Be yourself !

cheers ! much more to learn !

Some years ago the morning papers carried out a news item on what it meant ,when Mamata Banerjee in the middle of the Singur crisis decided to wield a brush and paint. The newspaper carried out interpretations by Psychotherapists who said that this was an impulse that suggested an immaturity of sorts , a childlike urge to shout and throw a tantrum when in dire straits .. I would have thought that she is resorting to a leisurely exercise thereby benefitting from the same , getting energised , de stressed and rejuvenated . The experts shattered this feel -good interpretation and attributed it to her being dim witted.

It set me thinking and I realised that would it really matter if we concretised and technicalised our very fine, abstract and beautiful emotions? If we start this process of psychoanalysing and then verbalising these beautiful ,non-lingual acts of leisure and passion ,then we lay ourselves bare and naked ;for so much of what we do will be a tell tale of our psyche, our inner world which we guard so fiercely and to top it all it may not be a correct analysis.Human mind and its entire thought process is so complicated and dynamic that it cannot limit itself to any one psychoanalytic interpretation. I am not trying to speak on behalf of Mamata Banerjee but for all those who manifest a queer yet unique streak in their behaviour .

Whether one wields a paintbrush or sings to oneself ,whispers or murmurs, cries or broods these are all means to get rid of what bothers us . Fears anxieties and insecurities are toxins that need to be eliminated out of our system .And we have an access to this survival kit- be your own person .

Haven't you felt revolted to advice , tips and those unwanted unsolicited manuals on how to do things , like beat stress, manage time , love better, earn friends and make money .How can people know more than you? After all you are the best one to know your affairs and it is not true that what holds good for one will be equally right for the other person .This is an invisible imposter in our lives who through the medium of print controls us.