21 Movies young adults must watch : Part 2

Part 1 Goes here

Part 2 : A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Ron Howard / Akiva Goldsman


Wiki : A Beautiful Mind

1.

Each man does what is best for himself and his group.

Applicable in governing dynamics and game theory. Also applicable elsewhere.

2. Believe in numbers, they'll teach you everything, except life.

3. John Nash :

True explanation of life lies in the mysterious equations of love.

4. It is difficult to reason yourself out of a problem, when the problem is with your mind in the first place . Difficult , but not quite impossible.

5.

True love is your reason, it is all your reasons.

6.Everyday is a new day, never quit trying. Never!

7. True appreciation of life starts with the simpler things...the really simpler things like Star gazing.

8. For any given problem , in life or integral calculus there are different ways to achieve solution.

9. What is real or unreal is not as important as what you believe. For starters - truly believe in oneself and love.

21 Movies young adults must watch : Part 1

A movie is just another way of story-telling. I am listing these 21 movies here because they have all taught me something . Some tell lessons on life , some philosophize and some just make one think . You may have seen many of them and learned different lessons for yourselves . And for the uninitiated, I assure , they are all very worth watching ...

Part 1:
Godfather (1972) and
Godfather Part II (1974)

Mario Puzo / Francis Ford Coppola




Wiki : Godfather Godfather Part II

1)

Vito Corleone : Each man has but one destiny

2) Priorities in Life (in order)
a. Absolute uncompromising love for the family.
b. Loyalty and friendship
c. Principles , Truth
d. Anything that we truly desire as destiny - career, wealth, power etc

3) All institutions (the well organised ones, that is ) need buffers . Ideally atleast 3 levels of them.

4) Never utter a word of threat - it is a foolish and compromising display of anger and hate. Do it, dont say it .

5)

Haygen : " Its not personal, its business"
Michael : " Dont let them kid you Tom. Its all personal , every bit of business , everywhere "

6) Sincerity and honesty in actions mark true greatness of a man.

7) Never display your true emotions to a foe . Smile is the best weapon . Both Michael and Vito are famous for chilling smiles - smiles that you fear.

8) Do not fear death. Life is inexplicably beautiful and indeterminably short to worry about death. If you can die saying , " Life is beautiful !" , what more would you want ?

9) Show death some respect ! Do not philosophize on it .

10) Something in life are better left unsaid.

If you know'em , just go ahead and do . Dont wait to say.

11) What goes around, comes around.

12)

Keep your friends close , but your enemies closer

Riding with the wind : Part 2

Part 1 is here .

Please note : The author does not encourage or endorse breaking the speed limit restrictions in your city. Use your head while driving . Drive within your own limits and that of your machine . If you fall from your bike , there's always a chance that you may never get up again.


Picture Courtesy : www.aroundthecorner.org.uk

100 kmph and above

I had said in my earlier post that speeding isnt my forte' . I love cruising . Clear skies , a gentle breeze and the highway : the biker loves these . Cruising along , feeling the nature ; the gentle hum of the machine - he loves that sound .

Like everyone else , the biker likes a change once in a while , so does the machine . So , out we go, on a bright sunny day : first stop is the petrol pump . Both are excited ; but it isn't evident in our subdued expressions . We are just waiting for the open road . Refueled and tire pressures checked. Okay and we are off!

Next stop , the highway . The machine knows we are on open road now and hums expectedly . We cruise along and leave other vehicles behind. A slight release of the throttle to get the rhythm ready. And now the time to leave the rest of the world far behind !

We start accelerating 30,40,50, 60. The wind is picking up now . The higher gears have lesser acceleration .... so full throttle needed now . Its turbo mode .... 70,80,90... things are getting real fast now . The wind is sharper . It blows on the face real hard and starts howling .A bit more acceleration.. 100 kmph . Now we get the real sense of speed . Cutting through the air , it starts screaming ... yah...for real (its goes wwwooooooo!!!!) .

Above 100 kmph , the scenery starts blurring out . The scenes on both sides fly past - ....its an eery feeling , the feeling associated with every thrill . The engine is roaring now. Strange music it sounds ....the gentle hum of the engine replaced by a furious roar , the once feeble breeze is now scowling all around us . Soon the machine starts slightly shivering ...she's reaching the top speed..cant take no more . When it starts vibrating ; its an indicator ..time to cool off buddy ! Let go off the accelerator gradually and she smoothly swings back to the rhythm . Both of us were on a high...and we are both immensely satisfied.

After 110 kmph , its incredible how much slower 60 kmph feels..... :D