Candy

Its very rare that you come across movies which leave you numb. Candy had that affect on me. Dan and Candy are by far the most realistic drug addicts portrayed in a movie. Their bond is so magical and yet so scary at times. Love leads them to destruction, how insane in an overwhelming way is that? It begins almost as a fairy tale and ends with a stark sting of reality. The transition from heaven to earth and hell defines the pendulum of all relationships I guess. I've never done drugs myself nor do I feel the urge. But then there are moments when life screws you and then all you want to do is screw life back. The idea of pain and agony somehow soothes you and you imagine doing crazy things. Striking as that idea maybe at this point as well, I don't suppose I ever perceived self-inflicted pain as I do now. It used to amaze me but not anymore.

No man's justice

I follow news quite frequently and its so random to come across death tolls, natural calamities and political fascism that all of it seems redundant. Honestly, when you live in a society packed with bigoted beings and witness unhindered madness firsthand, its no surprise life becomes sickening (usually at least). But that has grown on me, I've learned to ignore all the crap that I get to face everyday. However, Gulgee's murder got to me today. Its not something I couldn't expect from a society like ours.. just that I felt angry after a very long time. I mean a man who is old, fragile and paints for a living gets tortured and murdered along with his wife! How does that serve anyone's purpose? I was so taken aback by this news that when I rolled down the news page and came across other news items such as killings in Baghdad, Afghanistan, suicide bombings, young kids with guns in their hands.. a point came when I couldn't go on reading anymore.