Teaspoonful of emotions

People think that I have the emotional range of a teaspoon. Somehow emotions are always linked to grief. You dont need to cry to show that you are emotional. For example I discovered the various emotions in me when I went out today. Various things today brought out different emotions in me - the cutlet that I had in the food court, the girl selling the cutlet, the national anthem played before the movie, the movie Taare Zameen Par (TZP), the chocolate cake that I had for dinner in Sweet Chariot Cafe, the little girl I saw just outside the cafe........

So lets start with the cutlet. Now you might ask what emotion can a cutlet generate. Well this was no ordinary cutlet. First of all it was very huge in size and was priced at a reasonable rate of 25 for 2 pieces. Now that is an amazing price for cutlet in a food court at a mall. Usually nothing is priced below 50 in such places. First I was surprised. Then maybe amazed. Actually I would say I was in awe when I saw the size. I was also amused. Delighted would be the right word..........

Now the cutlet has generated some emotions. But let me focus on the girl at the counter selling it. I could use the word beautiful. But even that might undermine her beauty. She had a beautiful face, lovely eyes, a pair of glasses on them, beautiful hair, lips that made me dizzy, neck that ..... ok I am not going any below! And of course a pair of hands that served the amazing cutlet. I was just happy looking at her in the beginning. Lust and limerance took the lead then. And when she spoke to me I was thrilled. Even excited might not be the word to describe my feelings.......

And then came the movie - Taare zameen Par. But lets focus on the national anthem played before the screening of the movie for a bit. Now the national anthem is played with an amazing video showing soldiers at the Siachen glacier braving temperatures of -40 degrees centigrade and trying hard to hold the national flag. I would be lying if I said that didnt generate a sense of pride in me. Patriotism maybe. Or it could mainly be a feeling of reverence towards the soldiers and the country........

Now the movie TZP. I will review the movie in detail in the next blog, but I will just say this. I was left with a great number of thoughts lingering in my mind when I walked out. I had gone through different emotions during the 3 hours ranging from sadness to anticipation to elation. Kudos to Aamir............

Lets not forget the chocolate cake. Now chocolate may be an aphrodisiac, but its a lot more to me than that. It is one of the things that fuels my life. It is something that shields every other emotion and just leaves behind ecstasy. Even the most beautiful girl would fail to grab my attention when I have chocolate in from of me. Though both of them together may lead to a totally different set of emotions..........

The girl in the cafe. She must have been 3 years old. She brought a smile on my face. Something about her was captivating. She was going in and out of the main door with her mother paying a little less attention to her antics. She bumped into the door. But that only brought more smiles on my face. She rubbed her forehead with her tiny palms. Gave the door a stare and moved on. Why cant we face life the way we would have done when we were kids. There is a lot we unlearn as we grow.............

Emotional range of a teaspoon!!!