tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833411083213663905.post7657001050353291041..comments2023-10-25T03:20:00.692-07:00Comments on Eternal Sunshine of the Thoughtless Mind: Our own insignificanceSudipto Basuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00272783734959529945noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833411083213663905.post-76370885684058500042010-04-05T05:30:15.086-07:002010-04-05T05:30:15.086-07:00Funnily, I’m reminded of that old folk tale, I thi...Funnily, I’m reminded of that old folk tale, I think we read in Upendrakishore’s ‘Tuntuni’ or Vidyasagar’s 'Kathamala' (?)- it was about that jackal who, stuck in a pit, was crying aloud frantically, “Oh! My goodness! The world is coming to an end sooner! There is no other way to escape it as I can see it, alas!” One of the passers-by, an old Samaritan, was impressed by the prescience of the jackal and asked him anxiously if anything at all could be done to forestall his prophesy of doom. “Aahh! You fool! First pull me up and I’ll tell you next!!” exclaimed the fidgety jackal with an ill-concealed urgency in his voice. <br />With great efforts and timely help of the well minded pedestrian, the jackal eventually pulled himself up. Now, asked about the possible salvation plan needed to save the world, he shrugged off rather nonchalantly and retorted with a glint in his eyes, “Haha, let me assure you, the world is absolutely safe now! When I was sinking, it hardly mattered what happened to the whole world as I knew mine was crashing down, sure and fast!!”Kaushik Chatterjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08712252983920471892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833411083213663905.post-72576683912583087652010-04-03T11:18:50.261-07:002010-04-03T11:18:50.261-07:00Thanks, Sudipto. A new perspective for me. Indeed,...Thanks, Sudipto. A new perspective for me. Indeed, why should the end of life as it exists today mean the end of the world? <br /><br />If the human race actually self-destructs itself, and also countless other life forms, then a future intelligent being or a space traveller would certainly think, a posteriori, what a stupid species the humans were!Santanu Sinha Chaudhurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15062744470522359652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833411083213663905.post-19898545236282234412010-04-03T09:28:56.098-07:002010-04-03T09:28:56.098-07:00I absolutely loved the Stanley Kubrick quote!I absolutely loved the Stanley Kubrick quote!Vaishnavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08829055456233904866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833411083213663905.post-90060895821300446952010-04-01T11:27:25.369-07:002010-04-01T11:27:25.369-07:00I don't have a lot of idea of what post-modern...I don't have a lot of idea of what post-modernism is (except that it sounds a helluva lot impressive on anybody's description).<br /><br />However, to clarify the last bit, what I meant was: <i>we</i> are fortunate to have the right circumstances for survival (when we might have been left to cope in some unfavourable planet that would wipe life in a matter of seconds). I have doubts if our existence is fortunate for other species.Sudipto Basuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272783734959529945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833411083213663905.post-10723969728265963062010-04-01T10:54:42.362-07:002010-04-01T10:54:42.362-07:00Agree whole-heartedly - except on the last stateme...Agree whole-heartedly - except on the last statement - the statement that our existence is a fortunate event is rather debatable. Dare you cite that to someone with strong post-modernistic opinions! :PKushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790035319298193504noreply@blogger.com