"What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet."
Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet meet and fall in love in Shakespeare's lyrical tale of "star-cross'd" lovers. They are doomed from the start as members of two warring families. Here Juliet tells Romeo that a name is an artificial and meaningless convention, and that she loves the person who is called "Montague", not the Montague name and not the Montague family. Romeo, out of his passion for Juliet, rejects his family name and vows, as Juliet asks, to "deny (his) father" and instead be "new baptized" as Juliet's lover. This one short line encapsulates the central struggle and tragedy of the play.
Reference: http://www.enotes.com/shakespeare-quotes/what-s-name-that-which-we-call-rose
How true is that phrase... and it can be applied in so many situations.
What's in a name, Romeo?
Monday, March 24, 2008
Calm Before the Storm....Do you know how it feels like??
It feels terrible and is worse than the storm sometimes. I feel that way today and I have no idea what is the storm or it could be just my imagination. A little scared, a little confused and then a little annoyed that it might be nothing at all.
It could be that I had a three day weekend and just not used to having so much free time and then the thought that "too much of a good thing is not good" might have triggered all this paranoia. It is amazing that just an extra day can trigger such paranoia. ok, I will tell the truth, its just not the extra day, things back at home and then the economy and somehow everyone (the TV, the newspapers, the internet, friends) has decided to attack HOPE. But then don't underestimate hope, it can rise from the darkest corners and all it needs is a little belief.
And we will go on and on. I always found the last para of Robert Frost's poem easy to remember when I was young. And you know what, it is full of hope and aspiration.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
- Robert Frost.
It feels terrible and is worse than the storm sometimes. I feel that way today and I have no idea what is the storm or it could be just my imagination. A little scared, a little confused and then a little annoyed that it might be nothing at all.
It could be that I had a three day weekend and just not used to having so much free time and then the thought that "too much of a good thing is not good" might have triggered all this paranoia. It is amazing that just an extra day can trigger such paranoia. ok, I will tell the truth, its just not the extra day, things back at home and then the economy and somehow everyone (the TV, the newspapers, the internet, friends) has decided to attack HOPE. But then don't underestimate hope, it can rise from the darkest corners and all it needs is a little belief.
And we will go on and on. I always found the last para of Robert Frost's poem easy to remember when I was young. And you know what, it is full of hope and aspiration.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
- Robert Frost.
"Gravedigger, when you dig my grave,
could you make it shallow, so I can feel the rain."
Listen to this song on youtube sung by Willie Nelson.
Just listening to the lyrics gives me goosebumps, but still I like listening to the song. Would you care about the rain after you died? seriously, would it matter??
But then thats the greatest human quality - to desire beyond what you can see - to ensure you have some joys even in your grave...
It seems absurd, but still so believable and so desirable. And its not a lot to ask, is it?
Feeling the rain is one of the best things in this beautiful world and if you have not yet experienced it, you should at the earliest.
And Willie Nelson's voice is just right for the song..the right tone and the right emotion.
could you make it shallow, so I can feel the rain."
Listen to this song on youtube sung by Willie Nelson.
Just listening to the lyrics gives me goosebumps, but still I like listening to the song. Would you care about the rain after you died? seriously, would it matter??
But then thats the greatest human quality - to desire beyond what you can see - to ensure you have some joys even in your grave...
It seems absurd, but still so believable and so desirable. And its not a lot to ask, is it?
Feeling the rain is one of the best things in this beautiful world and if you have not yet experienced it, you should at the earliest.
And Willie Nelson's voice is just right for the song..the right tone and the right emotion.
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