Mother's truly know everything and do their job silently for us to be what we are .